alfred in the neat-herd's hut Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd; 849 – October 26, 899), also spelled Ælfred, was king of th
Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd; 849 – October 26, 899), also spelled Ælfred, was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defence of the kingdom against the Danish Vikings, becoming the only English king to be awarded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of his life are described in a work by the Welsh scholar Asser. Alfred was a learned man, and encouraged education and improved his kingdom's law system as well as its military structure.
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