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Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred & Other Contemporary Sources
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John Asser, Anonymous, Michael Lapidge (Translator)
Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest of medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherborne in Alfred's service and worked with him in his efforts to revive religion and learning in his kingdom, this life is among the earliest surviving royal biographies. It ...
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