He began to use the word English to decribe the people joining the Angles and Saxons under one name as well as meaning the common language they spoke. in 878 secured the survival of Wessex and thus England. As King of Wessex at the age of 21, Alfred (reigned 871-99) was a strongminded but highly strung battle veteran at the head of remaining resistance to the. His come back and great victory over the Vikings at Edington (Ethandun). The legend of him burning the cakes probably comes from this period. When he succeeded the throne, in response Aethelwold launched his rebellion from Wimbourne in Dorset and seized royal estates whilst making threats towards the new king. This was the title that Edward inherited when his father died. In 876 the Danes attacked again, and in 878 Alfred was forced to retire to the stronghold of Athelney which was at that time an island in the Somerset Levels. In 886, King Alfred was no longer simply the King of Wessex but rather the King of the Anglo-Saxons. Not all his campaigns were so successful on a number of occasions he had to resort to buying off the Danes for a brief respite.įive years of uneasy peace followed while the Danes were occupied in other parts of England. His genealogy is traced in the following order. Alfred gained a victory over the Danes at Ashdown in 871, and succeeded Æthelred as King in April 871 after a series of battles in which the Danes had been defeated. In the year of our Lord's incarnation 849, was born Alfred, king of the Anglo-Saxons, at the royal village of Wanating, in Berkshire, which country has its name from the wood of Berroc, where the box-tree grows most abundantly. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 870 Alfred and his brother Æthelred fought many battles against the Danes. Children: 5 children, Ælfthryth, Æthelflaed, Æthelgifu, Edward, ÆthelweardĪlfred (Ælfred) was born at Wantage in England, historically in Berkshire, but currently in Oxfordshire, the youngest son of Æthelwulf (d. In this book, Dr Kelly invites the reader to travel with him on a journey from the birth of King Alfred, passing through his life and battles, and arriving at.
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