In 870 AD the Danes attacked the only remaining independent Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Wessex, whose forces were commanded by Alfred's older brother, King Aethelred, and Alfred himself. In 871 AD ...
Narrator: When Alfred was ready to leave the marshes he took off his disguise and dressed once more as king… FX: Drum beat …and from all over Wessex people came to join him, ready to fight the ...
Edward represents the last king of the House of Wessex, of which Alfred, Edward, and Aethelstan in The Last Kingdom are all members. Despite his relative longevity, his reign is defined by the ...
Alfred the Great, King of Wessex from 871 to 899, led the Anglo-Saxon resistance against Viking invasion. He was the first to adopt the title of King of the Anglo-Saxons, and his heirs would go on ...
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King Alfred Way cycle ride for Dementia UK
After losing both my parents and a beloved cousin in the last 5 years to this truly devastating illness, I am cycling the ...