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23 de feb. de 2023 · He and his first wife had 6 children. Osburh of Wessex (810 - 856) - There is not much known of her except that she is mentioned in Asser's Life of King Alfred. Spouse: Ealhswith Mercia (850 - 902) - She married the future King Alfred and had 5 children. Three of them married into or became future leaders of Wessex, Flanders, and ...
- Early Life
- Succession of Alfred’s Brothers
- King of Wessex
- Alfred and The Cakes Legend
- Alfred’s Return
- Later Years
King Alfred the Great was born in 849, the 5th son of King Aethelwulf of Wessex and Osburhat Wantage, Berkshire. Alfred was not expected to become King since he had four elder brothers. In 853 he was taken to Rome to be confirmed by the Pope and it is likely that he was being prepared for a life in the Church. He made a second trip to Rome two year...
Alfred’s eldest brother, Aethelstan, had died in 852, so when King Aethelwulf died, Alfred’s brother, Aethelbald became King. Aethelbald had no children so his unmarried brotherAethelberht succeeded. He was followed by the next brother, Aethelred. In 866 the Great Heathen Army invaded Britain. This began a period of continual battles between the Da...
Wessex continued to be repeatedly attacked by the Vikings. In 872 Alfred paid them off but they soon returned and demanded further payments. In 877, the Archbishop of Canterbury complained that Alfred was using church money to pay off the Vikings. After the Viking force devastated Chippenham, Alfred lost the support of the Witan and fled to the Som...
The ‘Alfred and the Burnt Cakes’ legend stems from this period. Alfred was taken in and given shelter by a peasant woman who did not know he was the king. She asked him to watch some cakes for her, but he was so taken up with his thoughts about how to defeat the Vikings that the cakes were burnt. The story may have some truth and Alfred and his fam...
In 878 Alfred defeated the Viking force at the Battle of Edington. The Viking leader Guthrum was forced to accept baptism and peace terms. The Treaty of Wedmore established the Danelaw, a region including the Midlands and East Anglia that was controlled by the Vikings. The peace lasted until the death of Guthrum in 890. During the 880s, Alfred the ...
Alfred the Great was a learned man and liked to be in the company of educated men and in 891 started the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to record the history of England. In 892 a large force of Danes invaded. King Alfred reached an agreement with one of the leaders, Haesten, but the Viking did not honour the agreement and lay waste to Benfleet. Nevertheless...
Born at Wantage, Berkshire, in 849, Alfred was the fifth son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons. At their father's behest and by mutual agreement, Alfred's...
Their children were Æthelflæd, who married Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians; Edward the Elder, Alfred's successor as king; Æthelgifu, abbess of Shaftesbury; Ælfthryth, who married Baldwin, count of Flanders; and Æthelweard.
- 23 April 871 – c. 886
- Osburh
7 de mar. de 2018 · Aethelflaed (r. 911-918 CE) was the daughter of King Alfred the Great of Wessex (r. 871-899 CE) and became queen of Mercia following the death of her husband Aethelred II, Lord of the Mercians (r. 883-911 CE).
- Joshua J. Mark
15 de mar. de 2024 · Alfred, king of Wessex (871–899), a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the Danes and promoted learning and literacy. Compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle began during his reign. Learn more about Alfred’s life and rule.
Alfred was born in 849. He was the youngest son of Aethelwulf, king of Wessex. Alfred’s older brother Aethelred became king after Aethelwulf, and when Aethelred died Alfred became king.
