fernlega

Updated: June 29, 2025

Arrived at his place of destination, then called "Fernlega" or "Saltus Silicis," and which has since been termed Hereford, he there interred the body. Whatever the motive for the crime, there is ample evidence of Offa’s subsequent remorse. In atonement he built monasteries and churches, and is even said by some to have gone on a pilgrimage to Rome, though this rests on slight evidence.

A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh) Fisher - Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description: Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See