
1.5 The Life and Times of Penda I
The History of England
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Pendhad's Emergence as King of Mercia
This year, coongills and quichhelm fought against pender at sirencester. The likely cause of this particular spat was that the west saxons were attempting to bring their control north of the river thames. Here they would have met the hisa, that small kingdom in gloucester and worcestershire. It's likely that the haisa had appealed for help, or simply that pendhad decided to reinforce his position with them either way. So grand, that seems like a good place to stop with pender's emergence as king. Hope you've had a lovely time with all the names. I know i've enjoyed it.
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