Born
730
Died
796
Nationality
English
Events involving Offa of Mercia (2)
757
ID: 2621
Offa becomes King of Mercia - begins 39-year reign, most powerful English king before Wessex supremacy
ID: 2621
784
ID: 2622
Offa's Dyke construction - massive earthwork marking Welsh border, 150 miles long, 20 feet high
ID: 2622