A historical region of western England on the Welsh border. It was part of the kingdom of Mercia during Anglo-Saxon times.
历史地区,与威尔士接壤,在盎格鲁-撒剋逊时代是麦西亚王国的一部分。
On the site of the Roman city Glevum, it was the Saxon capital of Mercia and is today a market town and industrial center. Population, 91,600.
位于古罗马城市格莱昂旧址,是撒克逊人的首都梅尔西亚,今天是一集镇和工业中心。
Little is known of her aside from her naked ride through Coventry to obtain remission for the townspeople from the heavy taxes imposed by her husband Leofric, Earl of Mercia.