Medievalists.net » Alfred the Great http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 In Search of Alfred the Great: The King, The Grave, The Legend http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/in-search-of-alfred-the-great-the-king-the-grave-the-legend/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/in-search-of-alfred-the-great-the-king-the-grave-the-legend/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:59:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62895 The only English monarch ever to have had the epithet ‘the Great’, Alfred’s reputation reaches down to us through the years. Christian hero, successful defender of England against the Vikings, social and educational reformer. There is a man and a life buried amid the myths. Within these pages, discover Alfred’s dramatic story.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/26/mythical-millenaries-victorian-quest-historical-alfred/feed/ 0 Osburh, Mother of King Alfred the Great http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/02/osburh-mother-king-alfred-great/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/02/osburh-mother-king-alfred-great/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:51:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53006 What little we know about Alfred the Great’s mother comes to us from the biography of Alfred written by his great friend, Bishop Asser.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/02/osburh-mother-king-alfred-great/feed/ 0 Ealhswith, Wife of Alfred the Great http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/21/ealhswith-wife-alfred-great/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/21/ealhswith-wife-alfred-great/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:09:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52009 Ealhswith was a Mercian princess who married Alfred, Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/21/ealhswith-wife-alfred-great/feed/ 0 The Uses Made of History by the Kings of Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/07/uses-made-history-kings-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/07/uses-made-history-kings-medieval-england/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:15:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50942 The kings of medieval England, besides using history for the entertainment of themselves and their courts, turned it to practical purposes. They plundered history-books for precedents and other evidences to justify their claims and acts. They also recognised its value as propaganda, to bolster up their positions at home and strengthen their hands abroad.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/07/uses-made-history-kings-medieval-england/feed/ 0 Memorial to Athelney Island, Home of Alfred the Great http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/18/memorial-athelney-island-home-alfred-great/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/18/memorial-athelney-island-home-alfred-great/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:11:28 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50531 Alfred was forced to flee with his family to safety in the woods and eventually made his way to the island of Athelney in the marshes of Somerset.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/18/memorial-athelney-island-home-alfred-great/feed/ 0 Alfred the Great or Edward the Elder? Pelvic bone ‘most likely’ belongs to Anglo-Saxon King http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/20/alfred-the-great-or-edward-the-elder-pelvic-bone-most-likely-belongs-to-anglo-saxon-king/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/20/alfred-the-great-or-edward-the-elder-pelvic-bone-most-likely-belongs-to-anglo-saxon-king/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:48:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46823 Researchers believe that a pelvic found discovered over fifteen years ago belongs to an English king: either Alfred the Great or his son Edward the Elder.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/20/alfred-the-great-or-edward-the-elder-pelvic-bone-most-likely-belongs-to-anglo-saxon-king/feed/ 0 Children and Literature in Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/10/children-and-literature-in-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/10/children-and-literature-in-medieval-england/#comments Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:38:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46534 Deals with childrens' literature in medieval England. Kinds of literature heard by children in England; Examples of rhymes used by medieval children; Ways of linking rhymes with children.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/10/children-and-literature-in-medieval-england/feed/ 0 Did King Alfred write anything? http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/07/did-king-alfred-write-anything/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/07/did-king-alfred-write-anything/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:52:34 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46458 The author investigates the question of whether King Alfred translated Latin texts into English. According to the author, modern scholarship seems to conclude that Alfred did compose the extant translations of a number of texts, although there are questions about Alfred's linguistic and intellectual skills.

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