King Penda of Mercia

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Northumbria
gptkbp:ancestor gptkb:Cerdic_of_Wessex
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Cuthbert_of_Lindisfarne
gptkb:Aethelfrith_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Oswald_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Bede
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Winwaed
gptkbp:birth_year c. 605
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Bardney_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Peada_of_Mercia
gptkb:Wulfhere_of_Mercia
Eadballa
Cyniburg
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Edwin_of_Northumbria
gptkb:Oswiu_of_Northumbria
Aethelwald of East Anglia
Cenwalh of Wessex
gptkbp:cultural_significance Symbol of pagan resistance
gptkbp:death_year 655
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Cynric_of_Wessex
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Mercian_dynasty
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Anglo-Saxon
gptkbp:famous_for Defeating Northumbrians
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Winwaed
gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Trent
Conversion of Mercia to Christianity
gptkbp:historical_impact Influence on Mercian politics
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Early_Medieval_England
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:The_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
gptkb:Bede's_Ecclesiastical_History
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Penda of Mercia
gptkbp:known_for Pagan resistance against Christianity
gptkbp:language_spoken Old English
gptkbp:legacy Pagan kings of Mercia
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:King
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Idle
gptkbp:political_affiliation Mercian Alliance
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Anna_of_East_Anglia
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:reign 626
655
gptkbp:religion gptkb:shamanism
gptkbp:spouse Cwenburh
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wulfhere_of_Mercia
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Oswiu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5