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The Lives of Two Offas

Michael James Swanton

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Description:The Lives of Two Offas does much to question our assumptions about early England and its royalty. It provides the backdrop for the creation of the recently discovered Staffordshire Hoard of battle-field loot, describing the ferocious warfare and personal heroism of Dark Age society. It tells of conflicts not just against the native Welsh armies and earliest Viking attacks, but also of the unremitting battle between English and Saxon peoples competing for control of the country. The first king of England was to come not from London but from the Midlands with King Offa governing the people from Lichfield in Mercia. Published for the first time, here is a complete translation of an early medieval account of the great King Offa of Mercia and the royal ancestor after whom he was named. Both men led parallel lives, overcoming severe childhood physical disability to become mighty warrior-princes saving their kingdom in its hour of need. But this tale relates not only exploits of heroism but of passionate sexual attraction. Not every damsel found in distress by a young king will turn out to be quite what he expects. And a scandalous foreign queen smothers an unwanted son-in-law down her chamber toilet!Also playing a part are Anglian memories of having been introduced to Middle and Northern England by an Arab adventurer, as well as previously unrecorded letters passing between England and the powerful European Emperor Charlemagne, who sought to number Offa as a vassal. Yet Offa would reject all attempts at Continental interference and go on to create the first national currency and establish England's national frontiers including the mighty rampart still called Offa's Dyke.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lives of Two Offas. To get started finding The Lives of Two Offas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 210

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Medieval Press

Release: 2011

ISBN: 0956611915

Description: The Lives of Two Offas does much to question our assumptions about early England and its royalty. It provides the backdrop for the creation of the recently discovered Staffordshire Hoard of battle-field loot, describing the ferocious warfare and personal heroism of Dark Age society. It tells of conflicts not just against the native Welsh armies and earliest Viking attacks, but also of the unremitting battle between English and Saxon peoples competing for control of the country. The first king of England was to come not from London but from the Midlands with King Offa governing the people from Lichfield in Mercia. Published for the first time, here is a complete translation of an early medieval account of the great King Offa of Mercia and the royal ancestor after whom he was named. Both men led parallel lives, overcoming severe childhood physical disability to become mighty warrior-princes saving their kingdom in its hour of need. But this tale relates not only exploits of heroism but of passionate sexual attraction. Not every damsel found in distress by a young king will turn out to be quite what he expects. And a scandalous foreign queen smothers an unwanted son-in-law down her chamber toilet!Also playing a part are Anglian memories of having been introduced to Middle and Northern England by an Arab adventurer, as well as previously unrecorded letters passing between England and the powerful European Emperor Charlemagne, who sought to number Offa as a vassal. Yet Offa would reject all attempts at Continental interference and go on to create the first national currency and establish England's national frontiers including the mighty rampart still called Offa's Dyke.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lives of Two Offas. To get started finding The Lives of Two Offas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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