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The wonderful @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social has a hugely interesting new article just out in Early Medieval England & its Neighbours, all about Alfred the Great's embassy to India - free to read here #India #AlfredtheGreat #medieval www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century | Early Medieval England and its Neighbours | Cambridge Core
King Alfred and India: an Anglo-Saxon Embassy to Southern India in the Ninth Century - Volume 52
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January 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Feast and Festivity
Christmas Specials: Feast and Festivity — From solemn Mass to feasting and dancing, Alfred’s England celebrated with both faith and joy.
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Celebrating Christmas in the Ninth Century — Feast and Festivity Post 2 of 2 While prayer and devotion defined the season, Christmas in Alfred’s England was ...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Alfred the Great: How the Battle of Edington Saved England, His Reforms, and Legacy #england #vikings #history #alfredthegreat www.gsnsp.com/alfred-the-g...
Alfred the Great: How the Battle of Edington Saved England
Discover how Alfred the Great saved England from the Vikings at the Battle of Edington in 878. Explore his military reforms, laws, and lasting legacy.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Christmas Specials: Faith and Tradition — In Alfred’s court, Christmas was a season of prayer, charity, and devotion.
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Celebrating Christmas in the Ninth Century — Faith and Tradition Post 1 of 2 At the court of Alfred the Great, Christmas was first and foremost a holy day. T...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
stelingard.bsky.social
Alfred of Wessex died #OnThisDay in 899. Here he is in #stainedglass, with St. Bartholomew, at St. Bart's church, Lyng, #Somerset. The village is connected by causeway to #Athelney, where Big A famously holed up in 878 to evade Guthrum the Dane. #StainedGlassSunday #AlfredTheGreat
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A large stained glass window of two lights: the one to the left depicts Alfred the Great, and to the right St. Bartholomew. Alfred has 'the Alfred Jewel' positioned at the front of a crown. Interpretation has changed since then, that is more likely the handle to use as a pointer when reading. There is text at the bottom of each panel, to be read across both. It says: TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN MEMORY OF THE REV A.H.A. SMITH, VICAR OF THIS PARISH FOR 14 YEARS WHO INITIATED THE RESTORATION OF THIS CHURCH & WHO DIED IN 1903 BEFORE THE WORK WAS COMMENCED. THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY GRATEFUL FRIENDS & PARISHONERS.
October 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
“The saddest thing about any man is that he be ignorant, and the most exciting thing is that he knows.”

👑 #AlfredTheGreat, who was King of Wessex and King of the Anglo-Saxons, #DOTD 26 October 899 AD.
October 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
historymedieval.bsky.social
Alfred the Great’s victory at Edington in 878 wasn’t just military—it preserved Anglo-Saxon England. A decisive clash that shaped history.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Alfred the Great didn’t just fight Vikings—he built the foundations of England. Discover how this king turned crisis into nation-building.

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August 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Brooke's review of Alfred the Great
4/5: On the surface it seemed that the wars between the Saxons and Vikings were about land and loot, but deep down it was indeed an ideological conflict. 4th in the line to the throne, Alfred had a ro...
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July 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
martinemussies.bsky.social
I think I forgot to share this one here, one of my personal favourites: "The King and I. Representations of BDSM in Fanfiction about King Alfred".

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July 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
richardosgood.bsky.social
The king looking rather splendid in the glorious sun in #Winchester tonight! #alfredthegreat
A statue of a man with a crown and beard holding a sword and shield against a blue sky. King Alfred in Winchester
June 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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June 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Time for a new Blog post (I know how you all look forward to them...)
This week - what the Anglo-Saxons could teach Donald Trump about effective national defensive systems.
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Anglo-Saxon England’s Golden Dome
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June 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
medievalists.bsky.social
King Alfred’s Peace-Making Strategies with the Vikings www.medievalists.net/2025/02/king... #AlfredtheGreat
King Alfred's Peace-Making Strategies with the Vikings - Medievalists.net
Explore how King Alfred's peace-making strategies, from treaties to baptisms, reshaped Viking leaders into Christian rulers, ultimately transforming the fate of medieval England.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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The Battle of Edington, fought in May 878 CE, was a decisive moment in #EnglishHistory.  King #AlfredtheGreat, who was once forced to flee to the treacherous #Somerset marshes, defeated the #Viking leader Guthrum in battle. Read the full article here: https://whe.to/ci/2-2691-en/
Image of a statue of the bearded, crowned King Alfred, holding a sword aloft in his right hand and a shield in his left. The statue is set in front of a backdrop of a blue sky. An old Medieval artwork depicting a group of Viking men firing arrows at a man tied to a tree. The man tied to the tree looks up to the sky in pain.
April 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
medievalists.bsky.social
Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle - an episode of 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages youtu.be/NcY5Y1Ds6ZA?... #AlfredtheGreat
Alfred the Great, Part 3: A Chat with Professor Ryan Lavelle
'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages - Episode 29In our third and final episode of the series, Richard talks with Professor Ryan Lavell...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
medievalists.bsky.social
Alfred the Great, Part 2: A Chat with Professor Barbara Yorke - an episode of 'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages youtu.be/i5ifynH5hVQ?... #AlfredtheGreat
Alfred the Great, Part 2: A Chat with Professor Barbara Yorke
'tis but a scratch: fact and fiction about the Middle Ages - Episode 28This is the second of a three-part series about King Alfred of Wessex (reigned 871-899...
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April 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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April 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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"I thoroughly enjoyed every page. Bringing history to life," according to a new reader review of 'Alfred of Wessex'.

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March 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
biarvecc.bsky.social
Æthelflæd 870 – 918, daughter of #AlfredtheGreat, ruled as Lady of the #Mercians in the English Midlands from 911 until her death in 918. Her accession as a sole female ruler in #Mercia is described as one of the most unique events in early #medieval history.
March 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
richardosgood.bsky.social
#2 in Winchester churches by night! This is St Bartholomew’s church with the delightful window depicting King Alfred the Great and two children. A King revered in England in part for his opposition to armies that would take the land. Image is reversed #alfredthegreat #stainedglass #winchester
A stained glass window with a king holding a model church with a small boy to the left of the image and a small girl to the right. All in Anglo Saxon costume. The adult male depicts King Alfred the Great
February 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
enortonhistory.bsky.social
Ruins of Nunnaminster in Winchester, a Benedictine nunnery founded by Eahlswith, widow of Alfred the Great between 899 & 902. Her granddaughter Eadburh would later become a nun there. Rebuilt several times, dissolved by Henry VIII 1539 #nunnaminster #winchester #anglosaxon #saxon #alfredthegreat
February 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
enortonhistory.bsky.social
Very exciting to happen upon the ruins of Nunnaminster in Winchester today which was founded between 899 and 902 by Eahlswith, widow of Alfred the Great. Dissolved 1539 by Henry VIII #nunnaminster #anglosaxon #alfredthegreat #queen #saxon #nunnery
February 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM