158 – Offa With His Head

Last week was dark, wasn’t it? Not only that, but it only covered the first half of 793. The end of the 8th century was an eventful period so lets pick up right where we left off and talk about what else was happening in the other half of 793… and specifically with King Offa and Charlemagne. As you might remember, Offa’s foil… Archbishop Jaenberht of Canterbury... had finally died and AEthelheard (a Mercian) was selected to replace him. A pallium was sent for, and on the 21st of July, 793, ...