Offa and the Mercian Wars

Offa and the Mercian Wars
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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 9781781599921
ISBN-13 : 1781599920
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Book Synopsis Offa and the Mercian Wars by : Chris Peers

Download or read book Offa and the Mercian Wars written by Chris Peers and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In England in the eighth century, in the midst of the so-called Dark Ages, Offa ruled Mercia, one of the strongest Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. For over 30 years he was the dominant warlord in the territory south of the Humber and the driving force behind the expansion of Mercias power. During that turbulent period he commanded Mercian armies in their struggle against the neighboring kingdoms of Northumbria and Wessex and against the Welsh tribes. Yet the true story of Offas long reign and of the rise and fall of Mercia are little known although this is one of the most intriguing episodes in this little-recorded phase of Englands past. It is Chris Peerss task in this new study to uncover the facts about Offa and the other Mercian kings and to set them in the context of English history before the coming of the Danes.


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