奥法堤
奥法堤(英語:,威爾斯語:)是英格兰和威尔士边界上的线状军事工事,从塞文河畔的切普斯托向北延伸270公里至迪河三角洲。建于麦西亚国王奥法在位时的8世纪末,目的是防御威尔士人的进攻,因为奥法占领了很多威尔士人的土地。奥法堤在数个世纪都是英格兰和威尔士的分界线。奥法堤大部分是平坦的堤坝,个别地方高18米,在威尔士一侧有深约3.7米的深沟。有些部分至今仍然可见,成为一些徒步旅行者徒步的路线。[1]
参考资料
- "Offa’s Dyke." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 06 Apr. 2012. (页面存档备份,存于).
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维基共享资源上的相关多媒体资源:奥法堤 |
- Offa's Dyke Association website (页面存档备份,存于)
- Ramblers' Association: Offa's Dyke Path National Trail
- Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust: Introducing Offa's Dyke (页面存档备份,存于)
- How Offa's Dyke created a genetic barrier between the English and the Welsh(页面存档备份,存于) BBC Gene Stories article
- Walking Offa's Dyke Path (页面存档备份,存于)
- History and research Offa's Dyke; English Heritage (页面存档备份,存于)
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