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This book is a comprehensive study of political thought at the court of King Alfred the Great (871-99). It explains the extraordinary burst of royal learned activity focused on inventive translations from Latin into Old English attributed to Alfred's own authorship. A full exploration of context establishes these texts as part of a single discourse which placed Alfred himself at the heart of all rightful power and authority. A major theme is the relevance of Frankish and other European experienc
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- Author
- David Pratt; Rosamond McKitterick; Christine Carpenter; Jonathan Shepard
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780511290404
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Historical Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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