Anglo-Saxon Royal Genealogies - Mercia

Mercia

The pedigree given the kings of Mercia traces their family from another of Woden's sons, Wihtlæg. His descendants are frequently viewed as legendary Kings of the Angles, but only one, Offa of Angel is known independent of the genealogies, appearing in both Beowulf and the Gesta Danorum. Icel, the legendary eponymous ancestor of their Icling dynasty that founded the Mercian state is made a descendant of Offa.