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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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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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-359) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alfred the Great

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

10380574

Responsibility statement

translated with an introduction and notes by Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge

Series statement

Penguin classics

Sub title

Asser's Life of King Alfred and other contemporary sources

Summary

"Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales ... this life is among the earliest surviving royal biographies ... chronicling his battles against Viking invaders and his struggle to increase the strength and knowledge of this people, and to unite them at a time of conflict, uncertainty and war. This edition also includes other contemporary sources, including annals from the The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Alfred's laws, his will and extracts from his own writings"--Page 4 of cover

Table Of Contents

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

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