An Annotated Bibliography of Printed and Online Primary Sources for the Middle Ages

Alfred (Alfred the Great; Aelfred) King of Wessex; King of England
lived 849-899

Alfred, king of the West-Saxons, repulsed the Danish invasion in 878 thereby unifying the Anglo-Saxons and becoming the first king of England. In addition to his literary patronage, which involved gathering an educated circle of men of his court, Alfred himself translated Latin works into Old English, such as Gregory the Great’s Pastoral Care, Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy, and others. For more information, see:

• Wikipedia
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Asser’s Life of Alfred

OMSB Records by Alfred:

• Sweet, Henry, ed., King Alfred's West Saxon Version of Gregory's Pastoral Care (Early English Text Society Original Series 45, 50, 1871 [Rpt. 2001]).
• Campbell, Alistair, ed., Tollemache Orosius (Early English Manuscripts in Facsimile, Copenhagen: Rosenkilde and Bagger, 1953).
• Sweet, Henry, ed., King Alfred's Orosius (Early English Text Society Original Series 79, 1883 [Rpt. 1974]).
• Fox, Samuel, trans., King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiae (London: H. G. Bohn, 1864).
• Ker, N.R., ed., The Pastoral Care, King Alfred’s Translation of St. Gregory’s Regula Pastoralis (Copenhagen: Rosenkilde and Bagger (Early English Manuscripts in Translation), 1956).