Metres of Boethius

The Metres of Boethius (or Lays of Boethius) are a series of Old English alliterative poems adapted from the Latin metra of the 6th-century Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius. The Metres were produced shortly after King Alfred (r. 870-899) translated the Consolation of Philosophy in straightforward prose at the end of the 9th century. Alfred may also have been the author of the Metres, though any direct evidence is lacking.