Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd, Ælfrǣd, 'Elf-counsel' or 'Wise-elf'; between 847 and 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to c. 886 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c. 886 to 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex.His father died when he was young and three of Alfred's brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn before him. He fought against the Viking invaders and he oversaw a revival of learning and writing in Old English. Jump to navigation Jump to search ←Author Index: Al: Alfred the Great (849 – c. 899) sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons gallery, Commons category, quotes, Wikidata item. The whole works of King Alfred the Great book. From Wikisource. With a sizable number of arms and men, financed by the contributions from the various lords, Alfred the Great marched against the Great Heathen Army at the Battle of Edington in May 878. There are reasons for that and these reasons lie not only in his campaigns against the Vikings and the establishing of the navy but also much deeper, in the reforms Alfred passed in his lands that enabled the populace to educate themselves. King Alfred is the only king in English history to be deemed worthy of the title of ’the Great’. Posterity remembers Alfred the Great, King of the Britons (r.871-899) primarily for his military expertise and leadership, which led to his successful expulsion of the Danes from mainland England through a series of campaigns that lasted from his assumption of the throne in 871 to just a few years before his death in 896. He was the youngest of the six known children of Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons (reigned 839–858). All quotations in Modern English are cited from Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge (trans.) During the first year of his reign alone, King Alfred fought nine bloody battles with Viking invaders, but it was peace, not war, at which King Alfred really excelled. However, he could never have been as successful in repulsing the Great Heathen Army without the support of his council of advisors, referred to as the Witan or Witangamot. Works . It is generally held that the Battle of Edington took place in the town of Edington in present-day Wiltshire. Author:Alfred the Great. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Alfred was not expected to become king. Alfred the Great Defeated the Great Heathen Army at the Battle of Edington. On the year of his death in 899 Alfred the Great was known only as Alfred, King of Wessex. King of Wessex from 871 to 899 Alfred the Great . Alfred was king of Wessex. Support great long-form writing about British History, Culture and Travel by subscribing to the Anglotopia Print Magazine. Alfred is remembered even today as a genius strategist and cunning ruler, thanks to the meticulous records kept in Asser’s Life of King Alfred.

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