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- 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 was young.
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Alfred became king in AD871. During his reign he was advised by a council of nobles and church leaders. This council was called the Witan. Alfred made good laws and believed education was...
- Background
- Alfred’s Early Years
- From Prince to King
- Fighting The Vikings
- Victory, Co-Existence & Danelaw
- Strengthening The Defences
- Social Reformer
- Death and Legacy
On 8th June 793 AD,a group of seafaring Norse people from Scandinavia crossed the North Sea and landed on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, just off the northeast coast of England. Viking raiding parties increased in size and frequency over the coming decades until 865 AD, when a large Scandinavian army was amassed on English shores. Known as the Gre...
Born in 849 AD in Wantage, England, Alfred was the youngest of six children. He lived in the Kingdom of Wessex, which was based in the southwest of modern-day England. His father was Aethelwulf, who had ruled Wessex since 839 AD. From a young age, Alfred demonstrated a keen interest in learning English poetry and developing a fascination with Latin...
In 868 AD, Alfred married Ealhswith, the daughter of a Mercian nobleman. The pair had five children together. When the Great Heathen Army arrived, Alfred’s next oldest brother, Aethelred, was King of Wessex. The same year Alfred wed Ealhswith he began his military career, as he was recorded fighting alongside his brother against the Vikings. One by...
Unable to drive the Vikings out of his land, Alfred was forced to make peace. The peace lasted for the next five years until the Norsemen once again mounted an assault on Wessex. In 877 AD, the Danish King Guthrum made a surprise attack on Alfred’s royal household at Chippenham, forcing Alfred to flee into the nearby woods with a small group of men...
At the Battle of Edington in 878 AD, Alfred claimed a decisive victory against Guthrum, which led to a peace agreement between the two known as the Treaty of Wedmore. As part of the agreement, Guthrum was forced to accept baptism with Alfred being declared his godfather. Guthrum’s forces were also required to leave the kingdom of Wessex, allowing A...
Although Viking raiding parties continued to cross boundary lines, the years that followed were relatively peaceful. Alfred used the opportunity to rebuild his kingdom and strengthen his defences. He first reorganised his army into a system that allowed it to be more responsive to Viking raiders, which included a new tax and conscription system. He...
Together with his military improvements came an abundance of new social reforms. Alfred established a code of law, assembling previous rules and introducing new administrative regulations to create a unified Anglo-Saxon law. He also sought to bring the Anglo-Saxon people into a more unified culture, believing that the decline in education and learn...
In 886 AD, Alfred went on the offensive again and captured London, a significant territorial gain that laid the foundations for future generations to make further reprisals against the Vikings. After his victory in London, Alfred began styling himself as the 'King of the English'. Coinage began to refer to him in such a way. For most of his life, h...
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 was young.
Alfred the Great is famous for his victories against the Vikings, and is the only English monarch known as 'the Great'. But how much do you know about him? Barbara Yorke, professor emerita of early medieval history at the University of Winchester, brings you the facts about the Anglo-Saxon king
Alfred was born at Wantage in Oxfordshire in 849, fourth or fifth son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons. Following the wishes of their father, the sons succeeded to the kingship in turn.
On 24 May 1866, Alfred was created Duke of Edinburgh and Earl of Ulster and Earl of Kent by his mother Queen Victoria. While in command of the Galatea, Alfred engaged on a voyage around the world. On 7 June 1867, he left Gibraltar, arriving at the Cape of Good Hope on 24 July and paid a royal visit to Cape Town on 24 August 1867.
Apr 1, 2019 · Alfred was born in 849 and served as King of Wessex, a Saxon kingdom based in the southwest of modern day England, from 871 to his death on 26th October 899 AD. In this time he ruled successfully over his Anglo-Saxon kingdom and emerged as a military force, a strong leader and a promoter of reforms.
