According to Bede, Oswiu allowed Peada to rule the southern part of Mercia; southern Mercia consisted of 5,000 families, Bede reports, while northern Mercia was populated by 7,000 families, and the two were divided by the River Trent.
Segundo Beda, Oswiu permitiu a Peada gobernar a parte sur de Mercia, que consistía en 5000 familias, segundo os datos de Beda, mentres que o norte de Mercia estaba poboado por 7000 familias, e estaban divididos polo río Trent.