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Feb 25, 2016 · The only English monarch to earn the epithet “Great” and who was esteemed highly by the later Victorians who considered him something of a philosopher-king, Alfred (b. 849–d. 899; r. 871–899), King of Wessex, was the youngest son of Æthelwulf. Four elder brothers were ahead in the line, but Alfred survived them all.
Nov 16, 1995 · Abstract. Warrior, law-giver, and scholar, Alfred the Great was an extraordinarily gifted and highly successful king, pushing back the Vikings to preserve what is now thought of as the heart of England. This book provides a chronological examination of the much-disputed medieval biography of King Alfred, attributed to the king's tutor, Asser.
- Alfred P. Smyth
Alfred the Great. Silver penny of Alfred, struck c. 875 –880. Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrǣd [ˈæɫvˌræːd]; 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, the youngest son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex and Osburh, was born at Wantage, in about 848. He had a sister, Ethelswith and three brothers, Ethelbald, Ethelberht and Ethelred, who survived childhood. Alfred's grandfather, King Egbert, was the founder of the Wessex supremacy in 802 and ruled for over 40 years.
The life and times of Alfred the Great lie at the heart of Anglo-Saxon studies. The Alfredian era not only occupies a central position, chronologically, in the pre-Conquest history of England, but Alfred’s own achievements, the challenges which he faced from the Danish invaders, together with his writings and other writings associated with his reign—all go to make an assessment of this ...
Nov 28, 2001 · Alfred is the only English King honoured with this name and is credited with various successes (the foundation of a navy, English education system and religious revival). His memory looms large in the English Imagination. The medieval 'Life' of King Alfred of Wessex purports to be written by Asser, a monk in the King's service.
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Mar 18, 2013 · Most of what we know about the life and character of King Alfred the Great derives from De vita et gestis Alfredi, which was composed in 893 by Asser.In turning the tide of the early viking wars and laying the groundwork for the unification of England for the first time under a single king, Alfred left a brilliant military and political legacy.
