Rory Naismith
Medieval historian and Professor in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge, author of Offa: King of the Mercians (Yale UP, 2026) with expertise in Anglo-Saxon charters, coins, and political history.
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Apr 14, 2026 • 52min
Rory Naismith, "Offa: King of the Mercians" (Yale UP, 2026)
Rory Naismith, medieval historian and Cambridge professor, offers a fresh biography of Offa of Mercia. He discusses limited sources and how charters and coins reveal Offa’s image-making. Topics include Mercian power, coinage reform, the political meaning of Offa’s Dyke, diplomacy with Charlemagne and the papacy, and Offa’s lasting influence on kingship.
