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He went to work for King Alfred the Great in Wessex, and part of his work was to help the king with the books he translated. In 893 Asser wrote his own Life of King Alfred that is the best source of information modern historians have about any early king in Britain. At some time between 892Events Poppo of Thuringia, count of the march in Thuringia,is deposed by the German Carolingian king Arnulf of Carinthia Arnulf of Carinthia invades Great Moravia Duke Guido of Spoleto crowned Roman Emperor in April The former Silla general Gyeonhwon atta and 900Alternate uses, see Number 900. Events Gyeonhwon formally establishes the kingdom of Hubaekje in southwestern Korea. Births Deaths August 13 Zwentibold, last King of Lotharingia Donald II, King of the Scots and Picts; succeeded by Constantine II. Asser became Bishop of SherborneThe Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin at Sherborne ( Dorset, England), usually called Sherborne Abbey has been a Saxon cathedral ( 705- 1075) and a Benedictine abbey ( 998 1539) and has remained a parish church ever since. There may have been a Celtic C -- he had already been a bishop, but whether he was Bishop of St. David's or a suffragan bishop of Sherborne while Wulfsige was its bishop is not clear, although Giraldus CambrensisGiraldus Cambrensis (c. 1223), also known as Gerald of Wales was a medieval clergyman and chronicler of his times. Born in around 1146 at Manorbier Castle in Pembrokeshire, he was of mixed Norman and Welsh blood, his real name being Gerald de Barri. Geral listed Asser as a bishop of St. David's in Itinerarium Cambriae, which he wrote in 1191Events May 12 Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. September 7 Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf. The monks of Glastonbury Abbey announce that they have found the burial sites of King Arthur and hi.
During the 19thAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended and 20th centuries19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre, several scholars asserted that Asser's biography of King Alfred was not authentic but a forgery; at least one scholar claimed the forger was Bishop LeofricLeofric ( 1016 1072) was born in Devon, England, and died there, in Exeter, on 10 February, 1072. His parents may have been Saxons, but modern historians doubt they were Celts, although William of Malmesbury said they were. Leofric received his training i of Devon and Cornwall (became bishop 1046, died 1072). The bases for those assertions did not stand up to examination, and the Life is still acknowledged as authentic by all reputable authorities. It is readily available in various editions of books and on the Internet.