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1	Alfred the Great: The King and His England more books like this by Eleanor S Duckett add to wishlist Filled with drama and action, here is the story of the ninth-century life and times of Alfred--warrior, conqueror, lawmaker, scholar, and the only king whom England has ever called "The Great." Based on up-to-date information on ninth-century history, geography, philosophy, literature, and social life, it vividly presents exciting views of Alfred ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.35! \| first editions
2	Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred & Other Contemporary Sources more books like this by John Asser, Anonymous, Michael Lapidge (Translator) add to wishlist Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest of medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherborne in Alfred's service and worked with him in his efforts to revive religion and learning in his kingdom, this life is among the earliest surviving royal biographies. It ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Alfred Warrior King more books like this by John Peddie, OBE add to wishlist King Alfred of Wessex is the only king in British history to have been honoured with the epithet of "Great", yet he is usually remembered for the story of the burnt cakes, his finer achievements are often forgotten. Afflicted by poor health for most of his life, Alfred nevertheless showed unflagging energy as a warrior, administrator, scholar and ... see all copies from $9.93! new only from $10.12!
4	King Alfred the Great more books like this by Alfred P. Smyth add to wishlist Warrior, law-giver, and scholar, Alfred the Great was an extraordinarily gifted and highly successful king, pushing back the Vikings to preserve what is now thought of as the heart of England. In this, the first major study of King Alfred since Plummer's biography of 1902, the career of King Alfred is followed chronologically and examined in depth ... see all copies from $17.19! new only from $55.00! \| first editions
5	Asser's life of King Alfred, together with the Annals of Saint Neots erroneously ascribed to Asser more books like this by John Asser, William Henry Stevenson add to wishlist see all copies from $15.98! new only from $19.84!
6	The life and times of Alfred the Great more books like this by Douglas Woodruff add to wishlist Tells the story of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex. Despite small resources, this singular man - a doughty warrior, impressive administrator and dedicated scholar - succeeded in defeating formidable foes and becoming the founder of the English monarchy. see all copies from $5.29! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Medieval Life of King Alfred the Great: A Translation and Commentary on the Text Attributed to Asser more books like this by Alfred P Smyth (Translator), John Asser add to wishlist Very few King's earn the appellation "Great". Alfred is the only English King honoured with this name and is credited with various successes (the foundation of a navy, English education system and religious revival). His memory looms large in the English imagination. The medieval "Life" of King Alfred of Wessex purports to be written by Asser, a ... see all copies from $32.58! new only from $96.62! \| first editions
8	King Alfred the Great. more books like this by Eleanor Noyes Johnson, Arthur Wallower add to wishlist A biography of the ninth century English king who saved his country from raiding Northmen, and led a revival of literature and learning. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
9	The flame in the dark more books like this by Basil Bonallack add to wishlist see all copies from $3.33! first editions
10	The Golden Dragon: Alfred the Great and His Times more books like this by Alf J. Mapp add to wishlist see all copies from $2.34! new only from $53.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Find King Alfred!: Alfred the Great and the Danes more books like this by Stewart Ross add to wishlist This story of King Alfred the Great opens in the winter of 877, in the Danish camp at Gloucester. Guthrum decides to attack Wessex and succeeds in taking the Saxons by surprise. However, eventually the Viking King is forced to make peace with Alfred and he even accepts baptism, amid much feasting on both sides. This book is part of a series which ... see all copies from $37.50!
12	King Alfred more books like this by Allen J. Frantzen add to wishlist see all copies from $5.76!
13	Alfred the Great more books like this by Jacob Abbott add to wishlist 1901. King Alfred of England is one of the noblest of the sovereigns upon whom History has conferred the title of The Great. At the very beginning of the world-encircling history of the Anglo-Saxon race looms his majestic figure. We see him through the mist of ten centuries hurling back the invaders of his country, giving peace to his realm, ... see all copies from $2.79! new only from $13.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Alfred the Great more books like this by Gillian Oxford add to wishlist see all copies from $17.56! new only from $17.56!
15	Two Voyagers at the Court of King Alfred: The Ventures of Ohthere and Wulfstan, Together with the Description of Northern Europe from the Old English Orosius more books like this by Ohthere add to wishlist see all copies from $19.74! first editions
16	Alfred the Great more books like this by Ronald McNair Scott add to wishlist see all copies from $28.22! first editions
17	Alfred the Great and the Saxons more books like this by Robin May add to wishlist Traces the life of the English king who repelled the Viking invasions in the ninth century A.D. Also discusses the history and culture of Saxon England. see all copies from $2.30! SVS
18	Asser's Life of King Alfred: Together with the Annals of Saint Neots Erroneously Ascribed to Asser more books like this by William Henry Stevenson add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! new only from $28.51! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Wessex and England from Alfred to Edgar: Six Essays on Political, Cultural, and Ecclesiastical Revival more books like this by David N. Dumville add to wishlist This book is concerned with aspects of the revival of English military, ecclesiastical and intellectual strength in the period from King Alfred's defeat of the Great Danish Army at Edington in 878 to the triumph of Benedictinism in the reign of Edgar. Studying the intellectual development of the first half of the 10th century, Dr Dumville argues ... see all copies from $74.02!
20 view cover	King Alfred's Jewel more books like this by Katrina Trask add to wishlist see all copies from $3.45! new only from $14.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The story of King Alfred more books like this by Sir Walter Besant add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE STORY OF KING ALFRED. INTRODUCTION. I. The Author's Design. In the following pages I propose to attempt a life of the greatest of all Englishmen that may be ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $16.51! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	History of Alfred the Great. more books like this by Jacob Abbott add to wishlist see all copies from $10.95! new only from $16.51! \| first editions
23 view cover	Alfred the Great more books like this by Brenda Williams add to wishlist This work is an illustrated account of the life and times of Alfred the Great. It contains chapters on his boyhood, his struggles against Danish invaders and his establishment of a settled kingdom of Wessex, accompanied by a timechart, a who's who and a glossary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
24 view cover	Down with the Dirty Danes more books like this by Gillian Cross add to wishlist An hilarious story, told in letter form, about King Alfred -- he who burnt the cakes, and his battles with the Vikings. Berwin, son of Egfrith, writes to Wulfric, son of Elred using his miraculous new talent of reading and writing. Berry's spellings leave a lot to be desired and in his hilarious letters he tells a tale of mixups and mayhem when ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| SVS
25	The Marsh King more books like this by C. Walter Hodges add to wishlist A story of ninth-century Britain, when King Alfred of Wessex fought to establish and preserve peace, learning, and civilization from the invading onslaught of Danish blood, death, and Valhalla. see all copies from $7.00! first editions

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