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Magonsæte was a minor sub-Kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons - Magonset Saxons
/ref> The sub-kingdom of the Western Hecani existed in the late 7th and early 8th centuries, of which three rulers are known: Merewalh, Mildfrith, and Merchelm. By the later 8th century, the region would seem to have been reincorporated into Mercia, perhaps as Westerna, becoming known as the Magonsæte by the 9th century. Smaller sub-tribes of the Magonsæte included the Temersæte near Hereford and the Hahlsæte near Ludlow.
The Origins and Growth of Hereford
Archaeology Data Service. Retrieved 25 September 2006. History of Herefordshire History of Shropshire Peoples of Anglo-Saxon Mercia Sub-kingdoms of Mercia Petty kingdoms of England {{England-hist-stub
Magonsæte was a minor sub-kingdom
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of the greater Anglo-Saxon kingdom
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of Mercia
la, Merciorum regnum
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, common_name=Mercia
, status=Kingdom
, status_text=Independent kingdom (527–879) Client state of Wessex ()
, life_span=527–918
, era= Heptarchy
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, thought to be coterminous with the Diocese of Hereford
The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral i ...
.
The British territory of Pengwern was conquered by Oswiu of Northumbria
Oswiu, also known as Oswy or Oswig ( ang, Ōswīg; c. 612 – 15 February 670), was King of Bernicia from 642 and of Northumbria from 654 until his death. He is notable for his role at the Synod of Whitby in 664, which ultimately brought the ch ...
in 656, while he was overlord of the Mercians. Western Pengwern was then occupied by Anglian groups. One group based itself at the old Roman town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
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The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Magnae or ( Old Welsh) Cair Magon, modern Kenchester
Kenchester is a parish in Herefordshire, England. It is about west-northwest of Hereford.
History
Kenchester is near the Romano-British town of Magnis. It was once part of the Angles' Magonsæte kingdom.
Landmarks
The Church of St Michael is ...
near Hereford./ref> The sub-kingdom of the Western Hecani existed in the late 7th and early 8th centuries, of which three rulers are known: Merewalh, Mildfrith, and Merchelm. By the later 8th century, the region would seem to have been reincorporated into Mercia, perhaps as Westerna, becoming known as the Magonsæte by the 9th century. Smaller sub-tribes of the Magonsæte included the Temersæte near Hereford and the Hahlsæte near Ludlow.
See also
* Westerne *Archenfield
Archenfield (Old English: ''Ircingafeld'') is the historic English name for an area of southern and western Herefordshire in England. Since the Anglo-Saxons took over the region in the 8th century, it has stretched between the River Monnow and R ...
References
The Origins and Growth of Hereford
Archaeology Data Service. Retrieved 25 September 2006. History of Herefordshire History of Shropshire Peoples of Anglo-Saxon Mercia Sub-kingdoms of Mercia Petty kingdoms of England {{England-hist-stub