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2 days ago · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
4 days ago · Journey back to 878 AD with Realm of Legends as we explore the epic Battle of Eddington. Witness King Alfred the Great’s daring strategy and heroic resolve as he faces the Viking invaders...
5 days ago · She deserves to be remembered and honoured alongside her father Alfred for her key role in weaving the alliances that led to the unification of England. Æthelflæd was the eldest child of Alfred and Eahlswith, born around 870CE at the height of the Viking invasions.
1 day ago · Alfred the Great, a son of Aethelwulf, succeeded to the throne in the course of the year and made peace; this gave him a respite until 876. Meanwhile the Danes drove out Burgred of Mercia, putting a puppet king in his place, and one of their divisions made a permanent settlement in Northumbria.
3 days ago · Alfred the Great: The man who made England. John Murray 20 (0-7195-6665-7); Church Times Bookshop 18. The prologue, unexpectedly, describes the fire of 23 October 1731, in whicthe Cottonian library went up in flames, and with it the only copy of Ass's Life of Alfred.
1 day ago · His father was Angevin-Norman and great-grandson of William the Conqueror. Contemporary historian Ralph de Diceto traced his family's lineage through Matilda of Scotland to the Anglo-Saxon kings of England and Alfred the Great, and from there legend linked them to Noah and Woden.
5 days ago · Join the epic saga of Alfred the Great, a visionary leader who shaped the course of English history. As King of the West Saxons and later of all Anglo-Saxons, Alfred faced relentless Viking invasions, yet emerged victorious, securing a fragile peace that divided England between his realm and the Viking-held Danelaw.
