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Death of Alfred the Great

England · House / House of Wessex. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Alfred the Great26 October 899

Winchester · House / House of Wessex

Alfred the Great dies after a reign remembered for resistance to Viking invasion, legal reform and learning.

Names involved

Alfred the Great

Provenance

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