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Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Illustration of story of Alfred letting cakes/bread burn while stringing his longbow when hiding from Danes by wintering at Athelney in the Somerset marshes in 878. Wood engraving c1900

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Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Illustration of story of Alfred letting cakes/bread burn while stringing his longbow when hiding from Danes by wintering at Athelney in the Somerset marshes in 878. Wood engraving c1900