The son of Ethelwulf, he succeeded his brother Ethelred and  continued his fight against the Danes. 
The son of Ethelwulf, he succeeded his brother Ethelred and  continued his fight against the Danes. His victory at Edington  forced the Danish king to accept Christianity, and his capture of  London in 886 brought all England not under Danish rule to accept  him as king. While not warring, he began the history "The Anglo-  Saxon Chronicle". FTP, name this Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex.
The son of Ethelwulf, he succeeded his brother Ethelred and  continued his fight against the Danes.
{Alfred} the Great