The man who made King Alfred great

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, noon

As the author of the\xa0Life\xa0of King Alfred, the Welsh churchman Asser is in large part responsible for how the early medieval king was viewed, and the fact that he eventually got the moniker \u2018the Great\u2019. Speaking with our content director David Musgrove, Dr Robert Gallagher tells us about a new discovery he\u2019s made about this monastic wordsmith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices