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Referenced as the basis for the TV series The Last Kingdom, discussing how Alfred is portrayed as having a 'dream of England' in these historical novels

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Referenced as the primary biographical source about Alfred, written by his Welsh bishop friend and devotee, which contains anecdotes about Alfred's childhood including the story of learning poetry by heart

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Referenced as the main primary source for early medieval English history, noted as being commissioned by Alfred himself

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Explicitly called 'a great book' that defines a 'hera' (army) as a large group of thieves working together

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Referenced for its 'running joke' that all invasions begin in the Isle of Thanet, a humorous history book