King Penda of Mercia

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:alliance Alliance_with_Northumbria
gptkbp:birthYear c. 610
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bardney_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Wulfhere_of_Mercia
gptkb:Aethelred_of_Mercia
Cynibert of Mercia
gptkbp:conflict Conflict_with_Oswald_of_Northumbria
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Oswald_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Aidan_of_Lindisfarne
Cedd of Essex
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_later_Mercian_kings
gptkbp:deathYear c. 655
gptkbp:dynasty Mercian dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Pybba_of_Mercia
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
Debate over his military tactics
Debate over his alliances with other kingdoms
Debate over his diplomatic relations
Debate over his economic policies
Debate over his familial connections
Debate over his influence on later kings
Debate over his military alliances
Debate over his relationship with the church
Debate over his territorial disputes
Debate_over_his_military_campaigns_against_the_Welsh
Debate_over_his_conversion_to_Christianity
Debate_over_his_impact_on_Mercian_culture
Debate_over_his_impact_on_Mercian_law
Debate_over_his_legacy_in_English_history
Debate_over_his_role_in_the_Anglo-Saxon_heptarchy
Debate_over_his_role_in_the_spread_of_Christianity
Debate_over_his_role_in_the_unification_of_England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Last pagan king of Mercia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Penda of Mercia
gptkbp:influence Mercian_supremacy_in_England
gptkbp:knownFor Military_campaigns_against_Christian_kingdoms
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of pagan resistance
gptkbp:militaryRank Use of cavalry in battles
gptkbp:mother Unnamed mother
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Winwaed
gptkbp:politicalPosition Expansion_of_Mercian_territory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Anna_of_East_Anglia
gptkbp:reign Early medieval period
626-655
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Paganism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wulfhere_of_Mercia
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Mercia