Creoda (or Crida) (c. 540¹ - 593) was the first monarch of Mercia (c. 585 - 593). Events Byzantine general Belisarius conquers Milan and the Ostrogoth capital Ravenna. ... Events Empress Suiko ascends to the throne of Japan. ... Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams. ... Events Famine in Gaul. ... Events Empress Suiko ascends to the throne of Japan. ...

Creoda is recorded as having been the son of Cynewald, the grandson of Cnebba, and the great-grandson of Icel; consequently, members of the Mercian royal line were known as Iclingas. Although this suggests that Creoda was only a fourth-generation descendant of the first Angles in England, the sources nevertheless record him as having been the first ruler of the Kingdom of Mercia. One explanation for this is that the Mercians had initially settled further east and only moved into the area of what became known as Mercia in the time of Creoda. Cynewald (6th century) was the father of Creoda of Mercia, the son of Cnebba, and the grandson of Icel. ... Cnebba was the father of Cynewald, the grandfather of Creoda of Mercia, and the son of Icel. ... Icel (or Icil) (? - c. ... A list of the Kings etc. ... Angles (German: Angeln, Old English: Englas, Latin: singular Anglus, plural Anglii) were Germanic people, from Angeln in Schleswig, who settled in East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria in the 5th century. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

Like most of the early Anglo-Saxon kings, very little is known about his life. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records his death in the year 593. The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of (mainly) secondary source documents narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Britain. ...

Mercia, sometimes spelled Mierce, was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, in what is now England, in the region of the Midlands, with its heart in the valley of the River Trent and its tributary streams. ... Pybba (570?–606/15) (also Pibba, Wibba, Wybba) was an early King of Mercia. ...

Notes

1. Or circa 520. Google returns 148 results for Creoda being born c. 540 [1] and 136 results for his birth at c. 520 [2]. c. 520 is relatively implausible given that his father, Cynewald, was born c. 512.

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• Creoda's immediate family