Alfred the Great

king of Wessex (r. 872–901)

Asser (; ; died 909) was a Welsh monk from St David's, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court. After spending a year at Caerwent because of illness, Asser accepted.

878 decisive battle between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings

Ealhswith or Ealswitha (died 5 December 902) was the wife of King Alfred the Great. She was the mother of King Edward the Elder who succeeded King Alfred to the Anglo-Saxon throne. Her father was a Mercian nobleman, Æthelred Mucel, Ealdorman of the Gaini, which is thought to be an old Mercian tribal group. Her mother was Eadburh, a member of the Mercian royal family and her lineage was one of the primary reasons for Alfred taking Ealhswith as his wife. She founded the nunnery of Nunnaminster.

9th century accord between Alfred the Great and Guthrum the Old

folly tower in Somerset, England, UK

archaeological find

9th century treaty between Wessex and East Anglia

Old English poem about a dialogue of riddles between Solomon, the king of Israel, and Saturn, a prince of the Chaldeans