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Asser , d. 909, Welsh clergyman, monk of St. David's Abbey, Pembrokeshire. He went c.884 to the court of King Alfred, helped Alfred learn Latin, and later was made a bishop. He is remembered for his biography of Alfred to 893, apparently modeled on that of Charlemagne by Einhard. He combined a translation of some text of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle with his original observations on Alfred's life.

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Asser (d. 910), a monk of St David's Pembrokeshire, who entered the household of King Alfred. In 893 he wrote a Latin life of Alfred and a Chronicle of English History for the years 849 to 887. The authenticity of the Life has been questioned.

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Asser (d. 909). Bishop of Sherborne. Author of the Life of King Alfred, Asser was a Welshman who was a monk and priest at St David's in Dyfed until recruited by Alfred in 885 to become one of a group of scholars at his court. His famous biography of Alfred was written by 893 and makes use of the recently completed Anglo‐Saxon Chronicle. He succeeded Wulfsige c.900 as bishop of Sherborne.

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