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Æthelbald and Offa: Two Eighth-Century Kings of Mercia. Papers from a Conference held in Manchester in 2000. Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies

Æthelbald and Offa: Two Eighth-Century Kings of Mercia. Papers from a Conference held in Manchester in 2000. Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies


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In these sixteen papers, from a conference held by the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies in 2000, some well-known names approach the reigns of Aethelbald and Offa from a range of perspectives. Archaeology, landscapes, histories and coinage are used to discuss the nature of Mercian kingship; the use of violence; the patronage of nunneries; the legends of Offa and his legacy; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and works of literature; Mercia and East Anglia; the urban landscape; Offa's Dyke; military obligations. The final three papers focus on the iconography and historical context of 8th-century coins and recent archaeological coin discoveries. Contributors:

Table of Contents:
(1) The Kingdom of the Mercians in the Eighth Century (Simon Keynes); (2) Orchestrated Violence and the 'Supremacy of the Mercian Kings' (Damian J. Tyler); (3) Onuist son of Uurguist: tyrannus carnifex or a David for the Picts (Alex Woolf); (4) Æthelbald, Offa and the Patronage of Nunneries (Barbara Yorke); (5) The Lives of the Offas: the Posthumous Reputation of Offa, King of the Mercians (Richard Martin); (6) Legends of Offa: the Journey to Rome (Stephen Matthews); (7) Æthelbert, King and Martyr: the Development of a Legend (Sheila Sharp); (8) Mentions of Offa in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Beowulf and Widsith (Mark Atherton); (9) Felix's Life of Guthlac: History or Hagiography (Audrey Meaney); (10) Guthlac's Vita, Mercia and East Angliain the first half of the Eighth Century (N. J. Higham); (11) Offa's Dyke (Margaret Worthington); (12) The Eighth-century Urban Landscape (David Hill); (13) Military Obligations and Mercian Supremacy in the Eighth Century (Gareth Williams); (14) TheCoinage of Offa in the light of Recent Discoveries (Derek Chick); (15)Beonna and Alberht: Coinage and Historical Context (Marion M. Archibald); (16) Riches in Heaven and on Earth: Some Thoughts on the Iconography of Coinage at the time of Æthelbald (Anna Gannon).

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David Hill and Margaret Worthington


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  • ISBN-13: 9781841716879
  • Publisher: BAR Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: BAR Publishing
  • Height: 297 mm
  • No of Pages: 150
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 544 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1841716871
  • Publisher Date: 31 Dec 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Two Eighth-Century Kings of Mercia. Papers from a Conference held in Manchester in 2000. Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies
  • Width: 210 mm


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