Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Fifth Century
- Sixth Century
- Seventh Century
- Eighth Century
- Ninth Century
- I.29 Æthelwulf, Poem on the Abbots of His Monastery
- I.30 The History of the Britons
- I.31 Archbishop Æthelred Grants Land to a Layman for a Sum of Gold
- I.32 Asser, The Achievements of King Alfred
- Tenth Century
- Eleventh Century
- Select Bibliography for Volume I
- General Index
- Index of Passages Cited
I.32 - Asser, The Achievements of King Alfred
from Ninth Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Fifth Century
- Sixth Century
- Seventh Century
- Eighth Century
- Ninth Century
- I.29 Æthelwulf, Poem on the Abbots of His Monastery
- I.30 The History of the Britons
- I.31 Archbishop Æthelred Grants Land to a Layman for a Sum of Gold
- I.32 Asser, The Achievements of King Alfred
- Tenth Century
- Eleventh Century
- Select Bibliography for Volume I
- General Index
- Index of Passages Cited
Summary
Asser’s biography of king Alfred gives a vivid portrait of the man. It combines the use of earlier Anglo-Saxon chronicles as sources with Asser’s own composition, often based on his personal acquaintance with the king. Here some excerpts are given from both categories, showing that Asser’s style changes somewhat depending on the source. For the chapters covering the period 874-8 which give an account of Alfred’s dealings with the Danes, relevant excerpts from the Old English version in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle are given in an appendix to the Section.
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- The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin , pp. 343 - 362Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024