Asser's life of King Alfred

Alfred the Great (848 - 899) was a king in West Saxon and then the first king of the Anglo-Saxons king of Britain. He spent his early career fighting Viking invasions until in 878 he won a decisive victory against them and then personally oversaw the conversion of the Viking leader to Christianity. He left a legacy for being gracious rational peaceable and generally working to improve the overall quality of people's lives. This biography was composed by Asser (d. 909) a Welsh monk and later bishop. This large print version (14 point size) of Asser's work is from Asser's life of King Alfred translated by Albert Stanburrough Cook (1853-1927); Boston New York: Ginn and company 1906. The original footnotes are preserved and surviving illustrations of King Alfred on coins and in artwork are included.