Offa: King of the Mercians by Naismith, Rory
Offa: King of the Mercians by Naismith, Rory

Offa: King of the Mercians

An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the...
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Author: Rory Naismith
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Offa: King of the Mercians by Naismith, Rory

Offa: King of the Mercians

$90.00
Offa: King of the Mercians by Naismith, Rory

Offa: King of the Mercians

$90.00
Author: Rory Naismith
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
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. Naismith reveals how Offa cemented Mercia's position as the dominant force in the southern part of Britain, strengthened the internal cohesion of his domains, and laid the basis for a new model of kingship. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including charters, coins, and chronicles, Naismith reveals Offa as a king who was ambitious and successful, and who carefully constructed his image and that of the royal family. Far from just one in a sequence of overlords, Offa had a lasting impact on how kingship was practised and conceived across England.

Author: Rory Naismith
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 05/19/2026
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780300257465

About the Author
Rory Naismith is professor of early medieval history at the University of Cambridge and the author of prize-winning books Money and Power in Anglo-Saxon England, The Coinage of Southern England 796-865, Citadel of the Saxons, and Making Money in the Early Middle Ages.
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