從7世紀中葉到9世紀初期,總地來說麥西亞的統治者是當時的盎格魯-撒克遜諸王中最強大的,但編年史卻沒有為他們冠以這個頭銜,普遍認為這是編年史的反麥西亞偏見導致的。《威爾士年鑑》則一直認可諾森布里亞國王是「撒克遜人的國王」,直到716年諾森布里亞的奧斯雷德一世(英語:Osred I of Northumbria)死亡。
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