These seven principal kingdoms of Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria have been given the name of Heptarchy. 这七个主要王国(肯特、埃塞克斯、苏塞克斯、威塞克斯、东盎格利亚、麦西亚和诺森伯利亚),合称为七王国。
In the second half of the 6th century, the Angles, who also came from northern Germany and were to give their name to the English people, settled in East Anglia, Mercia and Northumbria. 六世纪后半叶,同样来自德国北部的盎格鲁人,在东盎格利亚、麦西亚以及诺森伯利来定居,同时也他们也把名字给了英国人。
King of Mercia and Wessex ( 924?-939) who was the first Saxon ruler to establish his authority over all of England. 麦西亚和韦塞克斯(924?-939年)的国王,第一位在整个英格兰建立统治地位的萨克森统治者。
On the site of the Roman city Glevum, it was the Saxon capital of Mercia and is today a market town and industrial center. Population, 91,600. 位于古罗马城市格莱昂旧址,是撒克逊人的首都梅尔西亚,今天是一集镇和工业中心。