Offa's Dyke
/ˌɒfəz ˈdaɪk/
/ˌɔːfəz ˈdaɪk/
- a large bank of earth along the border between England and Wales. It was built in the 8th century by Offa, a king of Mercia, as a protection against the Britons who lived to the west of it. Later, it became the border between the two countries. Today Offa's Dyke is a National Trail and people enjoy walking along it, or parts of it.
奥法的堤坝：英格兰和威尔士边界沿线的一大片土地。它建于8世纪，由Mercia的国王Offa建造，以保护居住在其西部的英国人。后来，它成为了两国之间的边界。如今，奥法（Offa）的堤（Dyke）已成为一条国家步道，人们喜欢沿着步道或步道漫步。