Offa: King of the Mercians
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An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the turning point of Anglo-Saxon history
Offa ruled the Mercian heartland of the west midlands from 757 to 796. But while Alfred the Great and his dynasty are seen as agents of a new beginning that resulted in a unified Anglo-Saxon kingdom,Offa is best remembered as the builder of a great dyke and as a symbol of an older, divided order.
In this major new biography, Rory Naismith challenges this vie...























