Alfred the Great : Asser's Life of King Alfred and other contemporary sources / translated with an introduction and notes by Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge.
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TextLanguage: englat Series: Penguin classicsPublication details: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1983.Description: 368 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN: - 0140444092 (pbk.) :
- 9780140444094 (pbk.)
- De Rebus gestis Aelfredi. English
- Alfred, King of England, 849-899
- Alfred, King of England
- Anglo-Saxons -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
- Great Britain -- History -- Alfred, 871-899 -- Sources
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Early works to 1800
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- England Alfred, King of England - Biographies - Early works
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 is an admiring account of King Alfred's life, written in absorbing detail - chronicling his battles against Viking invaders and his struggle to increase the strength and knowledge of his people, and to unite his people at a time of conflict, uncertainty and war.
Translation of: De rebus gestis Aelfredi.
Asser's Life of King Alfred -- The Anglo-Saxon chronicle -- Extracts from the writings of King Alfred -- Miscellaneous sources for the reign of King Alfred -- Appendix I: Alfred and the cakes -- Appendix II: The Alfred jewel.