BattlefieldsMercian Suppression of the Middle Angles 653
Early Medieval

Mercian Suppression of the Middle Angles 653

653
Leicestershire, England
Also known as: Peada receives Middle Anglia
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Leicestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Middle Angles
Forces
Middle Anglian autonomy
VS
Victor
Mercia (Penda)
Forces
Mercian authority
Outcome
Peada son of Penda installed as king of Middle Angles; Mercia expands eastward
The Battle

History & Significance

Penda brought the Middle Angles under direct Mercian royal control by making his son Peada their sub-king, following Peada conversion to Christianity as a condition of marrying Alhflaed daughter of Oswiu. This was the political and military absorption of the peoples between Mercia and East Anglia.

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