King Alfred the Great

E22387

Anglo-Saxon ruler Christian monarch historical figure king of Wessex

King Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex renowned for defending Anglo-Saxon England against Viking invasions and promoting learning, law, and religious reform.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Alfred the Great	51
King Alfred the Great canonical	3
King Alfred of Wessex	2
Alfred the Great of Wessex	1
King of Wessex	1
King of the Anglo-Saxons	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon ruler ⓘ Christian monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king of Wessex ⓘ
battle	Battle of Ashdown ⓘ Battle of Edington ⓘ Battle of Edington ⓘ surface form: Battle of Ethandun
birthDate	c. 849 ⓘ
birthPlace	Berkshire ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ Wantage ⓘ
burialPlace	Winchester ⓘ
child	Edward the Elder ⓘ Ælfthryth of Wessex ⓘ Æthelflæd ⓘ Æthelweard ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
deathDate	26 October 899 ⓘ
deathPlace	Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ surface form: Wessex Winchester ⓘ
dynasty	House of Wessex ⓘ
era	9th century ⓘ
ethnicity	Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
father	Æthelwulf, King of Wessex ⓘ
fullName	King Alfred the Great self-link ⓘ surface form: Alfred the Great
givenName	Alfred ⓘ
honorific	the Great ⓘ
introduced	burh system of fortified towns ⓘ
knownFor	defence of Wessex against Viking invasions ⓘ legal reforms ⓘ military reforms ⓘ naval innovations ⓘ promotion of learning ⓘ religious reform ⓘ
language	Old English ⓘ
legacy	foundation for English monarchy ⓘ unification of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
mother	Osburh ⓘ
opponent	Great Heathen Army ⓘ Vikings ⓘ
patronage	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle translation of Latin texts into Old English ⓘ
predecessor	Æthelred I of Wessex ⓘ
reform	reform of legal code ⓘ reorganization of military service ⓘ
reignEnd	899 ⓘ
reignStart	871 ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse	Ealhswith ⓘ
successor	Edward the Elder ⓘ
title	King Alfred the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: King of Wessex King Alfred the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: King of the Anglo-Saxons
treaty	Treaty of Wedmore ⓘ division of England with Guthrum ⓘ

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old English → hasAuthor → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

Alfred → notableBearer → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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USS Alfred → namedAfter → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle → commissionedBy → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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King Alfred the Great → fullName → King Alfred the Great self-link ⓘ

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King Alfred the Great → title → King Alfred the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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this entity surface form: King of Wessex

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subject surface form: Alfred the Great

this entity surface form: King of the Anglo-Saxons

House of Wessex → hasNotableMember → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Wantage → birthplaceOf → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Winchester → associatedWithMonarch → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Kingdom of Wessex → hasKing → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Kingdom of Wessex → notableRuler → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Anglo-Saxon England → notableRuler → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Ealhswith → spouse → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Ealhswith → marriedToMonarch → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Anglo-Saxon literature → notableAuthor → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

Osburh → motherOf → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Osburh → hasChild → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Osburh → roleInEducationOf → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Battle of Edington → commander → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Battle of Edington → belligerentLeader → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Great Heathen Army → opposedBy → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Treaty of Wedmore → hasParticipant → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelberht of Wessex → sibling → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelflæd → father → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Ælfthryth of Wessex → father → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Battle of Ashdown → commander → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelred I of Wessex → successor → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelred I of Wessex → sibling → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelred I of Wessex → coRulerWith → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelred I of Wessex → successorAsOverlordOfMercia → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Edward the Elder → father → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Edward the Elder → predecessor → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelwulf, King of Wessex → child → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelweard → father → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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King of Wessex → hasNotableHolder → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Athelstan → relative → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Athelstan → grandfather → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Thomas Hughes → wrote → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Heptarchy → notableRulerAssociated → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians → fatherInLaw → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians → ally → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians → subordinateTo → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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King Alfred’s Academy → namedAfter → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

Burgred of Mercia → relativeByMarriage → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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Burgred of Mercia → ally → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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WANTAGE → isBirthplaceOf → King Alfred the Great ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Alfred the Great