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Uhm, hello?

What about the legend about giving the little bit of food he had to a monk and having a dream afterward that God would help him unite the two kingdoms and rule all of England?

It's on the BBCs King Alfred 3 episodes that are still available on the iPlayer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:2B05:EA00:8012:D22F:D88D:8E63 (talk) 21:45, 18 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Osburh - wife or concubine

"He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf of Wessex by his first wife, Osburh.[c]"

Osburh was not Ethelwulf's wife but a concubine. She was a butler's daughter and there is no precedent in English history for a king or an heir to the throne or any king's son marrying a member of staff from the colonization in the fifth century to the present day. There are other reasons for knowing Alfred was illegitimate such as the difference in the his name from his siblings, the fact that he was born in Mercia, a foreign country, his trip to Rome at the age of four, the fact that his mother was alive when he learnt to read at the age of twelve and his claim of consecration as a king by the pope. I don't expect this to become mainstream thought on Alfred for some time, if ever, despite there being absolutely no evidence that she was Ethelwulf's wife. However, there is also no evidence at all that she was Ethelwulf's 'first' wife and this claim should be removed from the page.

Dantes Warden (talk) 16:08, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edre on the coints

Wouldn't Edre be the forerunner of Eire the Island of Ireland? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.173.42.108 (talk) 09:28, 1 October 2017‎ (UTC)[reply]

The inscription on the coin reads "Ælfred Rex", as it says in the image caption. Nortonius (talk) 11:45, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Intro

Personally feel introduction too brief. Increased it partly, but room for improvement — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.195.234.240 (talk) 12:21, 17 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pewsey

No criticism of Pewsey, but KGV was crowned in 1911. To put up a statue 2 years later seems a little tardy and might need a note. Regards JRPG (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

England or Wessex?

Hello. I know Alfred was king of Wessex, but was he ever king of England, or the England that it was at that time in history? Thank you, Ramesty (talk) 20:51, 13 August 2018 (UTC).[reply]

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 No criticism of Pewsey, but KGV was crowned in 1911. To put up a statue 2 years later seems a little tardy and might need a note. Regards [[User:JRPG|JRPG]] ([[User talk:JRPG|talk]]) 20:10, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
+== England or Wessex? ==
+Hello. I know Alfred was king of Wessex, but was he ever king of England, or the England that it was at that time in history? Thank you, [[User:Ramesty|Ramesty]] ([[User talk:Ramesty|talk]]) 20:51, 13 August 2018 (UTC).