Offa's Dyke: Landscape & Hegemony in Eighth-Century Britain

by Keith Ray and Ian Bapty

The massive ancient linear earthwork that provides the sole commemoration of an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon king and that gives its name to one of our most popular contemporary walking trails remains an enigma. Despite over a century of study, we still do not fully understand how or when Britain's largest linear monument was built, and in recent years the views of those who have studied the Dyke have diverged even about such basic questions as its physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905119356
• ISBN13: 9781905119356
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Windgather Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 9.7"