This man's son defeated Eowils at the Battle of Tettenhall and this man attempted to helped his predecessor keep Ivar the Boneless and the Great Heathen Army from invading their territory. The Treaty of Wedmore was signed after this man's greatest victory over his rival Guthrum at the Battle of Eddington. He reformed the fyrd system and built many burhs to protect his land from the Danes., He translated the Consolation of Philosophy into English and promoted learning throughout his realm. For ten points, name this man w
This man's son defeated Eowils at the Battle of Tettenhall and this man attempted to helped his predecessor keep Ivar the Boneless and the Great Heathen Army from invading their territory. The Treaty of Wedmore was signed after this man's greatest victory over his rival Guthrum at the Battle of Eddington. He reformed the fyrd system and built many burhs to protect his land from the Danes., He translated the Consolation of Philosophy into English and promoted learning throughout his realm. For ten points, name this man who ruled Wessex from 871-899, the only English monarch with the epithet the Great.
This man's son defeated Eowils at the Battle of Tettenhall and this man attempted to helped his predecessor keep Ivar the Boneless and the Great Heathen Army from invading their territory.
{Alfred }the Great [accept: {Alfred }of Wessex before mention of Wessex]