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Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources Spiral-Bound | January 3, 1984

Asser, Simon Keynes (Translated by), Michael Lapidge (Translated by), Michael Lapidge (Introduction by), Simon Keynes (Introduction by), Michael Lapidge (Notes by), Simon Keynes (Notes by)

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This comprehensive collection includes Asser's Life of Alfred, extracts from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Alfred's own writings, laws, and will.

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Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 368 pages
ISBN-10: 0140444092
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches
Little is known of Asser beyond this work.

Simon Keynes is Reader in Anglo-Saxon History at Cambridge University. He is the author of The Diplomas of King Aethelred 'the Unready' and of numerous articles on Anglo-Saxon history.

Michael Lapidge is Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Clare College. He has translated the Latin writings of Aldhelm and is the author of numerous books on Latin literature.