This is a major achievement of historical scholarship and likely to
remain the last word on one of the most remarkable figures in
English history. Professor Smyth's monumental biography of Alfred
contains a number of significant re-evaluations which will have
major implications for our understanding of the Anglo-Saxon period.
Smyth argues that the Life of Alfred attributed to the king's tutor
Asser is actually a medieval forgery. He shows that there was a
much closer and earlier association than has previously been
thought between Alfred's court and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and
he firmly overturns the view of the king as an illiterate and an
invalid. (Kirkus UK)
The first major study of King Alfred since Plummer's in 1902 Presents a radical new interpretation of Alfred, based on previously unavailable evidenceWarrior, law-giver, and scholar, Alfred the Great is celebrated as one of Britain's most successful and heroic kings. In this, the first biography for almost one hundred years, Professor Smyth explores the life of this remarkable man. His conclusion is controversial; he argues that Asser's Life of Alfred, hitherto the most important source of our knowledge about the king, is a late medieval forgery. This revelation has profound implications for our understanding of the whole of Anglo-Saxon history.
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