Penda

Penda (born towards 577), was King de Mercie towards 633, succeeding his/her cousin Ceorl, then King de Wessex from 645 to 648.

Penda is said going down from the God Wotan (woden, voden), making go up its family as follows: “Penda, wire of Pybba, wire of Creoda, wire of Cynewald, wire of Cnebba, wire of Icel, wire of Eomaer, wire of Angeltheow, wire of Waermund, wire of Whitleag, wire of Wotan”.

Policy

Penda is a convinced pagan , hostile with the Église. He is opposed savagely to the christianization which touches the other kingdoms angles gradually, being combined with the Welsh and fighting in particular against the kingdom angle of Northumbrie, become officially Christian, and on which he is victorious in 633 and keep silent Edwin de Northumbrie. In 642, it overcomes the Bernicie, allied in Northumbrie of the king Oswald, successor of Edwin, which also dies in the combat. Its successes on these kingdoms become Christian reinforce paganism and idle a time the evangelization and in 654, they are the Angles of the East Anglia which it overcomes. However, Penda, the last large king pagan of the Anglo-Saxon royalties , is beaten in 655 with the Bataille of Winwaed by a Christian coalition made up inter alia Northumbrie of the king Oswy, and Bernicie; he dies in the battle.

Three of his/her daughters, the Princess S Kineburge, Tibba and Kineswide, become Christian, become Abbesse S of Castor (Dormancaster, in the Northamptonshire), founded by Kineburge, died virgin the March 6th 680.

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