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Alfred the Great

American  

noun

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


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From BBC Aug. 19, 2025

The Royal Mint, based in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales, has made the circulating coinage of each of Britain’s monarchs since Alfred the Great, Ms Morgan said.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2024

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 Sep. 29, 2022

But this man, with his nervous stomach and quiet mien, is King Alfred the Great, the beloved British monarch who eschewed personal glory for superior strategy.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2015

Richard sat there for a while, imagining the lives of people who were capable of such beauty, such complexity, in the time of Alfred the Great.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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