Originally composed in Latin, prossibly 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. Translation by Dr. J.A. Giles (London, 1847).The text of this edition is based on that published as Six Old English Chronicles", translated and edited by Dr. J.A. Giles (London, 1847)."