Alfred the Great (848 - 899) was a king in West Saxon and then the first king of the Anglo-Saxons, king of Britain. He spent his early career fighting Viking invasions, until in 878 he won a decisive victory against them, and then personally oversaw the conversion of the Viking leader to Christianity. He left a legacy for being gracious, rational, peaceable, and generally working to improve the overall quality of people's lives. This biography was composed by Asser (d. 909), a Welsh monk a...

One of the most important sources of information on Alfred the Great (King of Wessex from 871 to 899) is Asser's "The Life of King Alfred". Asser was a Welsh monk who accepted a position in the court of King Alfred around 886. His work is both a translation of part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (for the years 851-887), as well as eyewitness accounts and opinions of Alfred's kingship. Although the only copy of the manuscript was destroyed by fire in 1731, transcriptions and material from oth...

A life of King Alfred of England originally composed in Latin, possibly sometime around 888 A.D. by the Monk and Bishop Asser, although some scholars contend that the work was actually composed much later by an unknown hand.

Haile Selassie I, the last emperor of Ethiopia, was as brilliant as he was formidable. An early proponent of African unity and independence who claimed to be a descendant of King Solomon, he fought with the Allies against the Axis powers during World War II and was a messianic figure for the Jamaican Rastafarians. But the final years of his empire saw turmoil and revolution, and he was ultimately overthrown and assassinated in a communist coup.Written by Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Haile...

»Ein grandioses, sprachmächtiges Sittenbild unserer Zeit.« Süddeutsche ZeitungEs liegt Asfa-Wossen Asserate fern, dem Leser Vorschriften zu machen – Manieren ist kein Anstandsbuch. Doch die ungeschriebenen Regeln unseres Umgangs miteinander fasst er genau ins Auge. Es lohnt sich, intelligent mit ihnen umzugehen.Ist der Handkuss peinlich? Stirbt das Kompliment aus? Wie vulgär ist die Mode? Kann man den Spießer loben? Gibt es...

Jeugdherinneringen uit Assen aan het einde van de 19e eeuw. Goed geschreven beeld van een provinciestadje en een opgroeiende jongen, met twaalf ambachten en dertien ongelukken. Veel Drentse nostalgie en informatie over gebruiken, gewoonten en bewoners van de hoofdstad Assen. Citaat: 'Toen de volgende dag het bedrog ontdekt werd, knarsetandde mijn vader. Dat was niet erg. Dat was alleen maar woede. Maar moeder schreide. Dat was erger.'

Asser (d. 908/909) was a Welsh monk who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. After spending a year at Caerwent because of illness, Asser accepted. In 893 Asser wrote a biography of Alfred, called the Life of King Alfred. The manuscript survived to modern times in only one copy, which was part of the Cotton library. That copy was destroyed in a fire ...

This book addresses the tension between, on the one hand, anti-doping practices and measures and, on the other hand, the fundamental rights of athletes. New techniques for testing and re-testing samples taken several years ago, have caused a push by the World Anti-Doping Agency and affiliated organizations for stricter rules, more doping tests and higher sanctions. Meanwhile, many States are adopting new laws and regulations to facilitate this push.At the same time, privacy and dat...

This book takes a close look at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), challenging existing claims and answering previously unanswered questions, by considering all of its publicly available decisions, both in its entirety as a body of jurisprudence and on a case-by-case level.It also investigates the actors involved in adjudication before the CAS, both the parties that bring disputes before the CAS and the arbitrators that resolve them, and in so doing establish precedents that...

Ein Spaziergang durch die Seelenlandschaft der Deutschen mit Bestseller-Autor Asfa-Wossen Asserate.Als Asfa-Wossen Asserate im Sommer 1968 zum Studieren aus Addis Abeba nach Tübingen kam, geriet er mitten hinein in die Studentenbewegung. Inzwischen besitzt der äthiopische Prinz die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft, von seinen englischen Freunden wird er liebevoll »My favourite Kraut« genannt. Nach über fünfzig Jahren in Deutschland ist es an der Zeit für ein persönliche...

Asser was a late ninth century Welsh monk, who is chiefly remembered as the friend, counsellor and biographer of Alfred the Great. Composed in Latin, ‘The Life of King Alfred’ follows his career from birth to accession in 871, describing in detail Alfred’s reign and his wars. It provides a revealing account of one of the greatest medieval kings, who sought to revive religion and learning in his kingdom. Among the earliest surviving royal biographies, it offers an admiring and endea...

Die aktuelle Flüchtlingskrise ist vor allem den Ereignissen im Nahen Osten geschuldet. Dabei gerät eine langfristig viel bedrohlichere Entwicklung aus dem Blick: die Völkerwanderung Zehntausender Afrikaner nach Europa. Prinz Asfa-Wossen Asserate, einer der besten Kenner des afrikanischen Kontinents, beschreibt die Ursachen dieser Massenflucht und appelliert an die europäischen Staaten, ihre Afrikapolitik grundlegend zu ändern. Andernfalls werden es bald nicht Tausende, sondern Millionen vo...