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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Alfred the Great

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 ● Mar. 20, 2025

All we know is that Alfred the Great withstood conquer and eventually became ruler of a large part of Ceolwulf's kingdom.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2023

That constancy should earn Elizabeth a royal epithet like those of her predecessors such as William the Conqueror, Edward the Confessor and Alfred the Great, said royal historian Hugo Vickers.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 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