Vita Ælfredi regis Angul Saxonum

The Life of King Alfred

Author

Asser

Language

Medieval Latin

Year

893

Country

Wales

Genre

Biography / Memoir / Reportage

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Asser was a Welsh monk from St David's, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. After spending a year at Caerwent because of illness, Asser accepted.