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This statue of Alfred the Great stands in the central garden of Trinity Square at Southwark and created in the 19th century. The top half is made of Coade Stone, an artificial material.
Description. The statue stands in the garden in the centre of Trinity Church Square in Southwark. [2] It stands 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) high and depicts a broad-shouldered, bearded man wearing robes and a crown. [3] It is thought to depict the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon king Alfred the Great. [4] The rear of the statue is quite plain, and it may have ...
Nov 10, 2021 · Some historians think Alfred's likeness was one of those erected on Westminster Hall in the 14th century (and removed in the early 19th century). Now, new research has discovered something...
Nov 11, 2021 · The figure considered to be the oldest outdoor statue in the capital has been found to date back even further than previously believed, to Roman times. Alfred the Great, in Trinity Church...
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Alfred lived and ruled over 1,000 years ago. Yet his historic vision for his people, personal courage, spiritual devotion, and treatment of his enemies, offer profound wisdom for political leaders of any age -- including our own. Winston Churchill noted when looking back over the centuries at Alfred's life that, "we are witnessing the birth of a na...
One man who did more than any other to fight against the spiritual decay within the English church as well as against the Vikings was Alfred, later known as Alfred the Great. Would HeathenAnarchy Prevail? In the earliest years of the attacks, the Vikings had been content to raid and plunder the coastal areas. By Alfred's time, some Danish Vikings w...
Alfred was both merciful and firm in victory. He insisted the Danes evacuate Wessex, though he allowed them to settle in lands to the east and north, the area that became known as the Danelaw. Alfred had viewed the fight as not just a military conflict but also a spiritual war between Christians and heathen barbarians. As the victor, Alfred require...
Alfred's reign was a turning point in Britain's history and actually marked the beginning of the development of political unification and an English royal government. Alfred recognized that as an island, England needed a navy. He designed ships that were more durable than the Viking ships and established the English navy. He reorganized the army in...
Alfred's law code began with an introduction containing a translation of the Ten Commandments into English. God's law was to be the basis of the law for Alfred's Christian nation if it wished to be blessed by God. Following the Ten Commandments, Alfred included the Law of Moses (Exodus 21:1-23:19), the Golden Rule(Matthew 7:12), and a brief account...
In spite of the great achievements of Alfred's 30-year reign (871-901), Alfred was not a strong man. He was sickly and suffered abdominal problems, but persevered to complete the tasks he felt God had given him. Alfred shows the immense role one man can play in a people's history. He once described himself as working in a great forest, gathering ti...
The very idea of forced conversion or compelled baptism offends our modern sensibilities. But Winston Churchill sheds an interesting light on this event in his monumental work History of the English Speaking Peoples(vol. 1, ch. 7), in which he observed: Alfred had longer ends in view. It is strange that he should have wished to convert these savage...
Statue of Alfred the Great by Hamo Thornycroft in Winchester, unveiled during the millennial commemoration of Alfred's death.
Aug 30, 2021 · Recent analysis of a statue of Alfred the Great (r. AD 871-899) – which has stood in Trinity Church Square in Southwark since at least 1831 – has revealed that it was constructed in two parts, with its right leg and associated drapery having early Roman origins, possibly originally representing a goddess.
