The Proverbs of Alfred

The Proverbs of Alfred is a collection of early Middle English sayings ascribed to King Alfred the Great (called "England's darling"), said to have been uttered at an assembly in Seaford, East Sussex.[1] The collection of proverbs was probably put together in Sussex in the mid-12th century.[2][3] The manuscript evidence suggests the text originated at either a Cluniac or a Benedictine monastery: either Lewes Priory, 10 mi (16 km) to the north of Seaford, or Battle Abbey, 25 mi (40 km) to the north-east.[4]

  1. ^ Keynes and Lapidge, Alfred the Great. p. 47.
  2. ^ Baugh, Malone, The Literary History of England: Vol 1: The Middle Ages (to 1500), p. 154.
  3. ^ Deskis, Susan E. (2017). "Proverbs of Alfred". Wiley Online Library - Proverbs of Alfred - Abstract. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1–2. doi:10.1002/9781118396957.wbemlb026. ISBN 9781118396957.
  4. ^ Rouse, The Idea of Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 38-39.