Pybba(570?–606/615) (alsoPibba,Wibba,orWybba) was an earlyKingofMercia.He was the son ofCreodaand father ofPendaandEowa.Unusually, the names Pybba and Penda are probably of British Celtic origin rather than Germanic.[1]
| Pybba | |
|---|---|
 Pybba's name in theAnglo-Saxon Chronicle | |
| King of Mercia | |
| Reign | c. 593–606/615 AD |
| Predecessor | Creoda |
| Successor | Cearl |
| Died | 606/615 AD |
| Issue | Penda Eowa Coenwalh |
| Dynasty | Iclingas |
| Father | Creoda |
His dates are sometimes given in genealogies as birth in 570, the beginning of his reign in 593, and death in either 606 or 615, but with no apparent evidence; theAnglo-Saxon Chroniclemerely mentions him as the father of Penda, with no additional detail.
Pybba is said by theHistoria Brittonumto have had 12 sons.[2]Cearl,a Mercian king, is mentioned byBede,and may have been Pybba's successor, but his relationship to Pybba, if any, is unknown. Pybba's son Penda eventually became king; theChroniclegives the date of this as 626, although Bede suggests it was not until after thebattle of Hatfield Chasein 633.
Besides Penda and Eowa (who the author of theHistoria Brittonumsaid were the sons of Pybba who were the best known to him[2]), Pybba also apparently had a son named Coenwalh. Every king from Penda untilCeolwulf,who was deposed in 823, was said to be a descendant of Pybba, either through Penda, Eowa, or Coenwalh (perhaps excludingBeornrad,who ruled briefly and whose background is unknown).
Pybba also is said to have had a daughter. Though unnamed, she was possibly the first wife ofCenwalh,King of Wessex (648–674).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Higham, Nicholas J.; Ryan, Martin J. (2013),The Anglo-Saxon World,Yale University Press,ISBN978-0-300-12534-4,p. 143
- ^abHistoria Brittonum,Chapter 65.
- ^Beda:HE 3,7
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