Penda of Mercia

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anglo-Saxon King
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:East_Anglia
gptkb:Northumbria
Kent
gptkbp:battle Battle of Winwaed
gptkbp:birthYear c. 610
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bardney_Abbey
gptkbp:children gptkb:Wulfhere_of_Mercia
gptkb:Cyneswith
Peada of Mercia
Mercheta
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Art
Film
Literature
Television
Video games
gptkbp:deathYear 655
gptkbp:dynasty Mercian dynasty
gptkbp:father Unnamed father
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Medieval England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in the Christianization of England
Last pagan king of Mercia
Military leader in the 7th century
Influence_on_Anglo-Saxon_politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Penda of Mercia
gptkbp:knownFor Conversion_to_Christianity
Conflict_with_Northumbria
Expansion_of_Mercia
gptkbp:mother Unnamed mother
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of the Severn
Battle of Chester
Battle of the River Idle
Battle of the Trent
gptkbp:predecessor Eowa of Mercia
gptkbp:reign 626
655
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Paganism
gptkbp:spouse Cwenburh
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wulfhere_of_Mercia
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Mercia