Mercian dialect
Mercian was a language spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia (roughly speaking the Midlands of England an area in which four kingdoms had been united under one monarchy). Together with Northumbrian, it was one of the two Anglian dialects. The other two dialects of Old English were Kentish and West Saxon. Each of those dialects was associated with an independent kingdom on the island. Of these, all of Northumbria and most of Mercia were overrun by the Vikings during the 9th century. Part of Mercia and all of Kent were successfully defended but were then integrated into Wessex. Because of the centralisation of power and the Viking invasions, there is little or no written evidence for the development of non-Wessex dialects after Alfred's unification, until the Middle English period.
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Mercian dialect
Mercian was a language spoken in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia (roughly speaking the Midlands of England an area in which four kingdoms had been united under one monarchy). Together with Northumbrian, it was one of the two Anglian dialects. The other two dialects of Old English were Kentish and West Saxon. Each of those dialects was associated with an independent kingdom on the island. Of these, all of Northumbria and most of Mercia were overrun by the Vikings during the 9th century. Part of Mercia and all of Kent were successfully defended but were then integrated into Wessex. Because of the centralisation of power and the Viking invasions, there is little or no written evidence for the development of non-Wessex dialects after Alfred's unification, until the Middle English period.
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Le mercien est l’un des trois ...... rlé dans le royaume de Mercie.
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Mercian oder Merzisch (auch Sü ...... shire und Gloucestershire lag.
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Mercian was a language spoken ...... til the Middle English period.
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Le mercien est l’un des trois ...... rlé dans le royaume de Mercie.
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Mercian oder Merzisch (auch Sü ...... shire und Gloucestershire lag.
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Mercian was a language spoken ...... til the Middle English period.
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Mercian dialect
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Mercien
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Merzisch
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