Merewalh
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Merewalh (sometimes given as Merwal or Merewald was a sub-king of the Magonsæte, a western cadet kingdom of Mercia thought to have been located in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Merewalh is thought to have lived in the mid to late 7th century, having acceded the throne during the time of Penda of Mercia, who, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle : implies, was his father. Though Merewalh's name implies that may have been a Briton. It is possible that Merewalh was a British leader, rewarded by Penda for his aid in war, perhaps at the Battle of Maserfelth. We know nothing of the origins of his first wife, w
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- Kingdom of Mercia
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- Penda of Mercia
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- monarch
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Merewalh, conosciuto anche come Merwal e Merewald (VII Sec. – 675), è stato un re del Magonsete (al tempo probabilmente ancora chiamato Westerna), un sub-regno del regno anglosassone di Mercia che si pensa fosse situato nel territorio delle odierne contee dell'Herefordshire e del Shropshire, vissuto nel settimo secolo.
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