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Who the Great is known as the greatest European ruler after Charlemagne?
Alfred the great
What is Charlemagne's first and last name?
Obviously Charlemagne's first name is Charlemagne and Charlemagne's last name was Merovingian. His name stood for "Charles the Great"
How would you assess Charlemagne's success?
Charlemagne's success was generally great. He dominated Europe for centuries.
Charlemagne put great emphasis on?
education
What does the name Charlemagne mean?
Charles the great
Who the Great is known as the greatest European ruler after Charlemagne?
Alfred the great
Under what king did the English unite to fight the vikings in the ninth century?
Alfred the Great, I think.
The king that drove the vikings north of London?
King Alfred the Great of Wessex drove the Vikings north of London. They settled in the Danelaw.
How did Alfred defeat the Danes?
Alfred the Great fortified his position, while the Vikings ravaged the countryside. This provoked a response by Alfred the Great, where he and his son lead an army to meet the Viking forces and defeat them. The second war involving the Vikings, Alfred the Great had fortified much of his kingdom. The Vikings invaded, but could not cause any real damage with the new fortifications. Alfred the Great ended up winning because of his fortified status.
Did King Alfred fight Vikings?
Yes, King Alfred the great did fight the Vikings, he did not lose, but he could not get, the Vikings out the country, so he just pushed them up to, a part of the country called, Danelaw. So he did fight the Vikings, yes.
Were the vikings ever invaded?
Once they were conquered by King Alfred the great
What did Alfred Great believe?
Alfred the great is considered great because he united his kingdom and defended it from the attacks of the Vikings. He also promoted things like education.
Which group of raiders did Alfred the Great have to defeat to remain king?
The Vikings, in 886 AD
Why was king Alfred called Alfred the great?
He defended wessex from the Danes and Vikings Various times. He also improved their economy, building schools,and cathedrels
Why was Alfred the Great great?
Yes he was a famous English king.His reign was from 871 - 899
Where did the vikings live after they defeated by Alfred the great?
When Alfred the great defeated the Vikings (more properly the Danes), he only managed to stop the advance of the the Danish conquest of England. England was not a unified country yet and Alfred was only the king of the kingdom of Wessex, land of the West Saxons. Many Danes had been living in England for at least a generation and when Alfred stopped there advance they continued to occupy about half of what we now call England. This part of England, where they Danes (or Vikings) lived and ruled was called the Danelaw.
Which group of raders and settlers did Alfred the great have to defeat to remain king?
Alfred the Great had to defeat the Vikings, specifically the Great Heathen Army led by Guthrum, to remain king of Wessex and eventually unite England under his rule.
