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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 3 días · 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.
Hace 14 horas · Guthrum fue bautizado tres semanas después en presencia de Alfred y, después, pasó dos semanas con el rey de Wessex, en lo que se puede considerar una especie de conferencia de Yalta en pequeñito. Ya convertido en Aethelstan, su nombre cristiano, Guthrum debía guiar a sus gentes fuera de Wessex.
Hace 4 días · Discover the intriguing life of Alfred the Great, who ruled Wessex from 871 to 899. In this video, we explore six fascinating facts about this remarkable kin...
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Hace 1 día · The second part of Shaftesbury’s name is derived from the Saxon word “burh,” meaning a fortified settlement. In the late 9th century, Alfred the Great established a network of fortified towns across his kingdom. In the event of a Danish attack, local men would gather in the burh to defend the area and repel any attacks.
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 ...
Hace 5 días · This is the family tree for monarchs of England (and Wales after 1282) from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth I of England. The House of Wessex family tree precedes this family tree and the family tree of the British royal family follows it.
