Alfred the Great |
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Reign | 23 April 871 – 26 October 899 | ||||
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Born | 849 | ||||
Died | 26 October 899 (around 50) | ||||
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Alfred the Great (
Alfred was the youngest son of King
Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the
Alfred had a reputation as a learned and merciful man of a gracious and level-headed nature who encouraged education, proposing that primary education be conducted in
Alfred was born in the village of Wanating, now
In 853, at the age of four, Alfred is reported by the
On their return from Rome in 856 Æthelwulf was deposed by his son
Bishop Asser tells the story of how as a child Alfred won as a prize a book of Saxon poems, offered by his mother to the first of her children able to memorize it.[6] Legend also has it that the young Alfred spent time in Ireland seeking healing. Alfred was troubled by health problems throughout his life. It is thought that he may have suffered from