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Mercia, kingdom of. Mercia dominated anglo-saxon politics in the late 7th and 8th cents. The name รขโฌหmerciansรขโฌโข means รขโฌหthe borderersรขโฌโข and is thought to derive from their position between the anglo รขโฌยฆ
It held a position of dominance for much of the period from the รขโฌยฆ For the three centuries between 600 and 900, known as mercian supremacy or the golden age of mercia, having annexed or gained submissions from five of the other six kingdoms of the heptarchy รขโฌยฆ From its humble beginnings in the 6th century to its zenith as the dominant power in anglo-saxon england, merciaรขโฌโขs story is one of ambition, conquest, and cultural flourishing. The kingdom of mercia รขโฌยฆ
