why was king alfred called the great?
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- Why was king Alfred called the 'Great'?
- defended the kingdom
- building an army ,forts and walls
- He was wise
- he made a peace treaty(treaty of wedmore)
- he had a strong army
- he was the only saxon king who could win against the Vikings and was the last saxon king
- he was brave
- he went into battle ,he didn't just let his army do it alone
- he had strong faith
- he asked god to help him be a better king and rule justicely
- he was kind
- he let the Vikings have some land if they didn't attack him and made the peace treaty
- 'England's Schoolmaster'
- he learnt how to read and write in English and latin
- he set up schools for boys
- translated books from latin to english
- he was a keen historian
- he started the Anglo-Saxon chronical (a diary)
- he wanted his people to know who they were and where they came from
- he is thought of as a hero of the Christian church
- he built many fine buildings for churches, monasteries and royal halls
- he made Wessex was a stronger ,safer and be a better place
- defended the kingdom
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