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"	God works in mysterious ways. Each one of you. Enquire yourselves, exercise y'all know his ways? Can you be and so sure as to know the divine listen that guides all things? Friends, when I saw that deer, I knew it not for a deer, but every bit Christ, who had taken that shape to evidence us that he was with united states. That he would not carelessness us this 24-hour interval. Dear lord, the Pagans had the best of it. Yet the battle nevertheless hung in the residual... The great warrior Heahmund, staunch defender of our organized religion. Alas we accept suffered a virtually grevous loss of this great and noble human. Bishop Heahmund. He rests at peace now with God. Nosotros mourn his passing, but nosotros know that he has gone to a far better place. No 1 else volition ever exist fit to carry his sword, which volition be buried with him. God anoint and keep him. And God bless Wessex, for which he died... And when Rex Harald urged his devils to run from the field, I knew then, with a beautiful certainty, that the 24-hour interval and the boxing had belonged to us! But without our Viking allies, I swear to yous, there could be no victory either, without these Northmen who have embraced our cause and our God.	"
–King Alfred's victory speech subsequently the Battle of Marton, Hel

King Alfred of Wessex and Mercia (Old English pregnant "elf counsel") is the illegitimate son of Judith and Athelstan. He was protected past the late King Ecbert, who claims that God has very special plans for him. He is likewise seen as having a cracking destiny past his stepfather, King Aethelwulf.

Contents

• 1 Biography
  • 1.1 Season 3
  • 1.two Flavour 4
  • 1.3 Season 5
  • one.4 Season 6
• ii Personality
• 3 Relationships
  • 3.1 Ivar "the Boneless"
• iv In History
• 5 Trivia
• 6 Gallery
• seven Appearances

Biography

Season 3

Shortly afterward Alfred'due south nascency, he is taken past Rex Ecbert'due south noblemen and Judith is brought before the court on trial for adultery. Her ear is removed, and she reveals that the father of her kid is Athelstan. King Ecbert then stops the trial and pardons Judith, stating that Athelstan was a holy man and his son was chosen by God. Athelstan had been loved by Judith and Ecbert. Alfred is raised by Judith in Ecbert's villa. He is clearly the favorite of Judith and Ecbert, despite not being Judith's showtime-born. When Prince Aethelwulf returns from fighting in Mercia, Ecbert forces him to accept Alfred every bit his legal son.

Season iv

Male monarch Ecbert announces that his son Prince Aethelwulf will take Alfred on a pilgrimage to Rome to see Pope Leo IV. Aethelwulf reluctantly agrees. They, along with the monk Prudentius, depart on their journeying. Once in Rome, Alfred is greeted personally by Pope Leo 4, who considers him the time to come of Wessex and England. Afterward he takes part in a holy crowning ceremony, where he is gifted with an exquisite sword and fabricated a Delegate of Rome.

Ten years have passed, and Alfred has been growing up to be a shy and knowledgable young man. Ragnar Lothbrok has arrived one time more in Wessex, only this time he is but accompanied by his son Ivar. While held prisoner in Ecbert'due south villa, Judith presents Alfred to Ragnar and introduces him as Athelstan'south son. Ragnar, who loved Athelstan very much, hugs him and Alfred hugs him back. Ragnar then cheers Judith for introducing her son to him. While Ragnar and Ivar continue to stay at Ecbert's villa, Alfred plays chess with Ivar. Alfred is the first person who has treated Ivar like he wasn't a cripple, also his family. Alfred is nowadays when Ragnar is being taken to Rex Aelle for his execution. Before leaving, Ragnar gives him the cantankerous that belonged to Athelstan, and Alfred says that he is going to miss him. The two hug. Alfred too gives Ivar ane of the black chess pieces before Ivar is taken to a ship to return to Kattegat.

When the Corking Heathen Ground forces arrives in England to exact its revenge for the death of Ragnar, Alfred flees with his family into the marshes, where they live in exile.

Season 5

Alfred, his family unit, and the surviving soldiers and people of Winchester having been living in the marshes in exile. Alfred becomes struck past a mysterious sickness that causes him to lose consciousness. While suffering from this illness, Alfred has a vision in which Athelstan tells him the Vikings are in York. Alfred then regains consciousness and tells his female parent and Aethelwulf about his vision. Aethelwulf, now Male monarch of Wessex and Mercia, takes the remaining regular army and goes to join forces with Bishop Heahmund against the Vikings.

