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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
When did Cynric become the King of Wessex?
Cynric (son of Cerdic) became The King of Wessex from 534-560.
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 To gain time to build military strength the Anglo-Saxon king .?
paid the Danes to leave them alone
King Alfred the great's significant accomplishment was?
resistance to Danes
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 was the son of Cerdic The King of Wessex?
Cynric was the son of Cerdic The king of Wessex.
Who was the son of Cynric King of Wessex?
The son of Cynric King of Wessex was Ceawin.
During what years was Ine the king of Wessex?
Ine was the king of Wessex 688 to 726. Ine was the first Wessex king to issue a code of laws and was one of the most powerful kings of Wessex.
When did King Cerdic rule the kingdom of Wessex?
Cerdic was The King of Wessex from 519-534.
When did Cynric become the King of Wessex?
Cynric (son of Cerdic) became The King of Wessex from 534-560.
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Geat; Danes
In which country did King Alfred reign?
Wessex
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
Who united England?
King Alfred of Wessex is credited with the unification of England.
Who was Aethelbald?
Aethelbald was The King of Wessex from 858-860.
Who was Aethelbert?
Aethelbert was King of Wessex from 860-865.
