Alfred the Great
Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources
$23.05
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 February 1984
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 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140444094 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140444092 |
| Author: | John Asser, Anonymous |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 February 1984 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
John Asser
Little is known of Asser beyond this work.
Simon Keynes is Reader in Anglo-Saxon History at Cambridge University. He is the author of The Diplomas of King Aethelred ‘the Unready’ and of numerous articles on Anglo-Saxon history. Michael Lapidge is Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Clare College. He has translated the Latin writings of Aldhelm and is the author of numerous books on Latin literature.
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