After the Battle of Yorktown, Ubbe and Hvitserk come to the Saxon camp to propose peace. Alfred and Aethelwulf desire to have their offer, merely Bishop Heahmund goes behind King Aethelwulf's back and has the brothers humiliated and beaten up, ending any take chances at peace. Then the Saxon Army is joined by Judith'due south cousin Mannel and his men from Northumbria. Bishop Heahmund persuades Rex Aethelwulf to lay siege to York, and merely assail once the Vikings are weak and starving. Eventually, the Saxons believe they have successfully forced the Vikings to retreat to their boats. They enter the apparently deserted metropolis. Upon inbound the cathedral, Bishop Heahmund wonders why the rats are above footing. He grows increasingly suspicious, but the soldiers begin jubilant, assertive they take reclaimed the city. Their celebration is cut short when the Vikings announced from the underground tunnels and sewers.

The Vikings and the Saxons engage in battle once more. Alfred demonstrates his might as a soldier confronting a Viking Berserker. The man wields a big Warhammer and picks through the Saxons. He sees Alfred and decides to accept him out next. Alfred is driven back but manages to survive. Mannel sees his nephew is in trouble and comes to his rescue past running his sword through the Berserker. The Viking turns to fight Mannel, with Mannel's sword still driven into his stomach and out his back! Alfred impales him with his own sword, which seemingly takes him out. Only the Berserker gets on his feet, follows them, and uses the final of his force to fustigate Mannel's head in. Said swords still attached. Alfred escapes the urban center with his brother Aethelred, their father, and their surviving soldiers. The survivors of the Second Boxing of Yorktown retreat to Winchester.

Once dorsum in Winchester, Alfred comes to Ecbert'due south grave and swears to pursue the former king'due south vision of uniting the kingdoms of England and driving out the Vikings. Later, Alfred'due south mysterious affliction returns and he collapses during mass. Upon his recovery, Alfred tells Judith that he has decided to make a pilgrimage to Lindisfarne. When he reaches the monastery in that location, he asks the monk in charge about Athelstan, simply he is unable to provide much information. Alfred suggests that the monks translate the Bible to English, because many of the people don't sympathise Latin. The monk is shocked by the suggestion. Afterward, while praying, Alfred hears Athelstan's vox praying with him.

King Aethelwulf dies from a bee sting. Judith convinces Aethelred that he must refuse the throne because Alfred was crowned by the Pope and has gifts and abilities that Aethelred doesn't. Reluctantly, Aethelred agrees to his mother's plan. Aethelred is offered the throne and declines, saying that they must choose someone else. Alfred is nominated by Judith, merely the crowd disagrees. Aethelred steps forward and puts his support behind Alfred. The crowd is calmed and Alfred is crowned king.

A couple of months subsequently Alfred's accretion to the throne, resentment has grown amongst some of the nobles. Many of the nobles and clergymen are dissatisfied with Alfred's decisions to appoint bishops himself and to accept the Bible translated into English. They as well wonder if someone who gets seriously ill on a regular ground can rule effectively. These nobles begin to view Alfred every bit a threat to Wessex and more importantly, their ain positions of power. They plan to murder Alfred and have Aethelred crowned as king. Originally willing to exist role of the conspiracy, Aethelred proves incapable of killing his ain brother in common cold claret. As the West Saxon Army prepares to motility out to confront Rex Harald's army, who has arrived to plunder Wessex, Lord Cyneheard is arrested past King Alfred on the charge of conspiracy. Under torture by Judith, Lord Cyneheard reveals that Aethelred was one of the conspiracy's leaders. Judith eventually succumbs to paranoia and poisons Aethelred, even though Alfred had forgiven him.

Rex Alfred's crown comes under threat multiple times. In social club to protect his reign, he marries Elsewith at Judith'south suggestion. When Ubbe, Bjorn, Lagertha, Torvi, and Bishop Heahmund return from Kattegat following their defeat in the Kattegat Civil State of war, Alfred agrees to requite them refuge in Wessex in commutation for them fighting against any Viking invaders. Alfred also agrees to eventually fulfill the promise Ecbert had made to them of granting them lands in East Anglia. In order to legitimize their new alliance in the optics of the Due west Saxon nobles and clergymen, King Alfred asks them to be baptized equally Christians. Torvi and Ubbe volunteer. Ubbe soon becomes Alfred'south trust military adviser and close friend, teaching him how to improve his fighting skills and strengthen his battle strategies. Ubbe urges Alfred to be at the caput of his armies instead of the traditional place in the back. Thanks to Ubbe'south guidance, Alfred leads his regular army to victory in the Battle of Marton.

