Offa of Mercia (8799 bytes)
1: '''Offa''' (died [[July 26]]/[[July 29|29]], [[796]]) was...
3: ...ald's death and the subsequent internal conflict. Offa thereafter endeavoured to reestablish Mercian pow...
5: ...rs of [[774]] in which land in Kent is granted by Offa without any mention of a Kentish king.
7: ...Mercian control lasted until [[796]], the year of Offa's death, when a rebellion under [[Eadbert II of K...
9: ...dily. In [[771]], a war was fought which ended in Offa's imposition of his rule over the whole of Sussex...

Offa's Dyke (1809 bytes)
1: '''Offa's Dyke''' is a massive earthwork between [[Englan...
3: ...e [[8th century]]. It is not known to what extent Offa was indeed responsible for building the dyke - im...
12: [[Offa's Dyke Path]], a footpath which mostly follows th...
23: [[cy:Clawdd Offa]]
24: [[nl:Offa's Dyke]]

Offa's Dyke Path (1129 bytes)
1: ...e 8th century [[Offa's_Dyke|earthwork]] by King [[Offa]].
9: The half-way point of the walk is marked by the Offa's Dyke Centre in [[Knighton, Powys|Knighton]].
15: *[http://www.offasdyke.demon.co.uk/ The Offa's Dyke Association]
16: *[http://www.offas-dyke.co.uk/ Offa's Dyke]
20: [[nl:Offa's Dyke Path]]

Ecgfrith of Mercia (879 bytes)
1: ...rded that Ecgfrith ruled for only 141 days. Since Offa died either on [[July 26]] or [[July 29]], this w...
4: ...gn="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]'''

Beornrad of Mercia (890 bytes)
1: ...d]]. However, he was defeated by [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]] and fled.
3: ... a little while and unhappily; and that same year Offa put Beornred to flight and succeeded to the kingd...
9: ...n="center" | Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]'''

Hitchin (1151 bytes)
3: ...e has been found to suggest that [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]] had his capital here at some period, possibly o...

Egbert II of Kent (1361 bytes)
3: ...riefly until another, more successful invasion by Offa in [[785]].

Beorhtric of Wessex (2336 bytes)
40: ...igeberht]]. The nobles of Wessex, influenced by [[Offa of Mercia]], who had gained overlordship of the w...
42: ...of Offa's daughters, Eadburh. He also worked with Offa to expel [[Egbert of Wessex|Egbert]], a serious r...
46: ...e during this period. However, within a few years Offa's successor, [[Coenwulf of Mercia|Coenwulf]], had...

Ealhmund of Kent (1346 bytes)
3: ... evidence that Ealhmund was acting independent of Offa's authority, perhaps as a consequence of a possib...
5: ...lhmund was probably killed in battle. After this, Offa ruled Kent directly.

Montgomery, Powys (498 bytes)
1: ...ngland]], and for its well-preserved section of [[Offa's Dyke]].
3: ... a [[museum]], the [[Montgomery Canal]] and the [[Offa's Dyke Path]].

Knighton, Wales (636 bytes)
3: ... section of [[Offa's Dyke]], and it lies on the [[Offa's Dyke Path]]. Other attractions include a castle...

Eadbert II of Kent (1684 bytes)
3: ... under Eadbert, a former [[priest]]. In July 796, Offa died, leaving Mercia temporarily in a weak positi...
5: ...Church|Church]]. [[Coenwulf of Mercia|Coenwulf]], Offa's eventual successor, exploited this in his negot...

796 (1003 bytes)
17: *[[July 26]] - [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]], king of [[Mercia]]

Prestatyn (857 bytes)
3: ...nd of the [[Offa's Dyke Path]], although not on [[Offa's Dyke]] itself. Other attactions include the re...

Eadburh (140 bytes)
1: '''Eadburh''' was the daughter of [[Offa of Mercia]] and wife of [[Beorhtric of Wessex]]. ...

Llandrinio (188 bytes)
1: ...e to the English border. The [[River Severn]] and Offa's Dyke run through the village. The river is cros...

Cynewulf of Wessex (2520 bytes)
46: ...o suggest Cynewulf subsequently became subject to Offa (as his successor, [[Beorhtric of Wessex|Beorhtri...

O and P class destroyer (964 bytes)
6: *[[HMS Offa (G29)|''Offa'']]

755 (1327 bytes)
13: *[[Offa of Mercia|Offa]] deposes king [[Bernred]] of [[Mercia]] and take...

Kingdom of Powys (1243 bytes)
3: ...quest permanent by ordering the construction of [[Offa's Dyke]]. Powys suffered from repeated [[Anglo-Sa...

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