Alfred the Great
849 AD – 899 AD
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 Æthelwulf's first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn before him.
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Born · 849 AD
878 ADAlfred Burns The Cakes Locked · Opens once we have made this moment and it has been the daily.
878 ADBattle of Edington Locked · Opens once we have made this moment and it has been the daily.
890 ADAlfred Translates Pastoral Care Locked · Opens once we have made this moment and it has been the daily.
Died · 899 AD