Much of our understanding of the personality of Alfred the Great is based on the medieval Life of the king which was purported to have been written by Asser, Alfred's chaplain and close companion. This volume, which includes a translation of the full text with extensive commentary, argues that the Life was a forgery, written c.
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Much of our understanding of the personality of Alfred the Great is based on the medieval Life of the king which was purported to have been written by Asser, Alfred's chaplain and close companion. This volume, which includes a translation of the full text with extensive commentary, argues that the Life was a forgery, written c.
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