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Ebook Download Offa and the Mercian Wars OFFA AND THE MERCIAN WARS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Chris Peers | 256 pages | 24 Oct 2012 | Pen & Sword Books Ltd | 9781848844438 | English | South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Offa and the Mercian Wars PDF Book Publication date:. Contents [hide] 1 Sources 2 Offa and the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms 3 Offa and the Welsh 4 European connections 5 The Church 6 Offa as statesman 7 Succession 8 References [edit] Sources Perhaps the main reason Offa has not received the same kind of attention as Alfred the Great is poor source survival from his reign. Joe Crow rated it really liked it Dec 17, King Offa created a single state covering most of England south of modern Yorkshire Humber by ruthlessly suppressing resistance from several small kingdoms in and around Mercia: Lindsey, Essex, Surrey, Sussex, East Anglia, Kent and Wessex. From the earliest times, armies have marched across the Yorkshire countryside and have fought for control of the land, the towns and the cities. Other Editions 3. How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas , to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Birmingham were committed But, all the English books and historians speak only about King Offa's "silver-pennies"! He has also contributed many articles to military history, wargaming and family history magazines. Paperback: pages. Wormald argues that they may reflect Offa's lost law codes, referred to by Alfred the Great. Family Tree Preview Descendancy Chart. Not registered? View other formats and editions. This item has been added to your basket View basket Checkout. His fresh account of this neglected era in English history draws together the results of the latest archaeological research and the sparse documentary evidence that has survived. Following the initial email, you will be contacted by the shop to confirm that your item is available for collection. John Hersey. Remember me? Enlarge cover. To accept cookies from this site, please click the Allow Cookies button below. However they interfere with the narrative. Decent, but a bit short. Napoleon the Great. This is another in the great Pen and Swords historical series, publications which focus largely on military, as well as ancient history. Boston UK in the Great War. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Dam Busters. It is still uncertain whether the Dyke was built in one go or whether its course linked up a series of pre- existing barriers built across ridge-top routes and river-valley trackways. The outcome was not recorded; it was traditionally interpreted as a Mercian victory, but Stenton noted that there is no evidence that Offa exercised any authority over Kent during the years that immediately followed the battle, and a charter from mentions only a Kentish king named Ealhmund. And we have learned that the Cover-ups and Watergates are not new. Decisive Battles of the English Civil War. Offa's Dyke is named after him. Comment on this Arabic inscription on Offa's Gold Coin: At that period in Europe outside Byzantium they had no regular gold-coins and it is prima facie evidence that King Offa, by putting this Arabic inscription, announced to the world at large. No trivia or quizzes yet. Clearly aimed at a general audience, but still scholarly enough to satisfy all but the most pedantic students. Add to Wishlist. Code: PS Korean War Paperback Books. Return to Book Page. All By Date Books Offa's currency was used across the West Saxon kingdom, and Beorhtric only had his own coins minted after Offa's death. In this way the Dyke was designed to impress: not only by its huge span, but also in how it was to be seen from the west, dominating the landscape. Offa and the Mercian Wars Writer Decisive Battles of the English Civil War. Reset password. In Northumbria George produced a set of twenty canons, dealing with both religious and secular affairs. This he seems to have done, for Simeon notes that he was an abbot when he died in , and was buried at York. Eadberht of Northumbria retires to a monastery Oswulf, Eadberht's son, succeeds to Northumbria July 25, It is also clear that Alcuin was well aware of scriptural explanations of foreign invasions allowed as divine vengeance for the sins of a chosen people: in following this model he stands four- square in a literary tradition that in Britain goes back to Gildas in the 6th century and forward to King Alfred in the 9th and Wulfstan in the 11th. Alhred is best known for his involvement in Continental affairs. The several references in the twelfth canon to the king as the lord's anointed would be interpreted by Offa's circle as referring to Ecgfrith's anointing the following year, whether that was the original intention or not. Offa of Mercia dies Offa's son Ecgfrith is king for only days Coenwulf Centwine's great-great-grandson succeeds to Mercia The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle notes Offa's death and the fact that Ecgfrith died in the same year. The Acts of the Abbots of Fontenelle EHD 20 , written some forty years later, explain that the cause of the conflict was that Charlemagne had sought Offa's daughter as a wife for his son, and that Offa had replied that this might only be if Offa's son might wed Charlemagne's daughter Bertha. Prior to the rise of Wessex in the 9th century, he was arguably the most powerful and successful of the Anglo-Saxon kings, effectively ruling much of Britain south of the River Humber during the latter part of his reign. Related Searches. King Offa's name still survives in a great earthwork as an impressive memorial known as Offa's Dyke reminding us of the Great Wall of China which was built to protect them from the endless invasions by the Monguls. This is the second recorded consecration of a king in Anglo- Saxon England, after that of Ecgfrith of Mercia in If this item isn't available to be reserved nearby, add the item to your basket instead and select 'Deliver to my local shop' UK shops only at the checkout, to be able to collect it from there at a later date. So why was the Dyke built? Ben Wilson. Additional Product Features Dewey Edition. These in particular reveal Offa's relations with the continent, as does his coinage, which was based on Carolingian example. Dam Busters. Alcuin seems initially optimistic about Eardwulf's reign, or at least hopeful that Eardwulf will avoid making the mistakes of his predecessors see Alcuin's letter to Eardwulf, EHD , but he soon returns to the gloom he showed in earlier reigns see entry on This does not make it any the less a tale of loyalty and courage, and as Woolf remarks, "any king would wish to have followers such as Cynewulf had" p. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle includes under its famous reference to dire portents appearing over Northumbria, taking the form of immense whirlwinds and flashes of lightning, and "fiery dragons were seen flying in the air". Casemate UK. The lowest-priced brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. In any event, another letter of Alcuin Allott, no. The precise figure of days comes from the Mercian regnal list, which would put Coenwulf's accession in mid-December at the earliest. Not you? King Offa created a single state covering most of England south of modern Yorkshire Humber by ruthlessly suppressing resistance from several small kingdoms in and around Mercia: Lindsey, Essex, Surrey, Sussex, East Anglia, Kent and Wessex. Following the initial email, you will be contacted by the shop to confirm that your item is available for collection. Trade Paperback Books. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle notes that some time in the reign of Beorhtric of Wessex three ships of Northmen arrived at Portland in Dorset , and when the local reeve Beaduheard of Dorchester came and tried to lead them to the royal estate, thinking that they were traders, they killed him. Conflict between Offa of Mercia and Charlemagne From a letter of Alcuin to Colcu EHD , we learn that dissension had lately arisen between Offa of Mercia and Charlemagne, such that each ruler refused landfall to the ships and merchants of the other. Download Now Dismiss. Unfortunately there has been a problem with your order. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Offa took control of Sussex in about , and his control of East Anglia, though it cannot be precisely dated because it is recorded only in the coins, probably dates to the s or early s see entry on Ecgberht of Wessex, who was exiled to France in about see entry , might have sheltered at Charlemagne's court. Save on Nonfiction Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. And "those were the first ships of Danish men which came to the land of the English": they were by no means the last, as the spectacular raid on Lindisfarne in was to demonstrate. He raided into Dyfed in , and may have been planning another raid when he died at Basingwerk in Contents [hide] 1 Sources 2 Offa and the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms 3 Offa and the Welsh 4 European connections 5 The Church 6 Offa as statesman 7 Succession 8 References [edit] Sources Perhaps the main reason Offa has not received the same kind of attention as Alfred the Great is poor source survival from his reign.
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