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Offa [ˈɒfə] n (Biographies / Offa (death date: 796) M, Mercian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) died 796 ad, king of Mercia (757-796), who constructed an earthwork (Offa's Dyke) between Wales and Mercia How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When King Offa ruled in Mercia, about a hundred and fifty years later, he restored Christianity, and under its protection the nunnery of St. The village of Hurley, five minutes' walk from the lock, is as old a little spot as there is on the river, dating, as it does, to quote the quaint phraseology of those dim days, "from the times of King Sebert and King Offa. |
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