2)Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899

3)Alfred was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf...

1)In the AD400s, towards the end of Roman rule, Britain was being attacked by the Picts and Scots from the north, and the Anglo-Saxons from the sea. The Romans had built forts along the coast to fight off the sea-raiders and Hadrian's wall defended the north.