Asser's Life of King Alfred

[ICantSpellDawg]

Is the Alfred the Great depicted for us by Asser a "real person"; or is he just another paper hero?

Asser's Life of King Alfred (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/KingAlfred/)

[thelzdking]

I think it's about as accurate as any source of the time would be. Hyperbole and that, but generally it's considered to be pretty solid, it seems.