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Sovereign Mercia
Sovereign Mercia is an organisation that campaigns to establish a sovereign Mercian state in the English Midlands, and to generally promote the culture and identity of the region.〔''Devolution and Localism in England'', Prof. David M. Smith & Prof. Enid Wistrich, ISBN 978-1472430793, Ashgate Publishing, 2014〕 Sovereign Mercia recognises the traditional Saint Alban's Cross charged with the white, double-headed Eagle of Leofric as the Mercian national flag, and has proposed ''Life is a Beautiful Book'' (Stephanie de Sykes, 1974) as the Mercian national anthem, since it was used as the ATV Midlands start-up theme and therefore has a strong regional association.〔(Sovereign Mercia )〕
== Overview ==
Sovereign Mercia was founded in Birmingham in 1985, as the Ordo Anno Mundi (current name adopted 2008), with the aim of promoting the pre-Christian Mercian religion, a branch of Anglo-Saxon paganism, taking as its inspiration texts such as the ''Prose Edda'' and ''Oera Linda Book''.〔Central News, Central Independent Television, 25 April 1994〕〔''Hex Files'', Mike Mercer, ISBN 978-0879517830, Penguin Putnam Inc, 1997〕〔''Water Witches'', Tony Steele, ISBN 978-1861630490, Capall Bann Publishing, 1998〕〔''Pagan Paths: A Guide to Wicca, Druidry, Asatru Shamanism and Other Pagan Practices'', Peter Jennings, ISBN 978-0712611060, Rider Publishing, 2002〕〔''Pagan Resurrection: A Force for Evil or the Future of Western Spirituality?'', Richard Rudgley, ISBN 978-0712680967, Century Publishing, 2006〕 It also became involved in the campaign for access to ancient sacred sites, such as stone circles.〔''Prediction Magazine'', July 1985〕〔''Birmingham Evening Mail'', 3 November 1989〕〔''Solihull Times'', 30 August 1991〕 From 1993 it has held its annual conference during the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance each September in Staffordshire, and from 2015 at the Middle Earth Festival, Sarehole Mill, Birmingham.〔(Sovereign Mercia: Meetings )〕 Its policies include the establishment of a legislature chosen by lot (sortition), an annually elected head of government, and a Pagan religious order of priestesses to serve as the judiciary and provide the head of state.〔''Rites and Rituals of Traditional Witchcraft'', Tony Steele, ISBN 978-1861631404, Capall Bann Publishing, 2001〕 Birmingham, the largest city in the Midlands, and located at the centre of its transport network, is proposed as the Mercian capital, and is the venue for Pagan & Magickal Birmingham, Sovereign Mercia's weekly public meetings.〔(Pagan & Magickal B'ham )〕
The following 22 historic counties of England are recognised by Sovereign Mercia as constituting Mercia: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Holland, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Ely, Kesteven, Leicestershire, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
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