Nala D.
asked • 10/17/18Before King Alfred, English wasn’t considered great literature
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John C. answered • 07/20/19
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Prior to Alfred, great works were mostly existent or translated into Latin. Alfred pushed for Great Works to be translated into English and for his people to become better educated.
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Priya C.
English as a language was at a formation period at the time King Alfred was ruling. He had made provision to translate various relevant texts in Latin into English. The English used at the time is known as Old English now.11/05/18