A successful warrior (which is a given for anyone in those days who managed to hold onto power for so long), he defeated kings in Sussex, Anglia, and Wessex, proclaiming himself King of the English. The most powerful and well known of the Mercian kings was Offa, who ruled from 758-796. Roughly speaking, the 7th century was the age of Northumbrian ascendance, with Mercia playing second fiddle. The power of any kingdom over its neighbours was only as solid as the strength of its king in battle. This helps to explain why the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms came and went so quickly. Any relative of the old king who could muster enough support could make a bid for the throne. ![]() Succession from father to son was never a forgone conclusion. If not, he would find himself out of a job or deprived of his life, or both. He was obliged to fight and keep fighting. A king's power was not hereditary it depended solely on his ability to win battles and so gain land, treasure, and slaves to give his supporters. One of these customs was fighting everyone in sight. Medieval England, France and Germany Saxon Britain 600-900 AD Finally came the time of progress in architecture, art, trade and science and the first form of democracy was introduced in 1462 AD. From the 14th century onwards most cities were fortified all over Europe to defend the citizens against Warlike Nobles. The people who suffered during this long period under the joke of the Church and the Warlike Kings, Counts and Dukes became more and more independent with the help of the Cities. This should result in the slowly dismantling of Kingdoms, Counties, Duchies and the power of the Roman Catholic Church. This should last for a thousand years (until about 1,450 AD) then the power of the cities and reformers became stronger and stronger. Note: Much of the information in this map was cross-checked with Regnal Chronologies by Bruce Gordon.Medieval Europe The Early Middle Ages 500 - 1000 ADĪfter the fall of the Roman Empire the Nobles of Europe came to power with the help of the Roman Catholic Popes. * British Isles & Ireland (Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Romano-Celts, etc.) are derived from: Maps of “ West Europe“, “ East Europe“, and “ North Europe” in 500 AD” Note: User:Bogomolov.PL has discovered possible discrepancies in my north European borders, compared to the Euratlas maps, due to the differences in the geographical layout of the maps. * European borders are mostly derived from a combination of: The DK Atlas of World History, 2000 edition. Map of ” Southeast Asia to 650 CE”.* Southeast Asia (Indochina, Indonesia, etc.): North & West borders are from: Euratlas.Map of the “Countries of the World 1/1/500 CE.” Interactive Historical Atlas of the World since 500BCE. Eastern borders are from: John Nelson.The DK Atlas of World History. Map of “State Formation in Korea & Japan to 650 CE” (Pg 264).Map of “Countries of the World 1/1/500 CE”. East borders: Interactive Historical Atlas of the World since 500BCE.North borders: History & Commercial Atlas of China. Map of “ South Ch’i & North Wei Dynasties in 500 AD”.* Hephthalite borders are derived from a combination of: 300-500“Īnd “ The age of Pusyabhuti and Calukyan ascendancy, c. * Greater India (Including modern Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan): History & Commercial Atlas of China. Map of “ South Ch’i & North Wei Dynasties in 500 AD”. Map of “ Pre-Islamic Arab tribal locations”. Maps of “ Southern Arabia in 540 AD” and “ North Arabia in 540 AD”. I used information in various Wikipedia articles to reconcile the sources and depict the locations to the best of my abilities. Note: The information shown in these maps conflicts, even taking the 40-year difference between them. Maps of “ Northwest Africa in 500 AD” and “ Northeast Africa in 500 AD”. * North African borders are from a comparison of:ġ.Denis Bellemare. Reference 3rd century: Berbers found the Kingdom of Ghana. “ A Chronology of World Political History(1-500 CE)”. * Ghana’s location and estimated border is from: * Nubian/Sudanese borders (Makuria, Nobatia, Alodia, Blemmyes, Bega, Axum, etc.): ![]() Maps of “ Europe in 500 AD” and “ Europe in 600 AD”. * North African borders are derived from a combination of: Nilotic Peoples, West Atlantic Peoples, etc.) (Bantus, Berber Tribes, Chadians, Cushites, Daamat, Garamantes, Gur, Khoisan Peoples, Kwa, Libyans, Mandes, Map of “The Development of Complex Societies in Africa”. * African Tribal locations are derived from: Map of “ Europe in 500 AD”.Įuratlas-Nüssli, rue du MilYverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland Map of “ South Ch’i & North Wei Dynasties in 500 AD”. World History Maps Inc., Alexandria, VA, 2008. The DK Atlas of World History, 2000 edition.
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