Werferth
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__NOTOC__ Werferth was an English bishop of Worcester. Werferth was consecrated either in 872 or between 869 and 872. A contemporary and friend of Alfred the Great, he was a significant translator, from Latin into Old English. His translations include the Dialogues of Gregory, commissioned by Alfred. He died either in 915 or between 907 and 915.
__NOTOC__ Werferth was an English bishop of Worcester. Werferth was consecrated either in 872 or between 869 and 872. A contemporary and friend of Alfred the Great, he was a significant translator, from Latin into Old English. His translations include the Dialogues of Gregory, commissioned by Alfred. He died either in 915 or between 907 and 915.
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Alfred and the Old English Prose of his Reign accessed on 6 September 2007
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