Title

Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage, 9th century AD, (1880). Artist: J Rogers

Caption

Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage, 9th century AD, (1880). Youngest son of King Æthelwulf, Alfred became King of Wessex during a time of constant Viking attack. He was driven into hiding by a Viking raid into Wessex, led by the Dane, Guthorm, and took refuge in the Athelney marshes in Somerset.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C24_170

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 11,6in x 16,8in / 3465 x 5044 (300dpi)

Keywords

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