Noun
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
Source: WordNetAbels, Alfred the Great, p. 31. Mercia remained a threat, however; Egbert's son Æthelwulf, established as king of Kent, gave estates to Christ Church, Canterbury, probably to counter any influence the Mercians might still have there. Source: Internet
A masque linking the Prince with both the ancient hero-king Alfred the Great 's victories over the Vikings and with the contemporary issue of building up the British sea power obviously went well with Frederick's political plans and aspirations. Source: Internet
Alfred the Great was born across the Thames in Wantage, Vale of White Horse. Source: Internet
Assessing intention was a matter for the court, but Alfred the Great 's Doom book did distinguish unintentional injuries from intentional ones, whereas culpability depended on status, age, and gender. Source: Internet
Christian prose The most widely known secular author of Old English was King Alfred the Great (849–899), who translated several books, many of them religious, from Latin into Old English. Source: Internet
David Dumville's chapter on Æthelstan in Wessex and England is headed 'Between Alfred the Great and Edgar the Peacemaker: Æthelstan, The First King of England', and the title of Sarah Foot's biography is Æthelstan: The First King of England. Source: Internet