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Mercians is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mercians in a sentence

Related words

Mercians | Mercian

Mercians meaning

plural of Mercian

Using Mercians

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Mercian
  • In the example corpus, mercians often appears in combinations such as: the mercians, mercians and, mercians as.

Context around Mercians

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

though 1× accepted 1× undertook 1×

Sentence patterns with Mercians

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the mercians 3× 957 the mercians and northumbrians 1× barrier the mercians were consciously 1× but the mercians under eadric 1× by the mercians as king 1× for the mercians which confirmed 1× influence the mercians might still 1× of the mercians accepted west 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abels alfred the 1× after his death 1× before the end 1× in 829 egbert 1× in late 1015 1× in the 880s 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the mercians 3× and surrounding nations 1× annal for 1049 1× for the dyke 1× her into wessex 1× in the southeast 1×

Words around Mercians

Just before it in the word index:

mercian 43 mercialys 2 mercia 205 merci 5 merchiston 3 merchbar 2

Just after it in the word index:

mercieca 10 mercier 33 mercies 24 merciful 66 mercifully 58 merciless 87

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Mercians

  • In this selection, "mercians" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, though, accepted and undertook stand out and add context to how "mercians" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the mercians and 957 the mercians and northumbrians. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mercians" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mercians

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Louize in her UK round wear as Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians. (12 words)

The Gaini were probably one of the tribal groups of the Mercians. (12 words)

The Mercians as a people are last mentioned in the annal for 1049. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

There are settlements to the west of the dyke that have names that imply they were English by the 8th century, so it may be that in choosing the location of the barrier the Mercians were consciously surrendering some territory to the native Britons. (44 words)

In the 880s Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, accepted West Saxon lordship, and Alfred then adopted a new title, king of the Anglo-Saxons, representing his conception of a new polity of all the English people who were not under Viking rule. (42 words)

Keynes & Lapidge, Alfred the Great, p. 164. The laws may have been an independent lawcode, but it is also possible that Alfred is referring to the report of the legatine mission in 786, which issued statutes that the Mercians undertook to obey. (42 words)

Example sentences (16)

Stature The title Offa used on most of his charters was "rex Merciorium", or "king of the Mercians", though this was occasionally extended to "king of the Mercians and surrounding nations".

Louize in her UK round wear as Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians.

Abels, Alfred the Great, p. 31. Mercia remained a threat, however; Egbert's son Æthelwulf, established as king of Kent, gave estates to Christ Church, Canterbury, probably to counter any influence the Mercians might still have there.

After his death in 911, she ruled; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle referred to her as the Myrcna hlæfdige, "Lady of the Mercians".

Before the end of 957, the Mercians and Northumbrians revolted and drove out Eadwig, choosing his brother Edgar as king of the country north of the Thames.

In 829 Egbert went on, the chronicler reports, to conquer "the kingdom of the Mercians and everything south of the Humber".

In late 1015 Edmund raised an army, possibly assisted by his wife's and mother's links with the midlands and the north, but the Mercians under Eadric Streona joined the West Saxons in submitting to Cnut.

In the 880s Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, accepted West Saxon lordship, and Alfred then adopted a new title, king of the Anglo-Saxons, representing his conception of a new polity of all the English people who were not under Viking rule.

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Keynes & Lapidge, Alfred the Great, p. 164. The laws may have been an independent lawcode, but it is also possible that Alfred is referring to the report of the legatine mission in 786, which issued statutes that the Mercians undertook to obey.

Loss of independence When Æthelflæd died in 918, Ælfwynn, her daughter by Æthelred, succeeded as 'Second Lady of the Mercians', but within six months Edward had deprived her of all authority in Mercia and taken her into Wessex.

The Gaini were probably one of the tribal groups of the Mercians.

The Mercians as a people are last mentioned in the annal for 1049.

The outcome in East Anglia was a disaster for the Mercians which confirmed West Saxon power in the southeast.

There are settlements to the west of the dyke that have names that imply they were English by the 8th century, so it may be that in choosing the location of the barrier the Mercians were consciously surrendering some territory to the native Britons.

This implies that the Mercians who built it were free to choose the best location for the dyke.

When Edward died in July 924, Æthelstan was accepted by the Mercians as king.

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Common combinations with mercians

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mercians" in a sentence?
An example: "Stature The title Offa used on most of his charters was "rex Merciorium", or "king of the Mercians", though this was occasionally extended to "king of the Mercians and surrounding nations"." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mercians" from authentic English texts.
What does "mercians" mean?
Mercians means: plural of Mercian
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