Alfred the Great

American  

noun

1. a.d. 849–899, king of the West Saxons 871–899.

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Alfred the Great British  

/ ˈælfrɪd /

noun

1. 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99) and overlord of England, who defeated the Danes and encouraged learning and writing in English

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Example Sentences

Drive up the A34 road from Alfred the Great’s capital at Winchester to Oxford and you trace the forgotten spine of an older England, with stretches stiffened by Roman roads.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Royal Mint has made the circulating coinage of each of Britain's monarchs since Alfred the Great.

From BBC

The coins would later be revealed to feature the heads of both Alfred the Great, who ruled Wessex, and Ceolwulf II of Mercia, the ancient kingdom covering the area where the coins were found.

From BBC

Alfred the Great, ruler of Wessex, was leading the Anglo-Saxon resistance against Viking invaders in the struggle that would eventually lead to the creation of a unified Kingdom of England.

From BBC

Based in south Wales, the Royal Mint has depicted Britain’s royal family on coins for over 1,100 years, documenting each monarch since Alfred the Great.

From Seattle Times