Church Laws (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798869110329)

Alfred the Great, during his tenure over the kingdom of Wessex, sough to reform and strengthen the English church through parochial and scholarly reform. Unlike most kings of the dark ages, Alfred the Great, lead this scholarly reform himself, writing and translating great works of the church himself. This work is the short collection of reforms that were put forward to offer some self of revival to the English church following its decimation by the Viking invasions.