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BL The first major study of King Alfred since Plummer's in 1902
BL Presents a radical new interpretation of Alfred, based on previously unavailable evidence
Warrior, law-giver, and scholar, Alfred the Great is celebrated as one of Britain's most successful and heroic kings. In this, the first biography for almost one hundred years, Professor Smyth explores the life of this remarkable man. His conclusion is controversial; he argues that Asser's Life of Alfred, hitherto the most important source of our knowledge about the king, is a late medieval forgery. This revelation has profound implications for our understanding of the whole of Anglo-Saxon history.
BL Presents a radical new interpretation of Alfred, based on previously unavailable evidence
Warrior, law-giver, and scholar, Alfred the Great is celebrated as one of Britain's most successful and heroic kings. In this, the first biography for almost one hundred years, Professor Smyth explores the life of this remarkable man. His conclusion is controversial; he argues that Asser's Life of Alfred, hitherto the most important source of our knowledge about the king, is a late medieval forgery. This revelation has profound implications for our understanding of the whole of Anglo-Saxon history.
- Format: Inbunden
- ISBN: 9780198229896
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 770
- Utgivningsdatum: 1995-11-01
- Förlag: OUP Oxford