It is difficult to fix the date of Asser's arrival in England, but it was probably about 885.
He then agreed to spend six months of each year with the king and six months in his own land but his first stay at the royal court extended to eight months, and it is probable that the annual visit to Wales was curtailed if not altogether discontinued. The king met the monk at Denu (probably East or West Dean, near Seaford in Sussex), but Asser did not at once accept the invitation of Alfred, and returned to Wales to consult his colleagues. He became a monk at St David's, and having acquired some reputation for learning, he was invited by King Alfred to his court.
910), English bishop, and author of a life of Alfred the Great, was a native of the western part of Wales, and was related to Nobis, bishop of St David's.
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