Offa of Mercia
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title:
Offa of Mercia
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Offa was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death in 796. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald. Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred. In the early years of Offa's reign, it is likely that he consolidated his control of Midland peoples such as the Hwicce and the Magonsæte. Taking advantage of instability in the kingdom of Kent to establish himself as over
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Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from 757 to 796
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offa_of_Mercia
date created:
2002-04-01T09:25:35Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T18:39:39Z
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