Offa's Dyke built
785* · Event
Earthen rampart and ditch ~150 miles long along the Welsh border, marking Mercian expansion under Offa.
On these timelines: Master, United Kingdom (combined), Wales, England
Around 785
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Islamic Golden Age (750)
- Abbasid Caliphate founded (750)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Reconquista (722)
- Viking Age (793)
- Coronation of Charlemagne (800)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)