King Alfred of England (Paperback)

Alfred the Great was the King of Wessex and successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only English monarch to be accorded the epithet "the Great." Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself "King of the Anglo-Saxons." Alfred's reputation was of a learned and merciful man who encouraged education, improved his kingdom's legal system and military structure.