Collapse, Reconfiguration or Renegotiation? The Strange End of the Mercian Kingdom, 850-924

The Kingdom of Mercians is generally assumed to have come to an end, largely as a result of Viking incursions, in the late ninth century; from the 880s its rulers seem to have been under the authority of Alfred the Great, king of the West Saxons.  This essay argues that we should not see the end of...

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Main Author: Charles Insley
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Università di Napoli Federico II 2016-09-01
Series:Reti Medievali Rivista
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Online Access:http://www.politics.unina.it/index.php/rm/article/view/5004