In his Ford Lectures at Oxford, the editor of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle weighs the sources for Alfred’s life, from Asser to the Chronicle, then follows the king through his early years, his campaigns against the Danes, his laws and civil administration, and the translations of Orosius, Bede and others made at his court. Full notes give the evidence behind each conclusion.
A careful scholar’s portrait of Alfred, still valued by students of Anglo-Saxon England. Download the free EPUB.