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The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great - A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser (Paperback, 1st ed. 2002)
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The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great - A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser (Paperback, 1st ed. 2002)
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Very few King's earn the appellation 'Great'. Alfred is the only
English King honoured with this name and is credited with various
successes (the foundation of a navy, English education system and
religious revival). His memory looms large in the English
Imagination. The medieval 'Life' of King Alfred of Wessex purports
to be written by Asser, a monk in the King's service. This account
of one of England's best loved and most famous kings has been
accepted as offering evidence on most aspects of life in early
medieval England and beyond. It was used in Victorian times to
create a 'Cult' of Alfred. Alfred Smyth offers a carefully
annotated translation of the 'Life' together with a long
commentary. He argues that the 'Life' is a forgery which has
profound implications not only for our understanding of the early
English and medieval past but also for the nature of biography and
history. This close scholarly rendering of the text allows the
reader access to the intricacies of medieval history.
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