page_title: Cultural depictions of Alfred the Great
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Cultural depictions of Alfred the Great / Education
caption_attribution_description: English: This statue of King Alfred is located at the center of Alfred University's quad in Alfred, New York. In the background is Susan Howell Hall. The statue is often decorated by students; in this picture, he is wearing one of the purple shirts worn by student Orientation Guides (OGs) during the 2006 freshman orientation. Esperanto: La statuo de Reĝo Alfred estas ĉe la mezo de la kvarangulo de Universitato Alfred. Français&#160;: La statue du Roi Alfred se trouve au milieu de la cour de l'Université Alfred à Alfred, état de New York. En arrière plan, le Susan Howell Hall. La statue est souvent redécorée par les étudiants.
context_page_description: Alfred the Great was an Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, that existed from 519 to 927 south of the river Thames in England. In the late 9th century, the Vikings had overrun most of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that constituted England at the time. Alfred's reign has become regarded as pivotal in the eventual unification of England, after he famously defended Wessex and southern England against the overwhelming Vikings invasions, winning a decisive victory at the Battle of Edington in 878.
  Most of what we know about the historical Alfred comes his biography Life of King Alfred written, during Alfred reign by his direction, in 893 by a welsh monk Asser. It was not until the English Reformation in the sixteenth century, that Alfred was first given the epithet "the Great" when he was seen as the ideal Christian sovereign. Over 600 years after his life, that Alfred began to inspired many artistic and cultural works from the sixteenth century onwards, with a height in the Victorian Period.
  The cult of Alfred developed into a significant cultural force in literature, the visual arts, and national consciousness.
context_section_description: A number of educational establishments are named in Alfred's honour:
  The University of Winchester created from the former King Alfred's College, Winchester (1928 to 2004)
  Alfred University and Alfred State College in Alfred, New York; the local telephone exchange for Alfred University is 871 in commemoration of Alfred's ascension to the throne.
  The University of Liverpool created a King Alfred Chair of English Literature
  King Alfred's Academy, a secondary school in Wantage, Oxfordshire, the birthplace of Alfred
  King's Lodge School in Chippenham, Wiltshire, so named because King Alfred's hunting lodge is reputed to have stood on or near the site of the school
  The King Alfred School and Specialist Sports Academy, Burnham Road, Highbridge, so named due to its rough proximity to Brent Knoll (a Beacon site) and Athelney
  The King Alfred School in Barnet, North London, UK
  King Alfred's house in Bishop Stopford's School at Enfield
caption: Statue of King Alfred at Alfred University
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