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Alfred the Great was the king of England at some time in the 9th century. The Tenth Doctor claimed that he had dinner with Alfred the Great. (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon) The Fourth Doctor mentioned that he catered for the king. (AUDIO: Babblesphere) The Sixth Doctor encountered Alfred. (PROSE: The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up) Later, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond helped Alfred escape from Somerset. (COMIC: They Think It's All Over) The Third Doctor once told Jo about a battle that King Alfred had with the Cybermen. (AUDIO: The Mega)

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  • Alfred the Great was the king of England at some time in the 9th century. The Tenth Doctor claimed that he had dinner with Alfred the Great. (PROSE: Revenge of the Judoon) The Fourth Doctor mentioned that he catered for the king. (AUDIO: Babblesphere) The Sixth Doctor encountered Alfred. (PROSE: The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up) Later, the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond helped Alfred escape from Somerset. (COMIC: They Think It's All Over) The Third Doctor once told Jo about a battle that King Alfred had with the Cybermen. (AUDIO: The Mega)
  • Alfred (Old English: Ælfrēd) (c. 849 – 26 October 899) was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defence of the kingdom against the Danish Vikings, becoming the only English King to be awarded the epithet 'the Great' (although not English, Canute the Great was another King of England given this title by the Danes). Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself 'King of the Anglo-Saxons'. Details of his life are discussed in a work by the Welsh scholar, Asser. A learned man, Alfred encouraged education and improved the kingdom's law system.
  • Ælfrēd the Great or Alfred, (c.849 – October 26, 899), was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defense of the kingdom against the Danes, becoming the only English King to be awarded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of his life are discussed in The Life of King Alfred, a work by the Welsh scholar Asser. Alfred was a learned man, and encouraged education and improved his kingdom's law system as well as its military structure.
  • Alfred the Great is a campaign-exclusive character in Stronghold Legends.
  • The Alfred the Great Tutorial match in Rise of Nations, gives you the basic perspective in creating units for your nation's military. Your job is to turn back the Viking hordes (represented by Germans), away from Britain, and liberate the City of Ethandun.
  • In 2002, Alfred was named in a reardbearing: cf. OE reordberend ('voice-bearer') as the fourteenth greatest, alltime Briton.
  • Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons". Details of his life are described in a work by the 10th century Welsh scholar and bishop Asser. Alfred's reputation has been that of a learned and merciful man who encouraged education and improved his kingdom's legal system and military structure.
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  • Winchester, Hampshire
  • Hyde Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, now lost
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  • Æthelwulf of Wessex
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  • Ælfred of Wessex
  • Ælfrēd of Wessex
  • Ælfrēd the Great
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  • Alfred
  • Alfred the Great
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  • Osburga
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  • Statue of Alfred the Great, Wantage, Oxfordshire
  • Statue of Alfred the Great by Hamo Thornycroft in Winchester, unveiled during the millenary celebrations of Alfred's death.
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  • Charles
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