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2 days ago · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
- Edward The Elder
Edward the Elder (870s? – 17 July 924) was King of the...
- Æthelred I
Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English:...
- Æthelflæd, Lady of The Mercians
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians (c. 870 – 12 June 918) ruled...
- Æthelwulf, King of Wessex
Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble...
- Ivar The Boneless
Ivar the Boneless is a minor character in the 1969 film...
- Cultural Depictions of Alfred The Great
Artistic images of King Alfred began to flourish mainly from...
- Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders
She was the youngest daughter of Alfred the Great, the Saxon...
- Æthelred, Lord of The Mercians
According to Alfred's Welsh biographer Asser, Æthelred's...
- Edward The Elder
3 days ago · First Son of King Alfred the Great and Queen Ealhswith c. 874/877 –924 King of the Anglo-Saxons r. 899–924: Queen Eadgifu of Kent c. 903 –966 Third wife of Edward the Elder: Queen Ælfflæd c. 899-919 Second wife of Edward the Elder: Æthelweard d. 920 or 922 Second Son of King Alfred the Great and Ealhswith: Ælfthryth of Wessex Countess ...
3 days ago · The earliest documentary evidence for Godalming, is from the will of Alfred the Great in 880, in which the settlement and surrounding land is left to his nephew, Æthelwold ætheling.
4 days ago · Alfred's Tower. Triangular tower named after King Alfred who raised his standard here in 870. Opening times. Prices. See on map. Visitor information. Things to see and do. About Alfred's Tower.
5 days ago · Alfred Nobel (born October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Sweden—died December 10, 1896, San Remo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist who invented dynamite and other more powerful explosives and who also founded the Nobel Prizes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel was born October 21, 1833, in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Alfred Nobel is best known for his invention of dynamite and an explosive device called a blasting cap, which inaugurated the modern use of high ex...
- Alfred Nobel initially learned the fundamentals of engineering from his father. He later learned from private tutors, becoming competent in chemist...
- By 1895 Nobel had developed angina pectoris. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his villa in San Remo, Italy, on December 10, 1896.
- Alfred Nobel was known to be generous in humanitarian and scientific philanthropies. In his will, he left the bulk of his fortune in trust to estab...
3 days ago · Alfred Oetker. Alfred Oetker owns one third of Geschwister Oetker, a German holding company with brands spanning wine and spirits, chemicals and luxury hotels.
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5 days ago · Alfred Winslow Jones invented what he called a “hedged fund.” The name’s been bastardized, and so has just about everything else about it.
