| To Asser, Offa was an imperialistic bully whose progeny alone surpassed him in unsavoriness. |
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| In 765 and 770 grants are made by a King Osmund, the latter one was later confirmed by Offa of Mercia. |
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| Offa persuaded Pope Adrian I to divide the archdiocese of Canterbury in two, creating a new archdiocese of Lichfield. |
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| The saltire as a symbol of Mercia may have been in use since the time of King Offa. |
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| The arms were subsequently used by the Abbey of St Albans, founded by King Offa of Mercia. |
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| By the early 770s, it appears that Offa was attempting to rule Kent directly, and a rebellion followed. |
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| In 796 Offa died, and in this moment of Mercian weakness a Kentish rebellion under Eadbert Praen temporarily succeeded. |
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| From the late 8th century, Sussex seems to have absorbed the Kingdom of the Haestingas, after the region was conquered by the Mercian king Offa. |
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| The Kingdom of Sussex was an independent unit until the reign of Offa of Mercia. |
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| Offa is credited with the construction of Offa's Dyke, marking the border between Wales and Mercia. |
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| Offa is also mentioned in the Annales Ryenses, Vita Offae Primi and Vitae duorum Offarum. |
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| In 764, Offa granted land at Rochester in his own name, with Heahberht on the witness list as king of Kent. |
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| Offa's influence in Kent at this time is clear, and it has been suggested that Heahberht was installed by Offa as his client. |
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| There is less agreement among historians on whether Offa had general overlordship of Kent thereafter. |
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| In 786, after the murder of Cynewulf, Offa may have intervened to place Beorhtric on the West Saxon throne. |
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| Even if Offa did not assist Beorhtric's claim, it seems likely that Beorhtric to some extent recognised Offa as his overlord shortly thereafter. |
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| Jaenberht had been a supporter of Ecgberht II of Kent, which may have led to conflict in the 760s when Offa is known to have intervened in Kent. |
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| They visited Canterbury first, and then were received by Offa at his court. |
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| Both Offa and Cynewulf, king of the West Saxons, attended a council where the goals of the mission were discussed. |
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| In 787, Offa succeeded in reducing the power of Canterbury through the establishment of a rival archdiocese at Lichfield. |
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| It is possible that Jaenberht refused to perform the ceremony, and that Offa needed an alternative archbishop for that purpose. |
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| The enemies of Offa and Charlemagne, described by Adrian as the source of the rumour, are not named. |
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| Offa was a generous patron of the church, founding several churches and monasteries, often dedicated to St Peter. |
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| Egbert of Wessex was another refugee from Offa who took shelter at the Frankish court. |
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| Wermund, Vermund or Garmund is an ancestor of the Mercian royal family, a son of Wihtlaeg and father of Offa. |
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| Wrexham is divided into the communities of Acton, Rhosddu, Offa and Caia Park. |
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| Get Up Offa That Thing is one of our favourites with that evil intro and the incessant clavi line. |
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| It is unlikely that Offa had significant influence in the early years of his reign outside the traditional Mercian heartland. |
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| Under Offa, Mercia entered its most prosperous and influential period. |
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| The power and prestige that Offa attained made him one of the most significant rulers in Early Medieval Britain, though no contemporary biography of him survives. |
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| Offa's Dyke, most of which was probably built in his reign, is a testimony to the extensive resources Offa had at his command and his ability to organise them. |
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| Offa was probably able to exert control over the kingdom of Lindsey at an early date, as it appears that the independent dynasty of Lindsey had disappeared by this time. |
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| A letter written by Alcuin in 797 to a Mercian ealdorman named Osbert makes it apparent that Offa had gone to great lengths to ensure that his son Ecgfrith would succeed him. |
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| For example, Offa, king of Mercia, and Egbert, king of Wessex, are sometimes described as kings of England by popular writers, but not by all historians. |
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| The booty was sent to Charlemagne at his capital, Aachen, and redistributed to his followers and to foreign rulers, including King Offa of Mercia. |
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| Either Offa or Ine of Wessex is traditionally supposed to have founded the Schola Saxonum in Rome, in what is today the Roman rione, or district, of Borgo. |
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| No indisputably authentic charters from before this date show Cynewulf in Offa's entourage, and there is no evidence that Offa ever became Cynewulf's overlord. |
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| In letters dating from the late 780s or early 790s, Alcuin congratulates Offa for encouraging education and greets Offa's wife and son, Cynethryth and Ecgfrith. |
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| Events in southern Britain to 796 have sometimes been portrayed as a struggle between Offa and Charlemagne, but the disparity in their power was enormous. |
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| However, Offa did not necessarily understand the economic changes that came with the burhs, so it is not safe to assume he envisioned all their benefits. |
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| Offa rescinded grants made to Canterbury by Egbert, and it is also known that Jaenberht claimed the monastery of Cookham, which was in Offa's possession. |
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| Offa issued laws in his name, but no details of them have survived. |
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| As a result, the number and location of mints used by Offa is uncertain. |
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| After the northern council George returned to the south and another council was held, attended by both Offa and Jaenberht, at which further canons were issued. |
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