Saint Alfred the Great - October 26 wikiwikiup Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd,[a] Ælfrǣden.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King …More
Saint Alfred the Great - October 26
wikiwikiup Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd,[a] Ælfrǣden.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.
Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great He is one of only two English monarchs to be given the epithet "the Great", the other being the Scandinavian Cnut the Great. He was also the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of Alfred's life are described in a work by the 9th-century Welsh scholar and bishop Asser.
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 taught in English rather than Latin, and improved his kingdom's legal system, military structure and his people's quality of life. In 2002 Alfred was ranked number 14 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.
wikiwikiup Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd,[a] Ælfrǣden.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.
Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great He is one of only two English monarchs to be given the epithet "the Great", the other being the Scandinavian Cnut the Great. He was also the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of Alfred's life are described in a work by the 9th-century Welsh scholar and bishop Asser.
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 taught in English rather than Latin, and improved his kingdom's legal system, military structure and his people's quality of life. In 2002 Alfred was ranked number 14 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.