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Uncommon card · History
Æthelbald of Mercia, an Uncommon card
Æthelbald was the King of Mercia, in what is now the English Midlands from 716 until he was killed in 757.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Æthelbald of Mercia quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Æthelbald of Mercia card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Æthelbald was the son of Alweo and thus a ______ of King Eowa.
Answer
grandson. Æthelbald was the son of Alweo and thus a grandson of King Eowa. From the Æthelbald of Mercia article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
William Beckford. William Beckford 35,000 · History of Corsica 28,000 · Æthelbald of Mercia 21,000 · Richard Aldington 16,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Æthelbald was the son of Alweo and thus a grandson of King Eowa.
- Æthelbald came to the throne after the death of his cousin, King Ceolred, who had driven him into exile.
- During his long reign, Mercia became the dominant kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons, and recovered the position of pre-eminence it had enjoyed during the strong reigns of Mercian kings Penda and Wulfhere between about 628 and 675.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Æthelbald of Mercia article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Æthelbald of Mercia
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Æthelbald of Mercia (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Poliphilo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
