Alfred the Great | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-07

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Alfred the Great


00:01:45 1 Childhood
00:03:52 2 Reigns of Alfred's brothers
00:05:01 2.1 Fighting the Viking invasion
00:06:14 3 King at war
00:06:23 3.1 Early struggles, defeat and flight
00:09:58 3.2 Counter-attack and victory
00:12:57 3.3 Quiet years, restoration of London (880s)
00:17:09 3.4 Further Viking attacks repelled (890s)
00:20:00 4 Military reorganisation
00:23:30 4.1 Administration and taxation
00:24:33 4.2 Burghal system
00:27:50 4.3 English navy
00:30:41 5 Legal reform
00:36:08 6 Foreign relations
00:37:35 7 Religion and culture
00:39:55 7.1 Effect of Danish raids on education
00:41:25 7.2 Establishment of a court school
00:42:22 7.3 Advocacy of education in the English language
00:50:19 8 Appearance and character
00:52:39 9 Family
00:54:05 10 Ancestry
00:54:14 11 Death, burial and fate of remains
00:57:16 12 Legacy
01:00:05 13 Statues
01:00:14 13.1 Alfred University (New York)
01:00:40 13.2 Pewsey
01:00:59 13.3 Wantage
01:01:35 13.4 Winchester
01:02:05 13.5 Cleveland, Ohio
01:02:24 14 See also
01:02:33 15 Notes



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Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd, Ælfrǣd, "elf counsel" or "wise elf"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to c. 886 and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c. 886 to 899.
Alfred was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex. His father died when he was young and three of Alfred's brothers reigned in turn. Taking the throne after the death of his brother Æthelred, Alfred spent several years dealing with Viking invasions. After a decisive victory in the Battle of Edington in 878 Alfred made an agreement with the Vikings, creating what was known as Danelaw in the North of England. Alfred also oversaw the conversion of the Viking leader, Guthrum.
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. 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 conducted in English rather than Latin, and improved his kingdom's legal system, military structure, and his people's quality of life. He was given the epithet "the Great" during and after the Reformation in the sixteenth century. The only other king of England given this epithet is Cnut the Great. In 2002, Alfred was ranked number 14 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.