Aelfred the Great

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• Alfred the Great — Infobox British Royalty|Monarch name =Alfred the Great title =King of the Anglo Saxons caption =Statue of Alfred the Great, Winchester reign =23 April 871 ndash; 26 October 899 predecessor =Æthelred of Wessex successor =Edward the Elder issue… …   Wikipedia

• Alfred (Aelfred), King Of The West Saxons — (849 899)    The great king of Wessex (871 899), a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the Danes by defeating them at the Battle of Edington (Wiltshire) in 878 and recapturing London in 886. Famous as these …   British and Irish poets

• Apple of my eye — The apple of my eye is a phrase commonly used in English. Meaning The saying originally meant the central aperture of the eye, presumably because apples were the most common sphere shaped object around. The apple and apple tree were also a sacred …   Wikipedia

• Doom book — For the census book executed by William the Conqueror, see Domesday book. For the 1930s US Censor Will H. Hays book, see Doom Book. The Doom Book, Code of Alfred or Legal Code of Aelfred the Great was the code of laws ( dooms , laws or judgments) …   Wikipedia

• Alfred Jewel — The Alfred Jewel is an Anglo Saxon ornament dating from the late 9th century, first discovered in 1693. The Alfred Jewel was made in the reign of King Alfred the Great and is inscribed AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN , meaning Alfred ordered me made .… …   Wikipedia

• Lambourn Valley Railway — The Lambourn Valley Railway was a minor railway running from the town of Newbury, Berkshire north west to the village of Lambourn. It was opened in 1898. In 1904, the locomotives were sold and two steam railmotors were hired from the Great… …   Wikipedia

• Alfred — /al fred, frid/, n. a male given name: from the Old English words meaning elf and counsel. * * * I known as Alfred the Great born 849 died 899 King of Wessex (871–99) in southwestern England. He joined his brother Ethelred I in confronting a… …   Universalium

• English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… …   Universalium

• Alfred — (angelsächs. Aelfred). 1) A. der Große, König von England, jüngster Sohn König Ethelwulfs, geb. 849, gest. 28. Okt. 901, ward als fünfjähriger Knabe vom Papst Leo IV. in Rom zum König gesalbt. Zwei Jahre später besuchte er mit seinem Vater Rom… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• North Petherton — Coordinates: 51°05′28″N 3°00′47″W / 51.091°N 3.013°W / 51.091; 3.013 …   Wikipedia