ALFRED THE GREAT: ASSERS LIFE AND OTHERS (PENGUIN CLASSICS)

This account of King Alfred's life, written in absorbing detail, chronicles his battles against the Vikings, his struggle to unite the Anglo-Saxons and his campaign to spread the use of the English language, and provides an invaluable insight into his character and reign. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherborne, and who worked with Alfred in his efforts to revive religion and learning, it is among the earliest surviving royal biographies.