Mercia is a location in both The Saxon Stories novel series and in The Last Kingdom television series. It is one of the main locations in the series.
Locations Within[]
- Avlesburv/Aegelesburg (Modern Aylesbury)
- Ceaster (Modern Chester)
- Crowland
- Datchet
- Kimbolton
- Lichfield
- Lunden (Modern London)
- Oxford
- Peckforton Hills
- St. Milburg’s Priory
- Saltwic (Modern Droitwich)
- Tameworthig (Modern Tamworth)
- Tetsworth
- Tettenhall
- Wenloca (Modern Much Wenlock)
- Wincelcumb
- Wollerton
- Wyre Forest
(More To Be Added)
Monarchs[]
Ruler | Reign | Married | Title | Book |
Burghred | 852-874 | Æthelswith
(daughter of Æthelwulf) |
King of Mercia | before and "The Last Kingdom" |
Ceolwulf II | 874-c.879/83 | unknown | King of Mercia | "The Last Kingdom" to "The Lords of the North" |
Æthelred II | c.883-911 | Æthelflæd (daughter of Alfred) |
Lord of Mercia | "The Lords of the North" to "The Empty Throne" |
Æthelflæd | 911-918 | Æthelred | Lady of Mercia | "The Empty Throne" to "The Flame Bearer" |
c.899/909-911 | ||||
De-Facto Ruler of Mercia | ||||
c.882/987-911 | Lady Consort of Mercia | |||
Ælfwynn | 918-918 | not married | Lady of Mercia | "The Flame Bearer" |
Edward | 918-924 | Ecgwynn, Ælflæd, Eadgifu |
King of the Anglo-Saxons | "The Flame Bearer" to "Sword of Kings" |
Æthelstan | 924-939 | not married | King of the Anglo-Saxons | "The Flame Bearer" and after |
Residents[]
Current Residents[]
Former Residents[]
This list shows the former residents of Mercia:
Appearances[]
Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Season 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
Season 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Season 4 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Season 5 | ||||||||||
Seven Kings Must Die |
Trivia[]
- Based on a real location in history; Mercia.