Event: Killing/murder
Offa 7
.shedding of blood to secure kingdom for his son
Asserted in:
Alcuin.Ep
122
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Scholarly Info
Description
Offa 7
shed much blood to secure the kingdom for his son [sc.
Ecgfrith 7
].
Primary Source Info
Original Text
... quam multum sanguinis effudit pater eius, ut filiio regnum confirmaret.
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Offa 7
(
King of the Mercians, 757-796
)
(Other)
:
Ecgfrith 7
(
King of the Mercians, 796
)
(Other)
:
Osberht 4
(
Patricius of the Mercians under
Offa 7
, fl. 797 [probably =
Brorda 2
]
) : He [sc.
Osberht 4
] very well knew how much blood had been shed.