| The Life of King Alfred Contributor(s): Pauli, Reinhold (Author) |
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ISBN: 3956101847 ISBN-13: 9783956101847 Publisher: Vero Verlag OUR PRICE: $53.11 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5" W x 8" (1.05 lbs) 442 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alfred the Great (* 848 or 849 in Wantage, Oxfordshire, + 26 October 899), from 871 King of the West Saxons (Wessex) and about 886 from the Anglo-Saxons. He was the youngest of the five sons of the late 858 West Saxon King thelwulf and his first wife Osburga. His special importance for the English history is that after a successful defense of the Vikings, he created the basis for a unification of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms under the hegemony of Wessex and promoted the Old English language and literature. |