Asser's Life of King Alfred
893 · Work
The Welsh monk Asser writes the first biography of an English king, the source of Alfred's piety, illness and the stories of his youth.
On these timelines: Alfred and the Vikings, England, Arts and Thoughts, Wales, Master
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