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Jun 17, 2024 · Alfred (born 849—died 899) was the king of Wessex (871–899), a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the Danes and promoted learning and literacy. Compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle began during his reign, circa 890.
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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.
Jun 14, 2024 · King Alfred the Great of Wessex died on October 26th, 899 CE, after a reign of almost thirty years. His death marked the end of a period of unprecedented stability and prosperity in Anglo-Saxon England, and his legacy as a wise and just ruler would continue to be felt for centuries to come.
Jun 28, 2024 · Unlike heroes such as Winston Churchill and Edith Cavell, Alfred the Great had no single defining moment but emerges from the pre-Norman mist as a wise, judicial royal leader called by some among the best kings ever to rule mankind.
5 days ago · Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd [a], Ælfrǣd, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred, also spelled Aelfred, byname Alfred the Great, (born 849—died 899), king of Wessex (871–899), a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England.
Jun 29, 2024 · Alfred the Great was more than a monarch; he was a visionary leader, a scholar, and a military strategist who defended his kingdom against Viking invasions, laying the foundations for a unified English nation. But what makes Alfred's story so captivating?
Jun 16, 2024 · Alfred, Lord Tennyson (born August 6, 1809, Somersby, Lincolnshire, England—died October 6, 1892, Aldworth, Surrey) was an English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry. He was raised to the peerage in 1884.
