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Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

(d. 909?)


Chronicler, a monk of St. David's, afterwards Bishop of Sherborne, was the friend, helper, and biographer of Ælfred. In addition to his life of Ælfred he wrote a chronicle of England from 849 to 887.

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

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