Note 44 — Chapter II · THE FORMATION OF THE KINGDOM OF ENGLAND. 449–975.
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A local invasion of the Hwiccas was repelled at Kempsford by the Wilsætas. The Hwiccas are the people of the old diocese of Worcester. They were therefore doubtless mainly of Saxon blood, yet they now act as Mercian subjects. The war however seems to have been quite local, carried on by the Ealdormen of the two shires.