What were the main achievements, both short-term and long-term, of Offa (b.757-796) and Alfred the Great (b.849-899)?

Both Offa of Mercia and Alfred the Great have left their imprints on the history of the English people - despite years of turmoil and darkness - leaving behind rays of enlightenment and civilized progress. Offa of Mercia (757-796), a contemporary of Charlemagne (768-814), is credited with introducing the silver penny to England. The silver penny of 793-796AD was "minted in Canterbury by the moneyer Baba". For about two centuries before Offa's reign, the …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…by appearing in the courts. "Judge thou very fairly. Do not judge one judgment for the rich and another for the poor; nor one for the more dear and another for the one more hateful" . He also integrated and adapted some of Offa's laws in his codification. Further inclusions in his code of law were "limiting the ancient custom of blood-feud, and emphasizing the duty of a man to his lord" . Written by Christina Gerber.