Season 6

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Personality

Alfred is shown to be somewhat shy, as he runs away and hides at King Ecbert'due south court when in front of a big crowd of people. He is as well quite knowledgeable in biblical stories, every bit he is able to answer Pope Leo'south questions on Jesus' crucifixion, despite his young age. He also excels at boardgames, having defeated Ivar at chess. Alfred is mostly understated and idealistic. Similar Ecbert, Alfred lacks fright of the Northmen, not at all finding it foreign when Ragnar hugs him when offset coming together him. Alfred adores his parents, although he does tend to stifle a piffling under what he sees as Aethelwulf's inability to change and Judith'south need to control things behind the scenes after he becomes king. Alfred shows nada only respect and kindness to others until they behave in a way that makes him alter his attitude towards them.

Relationships

Ivar "the Boneless"

Ivar has an odd friendship with Alfred, who shows him nothing merely compassion and acceptance during his time in Wessex. But like their fathers earlier them, one would not look a Viking and a Christian to go forth and so well, just the pair are seen happily playing chess together. When Ivar departs for dwelling house, Alfred gives him a black chess piece as a token of their friendship, something Ivar is obviously touched past.

In History

Alfred is based on the historical ruler, Alfred the Great, who reigned from 871 to 899 Advertising. Dissimilar in the series, the real Alfred was the biological and youngest son of Male monarch Aethelwulf. After ascending the throne, Alfred spent several years fighting Viking invasions. He won a decisive victory in the Boxing of Edington in 878 AD and made an agreement with the Vikings, creating what was known as the Danelaw in northern England. Details of his life are described in a work past 9th-century Welsh scholar and bishop Asser. Alfred had a reputation as a learned and merciful man of a gracious and level-headed nature who encouraged education, proposing that principal educational activity be conducted in Sometime English language instead of Latin. He also improved the legal system, armed forces structure, and his people's quality of life. These improvements included re-founding the city of London post-obit the Norse invasions, instituting military reforms inclusive of localized defensive centers, creating a standing navy, and ensuring major literary works were translated from Latin into Quondam English.

The historical Alfred the Great did indeed have a chronic affliction. In the series his illness is never confirmed. In reality, it is believed that Alfred possibly had Crohn'due south disease, ulcerative colitis, or hemorrhoids. The real life Alfred was noted to be a very studious boy, though as a younger brother was unlikely to be male monarch. He may have ended upward in the clergy, or accept been a senior thegn (or noble) to his elder brothers in one case they were kings. Notwithstanding, many younger sons or children eventually became kings in succession to their siblings in this menstruation, every bit they were trusted military assistants and counsels and thus had the skills and know-how to dominion. Alfred's own children, Male monarch Edward the Elder and Lady Athelflead, succeeded each other in reconquering Norse areas of England. Alfred'due south grandchildren, Kings Athelstan, Edmund, and Eadred all were successors of a united England. Whilst never King of England in the strict sense, he is the only sovereign in the lineage of English language monarchs to take the epithet "the Great." The first Male monarch of England is recognized to be King Athelstan (r. 927-939), Alfred the Great's grandson, who in 927 Advertizing united the reconquered Danelaw areas, Wessex, and Norse York/Northumbria into a singular Kingdom of the English.

Trivia

• As an Anglo-Saxon prince, his full title would be Alfred Ætheling. Ætheling was a standard title for any son or brothers of the reigning king.

Gallery

A young Alfred

An babe Alfred

Alfred in Rome

Appearances

Flavour three appearances
Mercenary	The Wanderer	Warrior's Fate	Scarred	The Usurper
Born Over again	Paris	To the Gates!	Breaking Point	The Expressionless

Flavour four appearances
A Good Treason	Impale the Queen	Mercy	Yol	Promised
What Might Have Been	The Profit and the Loss	Portage	Expiry All 'Round	The Last Ship
The Outsider	The Vision	Two Journeys	In the Uncertain Hour Earlier the Morning	All His Angels
Crossings	The Cracking Army	Revenge	On the Eve	The Reckoning

Season v appearances
The Departed Function 1	The Departed Role ii	Homeland	The Programme	The Prisoner
The Message	Full Moon	The Joke	A Simple Story	Moments of Vision
The Revelation	Murder Most Foul	A New God	The Lost Moment	Hell
The Buddha	The Most Terrible Thing	Baldur	What Happens in the Cave	Ragnarok

Season six appearances
New Ancestry	The Prophet	Ghosts, Gods, and Running Dogs	All The Prisoners	The Key
Death and the Serpent	The Ice Maiden	Valhalla Can Look	Resurrection	The All-time Laid Plans
King of Kings	All Change	The Point	Lost Souls	All At Ocean
The Concluding Straw	The Raft of the Medusa	Information technology's Simply Magic	The Lord Giveth	The Last Deed

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