King Alfred's Contribution to English Language &British Literature In the 9th century, the Christian Anglo-Saxons were invaded by the danes. The danes occupied the northern part of the island They were stopped by Alfred, King of the West Saxons from 871till 899 who for a time united all the kingdoms of southern England. Alfred translated various works from Latin. Practically all of old English poetry is preserved in copies made in the West Saxon dialect after the reign of alfred 2021/2/232021/2/23 9 King Alfred’s Contribution to English Language &British Literature  In the 9th century, the Christian Anglo-Saxons were invaded by the Danes. The Danes occupied the northern part of the island. They were stopped by Alfred, King of the West Saxons from 871 till 899, who for a time united all the kingdoms of southern England. Alfred translated various works from Latin. Practically all of Old English poetry is preserved in copies made in the West Saxon dialect after the reign of Alfred