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Writer

Country/Nationality

Bishop of Sherbourne Asser

Books by Bishop of Sherbourne Asser

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Life of Alfred the Great

History Non-Fiction Reference work Biography
History Military Religion Biography Culture Medieval England Monarchy Governance Latin Anglo-Saxon Alfred the Great Viking Danish Asser Sherbourne Early England Historical Text

A life of King Alfred of England originally composed in Latin, possibly sometime around 888 A.D. by the Monk and Bishop Asser, although some scholars contend that the work was actually composed much later by an unknown hand. (Summary by Douglas B. Ki...