Aethelbald of Mercia took advantage of Ceolwulf of Northumbria absence on campaign against the Picts to raid Northumbrian territory in 737. This opportunistic raid demonstrated Mercian willingness to exploit northern weakness and contributed to Northumbrian political instability in the mid-eighth century.
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