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What Do We Know About Alfred – The Sources
• Asser’s biography provides far more information about Alfred
than is known about any other early English ruler.
• Asser was a Welsh monk who became bishop of Sherborne in
the 890’s.
• In about 885 he was asked by Alfred to join the circle of learned
men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court.
• In 893 Asser wrote a biography of Alfred that is the main source
of information about Alfred’s life.
