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An Anglo-Saxon king who was a soldier and scholar was?

Alfred the Great!


What did king Alfred rule?

King Alfred ruled over the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899 AD. He is best known for his efforts to defend his kingdom against Viking invasions and for his role in the unification of England. Alfred implemented military reforms, promoted education and literacy, and is often credited with laying the foundations for a unified England. His legacy includes the establishment of a legal code and the encouragement of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which documented the history of his reign and the Anglo-Saxon people.


Alfred the Great King of England he ruled the Anglo-Saxon province of what?

Alfred the Great, King of England, did NOT rule a province. He ruled England, a country, because he was KING of ENGLAND. His kingdom was centred in Wessex, (West Saxons). Inmodern England, itv is the region of southern England into Somerset and Devon.


Through the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle King Alfred promoted the use of writing?

king Alfred promoted the written language of latin in his schools


Who was the first King of Wessex?

According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the first King of Wessex was Cerdic, who reigned from 519 to 534. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was written centuries later, and the historic record is quite unclear. At least one important historian places Cerdic's reign as 538 to 554, but there is no proof one way or the other. Cerdic, by the way, is a Welsh name, not Saxon. Cynric, who was the next King of Wessex, also had a Welsh name, as did Ceawlin, who followed him. It all makes me very suspicious of those Anglo-Saxons and their Chronicle. There is a link below to a list of Kings of Wessex.

Related Questions

King Arthur was an Anglo-Saxon king?

No. There are no records of a King Arthur in England, certainly not in Anglo-Saxon England.


What is the name of a kings companion in Anglo Saxon England?

From Shakespeare "thane" is a king's companion in Anglo Saxon England.


Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England?

Stephen of Blois, nephew of the previous king Henry I.


Who was the last Anglo-Saxon King?

Harold Godwinson was the last anglo-saxon king.


Anglo-Saxon literature began with books?

Anglo-Saxon literature started with the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles commissioned by King Alfred the Great


How do you know the vikings came to England?

King Alfred started a newspaper called the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.


What language did Alfred the Great King of Wessex speak?

Anglo-Saxon. He wrote the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.


Who was the first King of England and when did his reign start?

King Offa of the House of Anglo-Saxon was the first King of England. His reign was from 757, when he seized the throne after a civil war, until his death in 796.


Who was the Norman who defeated Anglo-saxon nobleman to take control of England after king Harold the II died in 1066?

Charlemagne


Who was the Norman who defeated an Anglo-Saxon nobleman to take control of England after King Harold II died in 1066?

Charlemagne


Who was the ninth-century Anglo-saxon king?

Alfred the Great was a ninth-century Anglo-Saxon king. He expanded the territory of the Kingdom of Wessex and is the only English king with the epithet "the Great".


Who became King of England in 1042?

Edward the Confessor was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066.