Asser's Life of King Alfred by John Asser
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"Asser's Life of King Alfred" by John Asser is a biography written in 893. A Welsh monk recruited to Alfred the Great's scholarly court, Asser composed the only substantial contemporary account of England's legendary king. This work reveals Alfred's character, achievements, and daily life in remarkable detail—information unavailable for any other early English ruler. Though the original manuscript perished in a 1731 fire, earlier transcriptions preserved this invaluable portrait. The biography's authenticity
has sparked debate, but scholars now widely accept it as genuine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Asser, John, -909 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Cook, Albert S. (Albert Stanburrough), 1853-1927 |
| LoC No. | 06000684 |
| Title | Asser's Life of King Alfred |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asser |
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Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | Alfred, King of England, 849-899 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 63384 |
| Release Date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2465 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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