Alfred the Great
Subtitle: Asser's Life of King Alfred and other contemporary sources
By: translated with an introduction and notes by Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge.
Contributors: Keynes, Simon.; Lapidge, Michael.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Alfred, King of England, 849-899.; Anglo-Saxons -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- History -- Alfred, 871-899 -- Sources.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Description: "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.
Notes: Translation of: De rebus gestis Aelfredi.