Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great

Very few King''s earn the appellation ''Great''. Alfred is the only English King honoured with this name and is credited with various successes (the foundation of a navy, English education system and religious revival). His memory looms large in the English Imagination. The medieval ''Life'' of King Alfred of Wessex purports to be written by Asser, a monk in the King''s service. This account of on...