Yale University Press
Offa - Rory Naismith
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- Výborné hodnocení zákazníků na Heurece
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An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the turning point of Anglo-Saxon history  Offa ruled the Mercian heartland of the west midlands from 757 to 796. But while Alfred the Great and his dynasty are seen as agents of a new beginning that resulted in a unified Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Offa is best remembered as the builder of a great dyke and as a symbol of an older, divided order.  In this major new biography, Rory Naismith challenges this view.... Zobrazit více