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900–909 · Welsh monk who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s

Also known as: Asserius, Asserius Menevensis, Asserius Menevensis John Asser, John Asser, Ассер, أصر

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Writes Latin ecclesiastical history of the English kingdoms with a hagiographic, providential view of rulers. (AI reason)
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Æthelweard940–998
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A Latin chronicle reworking the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle that covers the same West Saxon history as Asser. (AI reason)
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Nennius800–900
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The Welsh-Latin Historia Brittonum shares Asser's British-Welsh historiographical milieu. (AI reason)
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Notker the Stammerer840–912
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Anecdotal Latin Gesta Karoli presents an idealised Christian king, much like Asser's portrait of Alfred. (AI reason)
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William of Malmesbury1095–1143
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Later Latin history of the English kings that draws on and extends the West Saxon royal tradition. (AI reason)
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Byrhtferth970–1012
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Anglo-Latin hagiography and historical compilation from the later Anglo-Saxon period. (AI reason)
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