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Hace 2 días · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; 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 his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
Hace 17 horas · 1. An Unlikely King. As the youngest of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, Alfred was never expected to become king. However, fate intervened: Alfred‘s father and four elder brothers all died within a span of 20 years. In 871, at the age of 21, Alfred unexpectedly found himself the new King of Wessex. 2.
16 de may. de 2024 · The Battle of Edington, fought in 878 by King Alfred the Great of Wessex against an invading Scandinavian army, was also a turning point upon which hinged the future of the entity we now identify as “England.” Today, Alfred’s victory feels somewhat inevitable.
Hace 6 días · Wessex, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, whose ruling dynasty eventually became kings of the whole country. In its permanent nucleus, its land approximated that of the modern counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Somerset. Learn more about Wessex, including its kings.
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30 de abr. de 2024 · Only the victory of Alfred the Great at Edington saved Anglo-Saxon independence. After the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of East Anglia, Mercia , and Northumbria had been conquered by the Danish army, Wessex in southern England held out against the invaders.
9 de may. de 2024 · The Mercian king Burgred called upon Wessex for assistance. King Aethelred I and the future King Alfred (Alfred the Great) soon arrived to besiege Nottingham, and the Danes withdrew to York without a fight. They remained at York for about a year.
Hace 3 días · In March 878, the Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex, Alfred, with a few men, built a fortress at Athelney, hidden deep in the marshes of Somerset. He used this as a base from which to harry the Vikings. In May 878 he put together an army formed from the populations of Somerset, Wiltshire, and Hampshire, which defeated the Viking army in the ...
