ALFRED THE KING
 Alfred was born in 849 AD in
the Anglo-Saxon kingdom which
was located in the southwest of
England.
 Alfred's father, Aethelwulf, was
king and Alfred grew up as a
prince.
 He had four older brothers.
 Alfred was an intelligent child
who loved to learn and memorize
poems.
 From a young age, Alfred
demonstrated a keen interest in
learning English poetry.
 In 871 AD, Alfred inherited the
throne at the age of 21.
 After becoming king, Alfred made
good laws and believed
education was important.
 He had books translated from
Latin into English, so people could
read them.
 Alfred is the only English king to
have gained the title "the
Great". This is due to the fact he
was considered a strong, fair
ruler, who defended Wessex
from the Vikings.
 Alfred died in 899 AD, aged 50,
and was buried in Winchester.
This statue of Alfred can be seen at Winchester ( city in England).
THE WAR BETWEEN ANGLO
SAXON AND VIKINGS
 There were two groups of people in Europe:
The Anglo Saxon and the Vikings.
 The Anglo Saxon lived in England and the
Vikings came from Scandinavia, which is now
countries like Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
 Sometimes the Vikings would come to England
on big boats called longships.
 They would raid villages, take things and
sometimes fight with Anglo Saxons.
 The Anglo-Saxons got better at fighting the
Vikings, and they built stronger castles to protect
themselves.
 In the end, after many battles and many years, the
Anglo-Saxons were able to push the Vikings back
and keep control of England.