King Egbert instated his son, Aethelwulf, as the sub-king of the Mercian territories.

埃格伯特国王任命他的儿子埃塞尔伍尔夫为麦西亚领土的副国王。

Over time, four major dialects of Old English gradually emerged: Northumbrian in the north of England, Mercian in the midlands, West Saxon in the south and west, and Kentish in the southeast.

随着时间的推移，逐渐出现了四种主要的古英语方言：英格兰北部的诺森伯兰语、中部地区的默西亚语、南部和西部的西撒克逊语以及东南部的肯特语。

After losing its independence, the kingdom was referenced only sporadically in the early medieval annals. The last known mention of Mercia was made in 1017 AD, while the Mercian people are last mentioned in 1049 AD.

在失去独立性之后，这个王国在中世纪早期的编年史中只是零星地被提及。最后一次提及麦西亚是在公元 1017 年，而麦西亚人最后一次被提及是在公元 1049 年。

The main dialect regions during this time are usually referred to as Northern, Midlands, Southern and Kentish, although they were really just natural developments from the Northumbrian, Mercian, West Saxon and Kentish dialects of Old English.

这一时期的主要方言地区通常被称为北部、中部、南部和肯特语， 尽管它们实际上只是古英语的诺森伯兰、麦西亚、西撒克逊和肯特语方言的自然发展。