This kingdom is at the top of a list which was almost certainly produced for one of its kings, the Tribal Hidage. A coin minted in this kingdom strangely bore the words of the Shahada in Arabic, which its silversmiths had copied from a dinar. A ruler of this kingdom dealt with the troublesome bishop Jeanbert by having Lichfield declared an archbishopric by the pope. A leader of this kingdom defeated and dismembered a rival at the Battle of Maserfield, but was then killed by that rival's brother, (*) Oswiu, at the Battle of Winwaed. For three hundred years, this kingdom had hegemony over the lands south of the Humber River. This kingdom's capital at Tamworth was estab
This kingdom is at the top of a list which was almost certainly produced for one of its kings, the Tribal Hidage. A coin minted in this kingdom strangely bore the words of the Shahada in Arabic, which its silversmiths had copied from a dinar. A ruler of this kingdom dealt with the troublesome bishop Jeanbert by having Lichfield declared an archbishopric by the pope. A leader of this kingdom defeated and dismembered a rival at the Battle of Maserfield, but was then killed by that rival's brother, (*) Oswiu, at the Battle of Winwaed. For three hundred years, this kingdom had hegemony over the lands south of the Humber River. This kingdom's capital at Tamworth was established by a king who also dealt with Welsh raids by constructing his "dyke." For 10 points, name this Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was ruled by Penda and Offa and was located in the Midlands south of Northumbria.
This kingdom is at the top of a list which was almost certainly produced for one of its kings, the Tribal Hidage.
Mercia