Alfred

Alfred, 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99), sometimes called Alfred the Great, b. Wantage, Berkshire.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Renewed Danish Invasions
• Reforms and Achievements
• Early Wars with the Danes
• Early Life
• Bibliography

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