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 Alfred was the King of Wessex who resisted Danish incursion and united much
of the individual English kingdoms under one rule in the process. For his
military skill, his promotion of learning and his achievement in uniting all
of England, Alfred is the only English king to be tagged the Great.
In 868 Alfred accompanied his brother, King Aethelred I, in assisting King
Burgred of Mercia against Danish forces that had conquered East Anglia the
year before. Instead of fighting, the Danes made peace, but three years
later they invaded Wessex. Alfred once again accompanied his brother, this
time in several battles. In April of 871 Aethelred died, possibly of wounds
received in battle, and Alfred succeeded him as King of Wessex.
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Kings Alfred The Great, King of Wessex athelstan King of the English Athelred II The Unready, King of the English canute King of England eadred King of the English eadwig King of the English Edgar I, King of the English Edmund I, King of the English Edmund II Ironside, King of the English Edward The Martyr, King of the English
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