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Alfred the Great (871-99) was the embodiment of the ideal, but practical, Christian ruler. He was the ‘truth teller’, described as a brave, resourceful, pious man.
Despite his legacy being warped by Victorian and contemporary accounts, his achievements remain visible and profound. They allowed his son and grandsons to build on his political and military initiatives to unite England under the rule of one king.
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Alfred - King of Wessex (871-86), King of the Anglo-Saxons (886-99)
Ealhswith - wife of Alfred
Aethelred - King of Wessex (865-71), brother of Alfred
Aethelbert - King of Wessex (860-65), brother of Alfred
Aethelbald - King of Wessex (858-60), brother of Alfred
Aethelwulf - King of Wessex (839-58), father of Alfred
Ecgberht - King of Wessex (802-39), grandfather of Alfred
Edward - son and heir of AlfredAethelswith - Alfred’s sister, wife of Burghred
Aelle - King of NorthumbriaEdmund - King of East-Anglia
Burghred - King of MerciaCeolwulf - King of Mercia
Lord Aethelred - Lord of the Mercians under Alfred
Aefelflaed - Lady of the Mercians, wife of Lord Aethelred
Viking leaders
Guthrum
Ivar the Boneless
Ragnar Lothbrook
Haesten
Ubbe
Credits
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Alfred the Great (871-99) was the embodiment of the ideal, but practical, Christian ruler. He was the ‘truth teller’, described as a brave, resourceful, pious man.
Despite his legacy being warped by Victorian and contemporary accounts, his achievements remain visible and profound. They allowed his son and grandsons to build on his political and military initiatives to unite England under the rule of one king.
Characters
Alfred - King of Wessex (871-86), King of the Anglo-Saxons (886-99)
Ealhswith - wife of Alfred
Aethelred - King of Wessex (865-71), brother of Alfred
Aethelbert - King of Wessex (860-65), brother of Alfred
Aethelbald - King of Wessex (858-60), brother of Alfred
Aethelwulf - King of Wessex (839-58), father of Alfred
Ecgberht - King of Wessex (802-39), grandfather of Alfred
Edward - son and heir of AlfredAethelswith - Alfred’s sister, wife of Burghred
Aelle - King of NorthumbriaEdmund - King of East-Anglia
Burghred - King of MerciaCeolwulf - King of Mercia
Lord Aethelred - Lord of the Mercians under Alfred
Aefelflaed - Lady of the Mercians, wife of Lord Aethelred
Viking leaders
Guthrum
Ivar the Boneless
Ragnar Lothbrook
Haesten
Ubbe
Credits
Leaving for Valhalla - Alexander Nakarada
320530__suso_ramallo__binaural-catholic-gregorian-chant-mass-liturgy
704440__roemergruft__viking-horn-in-d
Bbc_quiet-hall_00008086
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