Alfred the Great (849-899) king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms against the Vikings the only English king to be given the epithet( 称号)“the Great'”.Alfred the Great (849 – 899) ❖ king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. ❖ noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms against the Vikings ❖ the only English king to be given the epithet ( 称号) “the Great