Alfred the Great

The Saxon King Alfred ruled from 871 - 899. He earned the epithet of 'Great' by transforming the armed forces of Wessex and using them to conquer his rivals, creating the kingdom of England. He created a network of fortified settlements called 'burhs' to defend his territories from his enemies.

Alfred, a Saxon, tried to recreate Arthur's Britain during his reign. All the lands on the north Devon coast, parts of Cornwall and Somerset were taken by the crown. To Alfred the centre of Arthur's Britain seems to have been near St. Nectan's abbey at Hartland, N. Devon

"Hartland (Heortigtun) formed part of the royal property bequeathed by King Alfred the Great to his son Edward." (Pearse-Chope, Trans. 1902.).

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