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Alfred was a son of Æthelwulf, king of Wessex, and his wife Osburh. [5] According to his biographer, Asser, writing in 893, "In the year of our Lord's Incarnation 849 Alfred, King of the Anglo-Saxons", was born at the royal estate called Wantage, in the district known as Berkshire [a] ("which is so called from Berroc Wood, where the box tree grows very abundantly").
He became the ideal unthreatening example of a ruler when discussing the ideal monarch and the roles of monarchy in a modern state; and 18th century British royals like Frederick, Prince of Wales could draw upon Alfred's popularity in creating their own royal images. The cult of King Alfred the Great increased until by the reign of Victoria ...
English: Illustration of Alfred the Great at the Battle of Ashdown. The image appears on page 26 of: Hull, E (1913). The Northmen in Britain. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. The original caption reads "Alfred at Ashdune".
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Cultural depictions of Alfred the Great (1 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Alfred the Great" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
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