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	'''Offa''' (died 796) was ~~the~~ King of [[Mercia]], reigning from 757 until his death. His rapid expansion of his territory paved the way for the unification of [[England]], and he was considered the most powerful [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] king before [[Alfred the Great]]. Unbeknowst to many, Offa was also a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]].		'''Offa''' (died 796) was a King of [[Mercia]], reigning from 757 until his death. His rapid expansion of his territory paved the way for the unification of [[England]], and he was considered the most powerful [[Anglo-Saxons\|Anglo-Saxon]] king before [[Alfred the Great]]. Unbeknowst to many, Offa was also a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Reign===		===Reign===
	Offa built a linear military fortification to define the western border of ~~Mecia~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Britons]]</ref> Later, this fortification was named after Offa, and it was called {{Wiki\|Offa's Dyke}}.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: Anglo-Saxon Warfare]]</ref> Under Offa, the rule and prosperity of Mercia reached its peak.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Mercia]]</ref> Offa also detailed the previous kings of [[Kingdom of Lindsey\|Lindsey]] who claimed to be descendants of the god [[Odin\|Woden]]; Offa's list survived as part of the {{Wiki\|Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\|Anglican Chronicle of Kings}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Hunwald]]</ref> He also built a [[fort]] in the [[Cyne Belle Castle]] as a proof of the superiority of Mercia.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Viking Expansion notes]]: Cyne Belle Castle {{Cite\|7 Dec 2021. Note missing on page}}</ref>		Offa built a linear military fortification to define the western border of Mercia.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Britons]]</ref> Later, this fortification was named after Offa, and it was called {{Wiki\|Offa's Dyke}}.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: Anglo-Saxon Warfare]]</ref>

			Under Offa, the rule and prosperity of Mercia reached its peak.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Mercia]]</ref> Offa also detailed the previous kings of [[Kingdom of Lindsey\|Lindsey]] who claimed to be descendants of the god [[Odin\|Woden]]; Offa's list survived as part of the {{Wiki\|Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\|Anglican Chronicle of Kings}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Hunwald]]</ref> He also built a [[fort]] in the [[Cyne Belle Castle]] as proof of the superiority of Mercia.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Viking Expansion notes]]: Cyne Belle Castle {{Cite\|7 Dec 2021. Note missing on page}}</ref>

	===Legacy===		===Legacy===
	Offa's membership in the Order was ~~eventually~~ uncovered by [[Tata]], a 9th century [[Palatinus]] of the Order whose grandfather fought alongside Offa. Tata later learned all he could of Offa and sought to follow in his footsteps. This was further discovered by the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] during the 870s in her hunt of the Order which eventually led her to cross paths with and eliminate Tata.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>		Offa's membership in the Order of the Ancients was uncovered by [[Tata]], a 9th-century [[Palatinus]] of the Order whose grandfather had fought alongside Offa. Tata later learned all he could about Offa and sought to follow in his footsteps. This was further discovered by the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] during the 870s in her hunt of the Order, which eventually led her to cross paths with and eliminate Tata.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
			===Reign===
	Offa built a linear military fortification to define the western border of Mecia.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Britons]]</ref> Later, this fortification was named after Offa, and it was called {{Wiki\|Offa's Dyke}}.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: Anglo-Saxon Warfare]]</ref> Under Offa, the rule and prosperity of Mercia reached its peak.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Mercia]]</ref> Offa also detailed the previous kings of [[Kingdom of Lindsey\|Lindsey]] who claimed to be descendants of the god [[Odin\|Woden]]; Offa's list survived as part of the {{Wiki\|Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\|Anglican Chronicle of Kings}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Hunwald]]</ref> He also built a [[fort]] in the [[Cyne Belle Castle]] as a proof of the superiority of Mercia.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Viking Expansion notes]]: Cyne Belle Castle {{Cite\|7 Dec 2021. Note missing on page}}</ref>		Offa built a linear military fortification to define the western border of Mecia.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Britons]]</ref> Later, this fortification was named after Offa, and it was called {{Wiki\|Offa's Dyke}}.<ref>''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'' – [[Learnings: Anglo-Saxon Warfare]]</ref> Under Offa, the rule and prosperity of Mercia reached its peak.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Mercia]]</ref> Offa also detailed the previous kings of [[Kingdom of Lindsey\|Lindsey]] who claimed to be descendants of the god [[Odin\|Woden]]; Offa's list survived as part of the {{Wiki\|Anglo-Saxon Chronicle\|Anglican Chronicle of Kings}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Hunwald]]</ref> He also built a [[fort]] in the [[Cyne Belle Castle]] as a proof of the superiority of Mercia.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Viking Expansion notes]]: Cyne Belle Castle {{Cite\|7 Dec 2021. Note missing on page}}</ref>

	==Legacy==		===Legacy===
	Offa's membership in the Order was eventually uncovered by [[Tata]], a [[Palatinus]] of the Order whose grandfather fought alongside Offa. Tata later learned all he could of Offa and sought to follow in his footsteps.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>		Offa's membership in the Order was eventually uncovered by [[Tata]], a 9th century [[Palatinus]] of the Order whose grandfather fought alongside Offa. Tata later learned all he could of Offa and sought to follow in his footsteps. This was further discovered by the [[Raven Clan]] [[shieldmaiden]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] during the 870s in her hunt of the Order which eventually led her to cross paths with and eliminate Tata.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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