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2 unusual facts about Eowa of Mercia


Eowa of Mercia

The later Mercian kings Æthelbald, Offa and Ecgfrith were descended from Eowa; the period of their rule began in 716 following the death of Penda's grandson Ceolred and ended with Ecgfrith's death in December 796.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the lineage of two Mercian king's of Eowa's blood, Æthelbald and Offa.


Cenwalh of Wessex

The Mercia kings Coenwulf and Ceolwulf, and their brother Cuthred, King of Kent, claimed descent from an otherwise unknown brother of Penda and Eowa called Coenwalh.


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