Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons - translation of Boethius

what is Alfred the great meaning?

What he meant was that we all die, and that our deeds don't matter much except as judged by God and posterity. I didn't know that Wayland the Smith was supposed to be a goldsmith, though. I thought he made swords (a good one was much more precious than gold). Earl Aelfgar of Essex left in the 940s a sword and sheath worth 4500 silver pence, the price of 150 oxen or about 20 slaves.

Mark

Thank you, for taking the time and explaining the phrase so proficiently. I looked up our connection we are 15th cousins throug my 13th grandfathers brother the Newdgates. Are you also a decendant of Alfred the Great?

Sincerely

Carol

I think statistically over half of the population of England must be (whether they can "prove" it or not). Some people would put the proportion much higher than a half.

Mark

http://www.medievalists.net/2017/02/hoard-king-alfred-great-goes-as...

http://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/01/31/the-alfred-jewel-one-of-th...