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The South Saxons remained heathen until St. Wilfrid, bishop of York, led (681-86) the Christian conversion of the people. Conquered (685-88) by Cædwalla of Wessex , Sussex remained subject to his successor, Ine (688-726). By 771, Offa of Mercia had conquered all the marginal kingdoms (including Sussex) into which the South Saxons were divided.
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