Art Resource - AR916718

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Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871, c1850.

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Alfred the Great, (18th century). Artist: J Collyer

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'King Alfred Inciting the Anglo-Saxons to Repel the Invasion of the Danes, 896', (c1847). Artist: Herbert Bourne

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'King Alfred the Great, disguised as a musician...', (19th century).Artist: Grignion

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King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (c1900).

King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (c1900). Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes, allowed her cakes burn because he became distracted while stringing his bow. Much of Alfred's reign was taken up with the struggle against the Danish invaders. After Alfred defeated them at Edington, Wiltshire, in 878, England was divided in half, with the south-western part in the hands of the Saxons, and the north-eastern portion, the Danelaw, administered by the Danes. War broke out again in the 890s, but by 897 the Danes had been defeated.

Unique Identifier AR916718

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2744px × 3820px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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