[Reading] ➶ Offa and the Mercian Wars: The Rise and Fall of the First Great English Kingdom ➬ Chris Peers – 19th-century.co 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 soutIn 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 Mercia's power During that turbulent period he commanded Mercian armies in their struggle against the neighbouring kingdoms of Northumbria and Wessex and against the Welsh tribesYet the true story of Offa's long reign and of the rise and fall of Mercia are little known although this is one of the most intrigui.
Ngepisodes in this little recorded phase of England's past It is Chris Peers's 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 He describes how the tribes of middle England were welded together by Penda one of Offa's remarkable predecessors and how Mercia developed into a cohesive militaristic society which defended itself and preyed on its neighbours A line of strong kings Wulfhere Aethelred and Aethelbald followed and laid the foundations for the king.
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