Alfred the Great the first King of the West Saxons

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Alfred’s Life Lived in 849-901 Had three brothers Was the last

Alfred’s Life

Lived in 849-901
Had three brothers
Was the last of four

brothers to rule the kingdom
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Alfred as a wise statesmen Saved Wessex from the Vikings Only

Alfred as a wise statesmen

Saved Wessex from the Vikings
Only defensive wars
Only

London was added to his kingdom
Restored law and order
Retained Christianity
Built new fortresses
Reorganized his army
Beat the Danes 9 times in 871
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Alfred as an educator Founded a palace school to teach Noblemen’s

Alfred as an educator

Founded a palace school to teach Noblemen’s sons
Urged

that each citizen should learn to read in their mother tongue
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Alfred as a writer Anglo - Saxon chronicle The first prose

Alfred as a writer

Anglo - Saxon chronicle
The first prose work in

English literature
Some parts written by Alfred The Great
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Alfred as a translator Translated from Latin into Anglo-Saxon and Vise

Alfred as a translator

Translated from Latin into Anglo-Saxon and Vise Versa
Bede’s

“History of the English church”
Used as textbooks