Alfred the great was a famous ruler of the Anglo Saxons. He was king of the western Saxons in Wessex England from 871-899. He actually had four older brothers who were king before him but sadly they died so the crown was past on to him when he was 21 years old. He is best remembered for fighting vikings and is also remembered as the king who burnt a peasant woman's cakes, running from the vikings he ran into her cottage just as she had finished setting her cakes in the window. She said “watch me cakes wile I tend to my animals” because he was so busy planing his attack, her cakes burnt, she was not happy when she came back, not knowing he was king she scolded him . How terrified she would be when she found out it was her king however he still
