Well, there might have been twenty or thirty men in the southern kingdom who were better than I - but not more.

The southern kingdoms lived in relative peace for the next quarter century.

In the southern kingdoms most especially, it was vital for the performance of religious rituals.

"But the southern kingdom has little control over its raiders," Adjonas explained.

All over the southern kingdom, a technique known as "wheel burnish" was used.

Like so many of the castles in this southern kingdom, it was surrounded by massive walls.

During Offa's first years as king the southern kingdoms were relatively stable.

All they were really doing was trying to find some theological justification for pillaging the southern kingdoms.

It's larger than all the southern kingdoms combined, has a lot more people, and it's far better organized.

This kingdom-this green land-is the strong heart of the four southern kingdoms.