Proper noun
(historical) One of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England.
An alternative name for the Midlands.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAbels, Alfred the Great, p. 31. Mercia remained a threat, however; Egbert's son Æthelwulf, established as king of Kent, gave estates to Christ Church, Canterbury, probably to counter any influence the Mercians might still have there. Source: Internet
A Danish fleet of 350 Viking ships took London and Canterbury, and when King Berhtwulf of Mercia went to their relief he was defeated. Source: Internet
A charter relating to land in Derbyshire, which appears to have been issued at a time in 925 when his authority had not yet been recognised outside Mercia, was witnessed only by Mercian bishops. Source: Internet
Ælfgar appears to have died in 1062 and his young son Edwin was allowed to succeed as Earl of Mercia, but Harold then launched a surprise attack on Gruffydd. Source: Internet
After Mercia was annexed by Wessex in the early 10th century, the West Saxon rulers divided it into shires modelled after their own system, cutting across traditional Mercian divisions. Source: Internet
Aethelflaed is the queen of the Kingdom of Mercia. Source: Internet