Medieval
Kingdom in the central part of
Britain, in what is now the
Midlands of
England.
To put all
rumours to rest,
coconuts do NOT grow in Mercia.
Anglo-saxon rulers of Mercia
Ceolwulf was a
puppet of the
Danish army rampaging through England at the time.
Eventually, the
Five Boroughs of eastern Mercia were overrun by the Danes, becoming part of the
Danelaw.
Western Mercia was bundled by
Alfred The Great into
Wessex.