Archive - Tales of Old England Christendom

King Alfred: Hidden From View

After the surprise attack by Guthrum, Alfred retreats to the marshes in Somerset.

Jul 17 •

Brother Alexander

Seasonal Hero Cycle: The Winter Hero

This series looks at a new civilisation cycle theory I’ve been developing called the Seasonal Hero Cycle. You can read the introduction here.

Jul 3 •

Brother Alexander

June 2024

Seasonal Hero Cycle: The Autumn Hero

This series looks at a new civilisation cycle theory I’ve been developing called the Seasonal Hero Cycle. You can read the introduction here.

Jun 19 •

Brother Alexander

Seasonal Hero Cycle: The Summer Hero

This series looks at a new civilisation cycle theory I’ve been developing called the Seasonal Hero Cycle. You can read the introduction here.

Jun 4 •

Brother Alexander

May 2024

Seasonal Hero Cycle: The Spring Hero

This series looks at a new civilisation cycle theory I’ve been developing called the Seasonal Hero Cycle. You can read the introduction here.

May 20 •

Brother Alexander

King Alfred: The Winter Hero

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May 7 •

Brother Alexander

April 2024

King Alfred: The Fall of a Kingdom

King Alfred ascended to the throne of Wessex on 23 April 871 (1,153 years ago at the date of publishing this article). Within this first year, the Great…

Apr 23 •

Brother Alexander

King Alfred: The Unlikely Monarch

King Alfred was the youngest of six. He had four brothers and a sister. In any royal family, the chance for the sixth child to become the monarch was…

Apr 8 •

Brother Alexander

March 2024

King Alfred: Noah’s Fourth Son

King Alfred came from Anglo-Saxon stock. They were made up of many different tribes, all who hailed from Central and Eastern Europe. This group was more…

Mar 25 •

Brother Alexander

King Alfred: His Father, Aethelwulf

Aethelwulf was likely born in the early AD 800s. His father, King Ecgberht, established the independence of the kingdom from the House of Mercia (the…

Mar 11 •

Brother Alexander

February 2024

King Alfred: Bishop Asser

One source we have about King Alfred comes from the writings of Bishop Asser. His famous piece of work, The Life of King Alfred, charts the history of…

Feb 25 •

Brother Alexander

King Alfred: His Mother

King Alfred was born in AD 849 to King Æthelwulf and his wife, Osburh. He was the youngest of 4 siblings, 3 brothers and a sister. Osburh was the…

Feb 11 •

Brother Alexander

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