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Who was the Wessex king when fighting the Danes?
King Alfred Was the Wessex King During the Battle of the Wessex People and the Danes
King Alfred the great's significant accomplishment was?
resistance to Danes
Which anglo-saxon king is remembered for making peace with the danes?
Alfred the Great
Why was king Alfred called Alfred the great?
He defended wessex from the Danes and Vikings Various times. He also improved their economy, building schools,and cathedrels
Where did the vikings live after they defeated by Alfred the great?
When Alfred the great defeated the Vikings (more properly the Danes), he only managed to stop the advance of the the Danish conquest of England. England was not a unified country yet and Alfred was only the king of the kingdom of Wessex, land of the West Saxons. Many Danes had been living in England for at least a generation and when Alfred stopped there advance they continued to occupy about half of what we now call England. This part of England, where they Danes (or Vikings) lived and ruled was called the Danelaw.
Who was the Wessex king when fighting the Danes?
King Alfred Was the Wessex King During the Battle of the Wessex People and the Danes
King Alfred the great's significant accomplishment was?
resistance to Danes
Which anglo-saxon king is remembered for making peace with the danes?
Alfred the Great
Why was king Alfred called Alfred the great?
He defended wessex from the Danes and Vikings Various times. He also improved their economy, building schools,and cathedrels
Who ordered the city of London to be rebuilt after the Danes rebuilt it?
Alfred the great
Where did the vikings live after they defeated by Alfred the great?
When Alfred the great defeated the Vikings (more properly the Danes), he only managed to stop the advance of the the Danish conquest of England. England was not a unified country yet and Alfred was only the king of the kingdom of Wessex, land of the West Saxons. Many Danes had been living in England for at least a generation and when Alfred stopped there advance they continued to occupy about half of what we now call England. This part of England, where they Danes (or Vikings) lived and ruled was called the Danelaw.
What English city was partly destroyed by the Danes?
London was rebuilt by Alfred the Great after it was partially destroyed by the Danes.
What Saxon leader defeated the Danes in 886?
It was Alfred The Great
Ordered the city of London to be rebuilt after the Danes destroyed it?
Alfred the great
Who was Alfred the Great?
Alfred the Great was The King of Wessex from 871-899.He was the first King who laid claim to being The King of the English. He did say he was "King of the English". He said that because he was the last independent Anglo-Saxon king to survive in England after the Danish invasion had killed or deposed all the others. He is known as Alfred the Great because of the extraordinary achievements both militarily and culturally during his reign. Alfred was perhaps the first English king to be able to read and write. He visited the Pope in Rome as a child and was annointed by him as king. Once he had inherited the throne from his brother (who died fighting the Danes), Alfred sought to teach each of his senior generals to learn to read and write - this helped him enormously when organising battles. As well as this he translated the Bible from Latin into English and ordered that a book of Law as well as the Bible, both in English, be placed in each church so that his subjects could read and understand the law and the word of God. During the early part of his reign he was very nearly killed when the Danes surprise attacked his royal hall on Christmas night. Alfred barely escaped with his life and was forced to hide incognito with only a few retainers in the Somerset levels while the Danes went on to occupy his kingdom. While hiding in the swamps of Someset he managed to organise the formation of a great army to oppose the Danes the next year by sending out written coded messages via horseback messenger to every town and village across Wessex. With this army he defeated the pagan Danes at the Battle of Ethandun in 878 and forced their leader to be baptised. He eventually went on to expell the Danes from London and secured a lasting peace with them. He laid the ground work for his successors to liberate the rest of England from the Danes and unite all of England as one kingdom. That is why he was called Alfred the Great. Alfred the Great was King of Wessex, England from 871 to 899. He successfully defended the Kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest . At the time of his death was the dominant ruler in England
What did Alfred of the Danes think about education?
school is for all
What contributions did Alfred the Great do for Anglo-Saxon period?
When the Danes attacked England, the people sought a strong leader. Alfred was capable of driving out the Danes, and so was recognized as a great leader. He also created the first English navy.
