King of Mercia, England, from 757. He conquered Essex, Kent, Sussex, and Surrey; defeated the Welsh and the West Saxons; and established Mercian supremacy over all England south of the river Humber.

Defensive earthwork along the Welsh border, of which there are remains from the mouth of the river Dee to that of the river Severn. It represents the boundary secured by Offa's wars with Wales.
The dyke covered a distance of 240 km/149 mi, of which 130 km/81 mi are still standing.

(Homonym: awful).
Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
Refuse; garbage; edible animal entrails and organs.
Useless by-products; parts of an animal that are cut off and discarded in the butchering process; refuse, waste matter

County of the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Leinster, between Galway on the W and Kildare on the E; county town Tullamore; area 2,000 sq km/772 sq mi; It is low-lying, with part of the Bog of Allen to the North.
Features include the rivers Shannon (along the western boundary), Brosna, Clodagh, and Broughill and the Slieve Bloom mountains in the SE. Peat is used to fuel power stations; products include oats, barley, wheat, and cattle.