It was settled by Angles around 500, first along the Trent Valley. Their first great leader was Penda, who extended his power over Wessex and East Anglia in the mid-7th century. Offa reigned from 757-796 and had a great dike built to protect the western portion of the kingdom from the Welsh. For ten points, name this Anglo-Saxon kingdom which eventually succumbed to the Danes and control by Alfred of Wessex in the late 9t
It was settled by Angles around 500, first along the Trent Valley. Their first great leader was Penda, who extended his power over Wessex and East Anglia in the mid-7th century. Offa reigned from 757-796 and had a great dike built to protect the western portion of the kingdom from the Welsh. For ten points, name this Anglo-Saxon kingdom which eventually succumbed to the Danes and control by Alfred of Wessex in the late 9th century.
It was settled by Angles around 500, first along the Trent Valley.
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