King Alfred and the Sibyl: sources of praise in the Latin acrostic verses of Bern, Burgerbibliothek, 671
Robert L. Gallagher
This article offers an analysis of the possible sources that influenced composition sole surviving set Latin verses were composed for Anglo‐Saxon king Alfred Great. In particular, a hitherto unrecognized textual model is identified, namely ‘Sibylline acrostic’. Consideration their potential also provides greater appreciation social and cultural values these what, in turn, they tells us about Alfredian milieu which produced, presented consumed.
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