Asser

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Asser was a 9th-century Welsh monk and scholar best known for writing a Latin biography of King Alfred the Great of Wessex.

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instanceOf biographer
historian
monk
scholar
associatedWith Alfred the Great NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
centuryActive 9th century
clericalStatus monk
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Wales NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Welsh
floruit late 9th century
gender male
genre biography
historiography
historicalPeriodDescribed reign of Alfred the Great
knownFor writing a Latin biography of King Alfred the Great
languageOfWorkOrName Latin NERFINISHED
memberOf clergy of the Kingdom of Wessex
name Asser NERFINISHED
notableWork Vita Ælfredi regis Angul Saxonum NERFINISHED
occupation biographer
historian
monk
scholar
placeOfActivity Wales NERFINISHED
Wessex NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
wroteAbout Alfred the Great NERFINISHED
Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED

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