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Alfred the Great and Æthelflæd, 13th century

The Anglo-Saxon cunning woman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryA new history of England and the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bernard Cornwell on his novels. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryThe Duke of Wellington and Alfred the Great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Abingdon Sword, an iron sword fragment and hilt found near Abingdon in Oxfordshire in 1874. The decoration on the sword hilt indicates this was a high status weapon dating from around AD 875. (Ashmolean Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Fighting the Vikings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

England in miniature. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British history: the turning points. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

ilver penny of King Alfred

The real Alfred the Great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.