King Alfred, known as Alfred the Great (born 849—died 899, King of Wessex (871–99) in southwest England. He joined his brother King Ethelred I, in confronting a Danish Viking army in Mercia (868). Succeeding his older brother as King, Alfred fought the Danes in Wessex in 871 and again in 878, when he was the only West Saxon King to refuse to submit to their authority and was driven from the kingdom to the island of Athelney. Alfred defeated the Danes at the Battle of Edington (878) and saved Kent from another Danish invasion in 885. The following year he took the offensive and captured London. It proved a success that prevented the English from Danish Viking rule from accepting him as King.
His successors enabled the Danelaw conquest through his strategy, which included the construction of forts and a naval fleet and reforming the army. Alfred drew up a necessary code of laws (see Anglo-Saxon law). He promoted literacy and education, translating Latin works by Boethius, Pope St. Augustine of Hippo and Gregory I into Anglo-Saxon English. The compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle began under his reign.
Alfred the Great King of Wessex, a great defender against Viking invasion and a social reformer, are just a few reasons why he is the only English monarch to be known as “the Great”.
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:3 KJV
Image Source © Coin Spink.com Sold for £8,500. Leeds Castle Wikimedia Adusha Screen Shot of Fake Alfred The Great Image from British Royal Website 1 August 2022
Disclaimer: True Race Facts have made the long overdue honest determination that the King was dark brown, aka BLACK of the Hebrew, Shemitic negro race. Based on his facial phenotype lips and thick braided hairstyle. Authentic original coins are the most accurate determination to identify the King because he would have approved the coins before they were hammered and issued. There are many ancient FAKE coins on the market, so beware when looking at coins. The deceivers made it their mission to cover up the dark ages, so even history should now be considered pseudo-history.
