Alfred the Great
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Historical art of Alfred the Great, Hereward the Wake and King Harold in historical military print by Chris Collingwood and Brian Palmer. Alfred The Great and Hereward the Wake historical prints published by Cranston Fine Arts, the military and historical art print company.

See prints of King Harold at Battle of Stamford Bridge and Battle of Hastings.

The Battle of Brunanburh  937 AD. The west Saxon Ruler Athelstan son of Edward the Elder and Grandson of Alfred the great. Had brought under his control the Norse Kingdom of York and the Kingdom of the Britans, Strathclyde.  However when he marched into Scotland, the North erupted into war against the Saxon King. against him were the Picts, and scots of Constantine III, Britain's as well as Vikings under King Olaf Godfreyson of Dublin. The combined force fought against Athelstans army in a epic two day battle at Brunanburg (situated now near the border of Scotland and England) The Saxons of Wessex and Mercia and some Danes won a great victory against the Northern Foe.  After this battle Athelstan controlled most of England. this position was later held by his  brothers King Edmund the 1st and later King Edred.  

Fire from the Fens, c.1071 by Chris Collingwood   In the year 1070, Saxon England lay under Norman oppression. Only one last centre of resistance remained. The Isle of Ely in the Fenlands of East Anglia. Here, Hereward Leofricson, son of Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva, emerged as a warrior leader. Struggling against overwhelming odds in his defiance of the Normans. The legend of Hereward the Wake was born. 

 

 

 

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