This year saw the 1100th anniversary of his death on 26 October 899, at the age of about 50. King Alfred of Wessex (r.871-99) is probably the best known of all Anglo-Saxon rulers, even if the first thing to come into many people’s minds in connection with him is something to do with burnt confectionery.
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