Editing Offa of Angel (section)

==Legend==
[[File:Beowulf - Offa.jpg|thumb|left|Offa's name in ''Beowulf'']]
In the narrative of Saxo, Uffi is said to have been dumb or silent during his early years.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} His aged and blind father, King [[Wermund]] believed him to be a simpleton and in order to preserve his son's position as king had him marry the daughter of [[Freawine]] (a neighbouring warlord/king) so that Freawine would assist Uffi when he became king.  However, the plans did not come to pass, as Freawine was killed by a  Myrging warlord called [[Eadgils of the Myrgings|Eadgils]]. Wermund subsequently raised Freawine's sons [[Ket and Wig]] as his own.  The two would eventually cause great dishonour to the Angles when they ambushed Eadgils in a forest as he walked alone and slew him.

The surrounding peoples began to mock the Angles, accusing them of cowardice and dishonour. Eventually the neighbouring Saxons decided that Wermund was too weak to resist their requests for him to surrender his kingdom, and they sent their emissaries to Wermund's court.  There they proceeded to mock the blind man, prompting Wermund to challenge their king to a duel&nbsp;— but the king stated that he would not fight a blind man.  It was then that Uffi regained his speech, and revealed that his silence had been caused by the great dishonour involved in Eadgil's death.  He promptly challenged the prince of the Saxons and one of his champions to a duel in order to regain the honour of the Angles.

Uffi's combat took place at [[Rendsburg]] on an island in the [[Eider River]] at Fifeldore/Monster-Gate, and Uffi succeeded in killing both his opponents.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

A somewhat corrupt version of the same story is preserved in the 13th-century ''[[Vitae duorum Offarum]]'', where, however, the scene is transferred to England.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

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