Alfred is
the only English monarch to earn the title “great.” He came to power in 871
amid the Viking conquest. Alfred successfully developed a strategy to stop the
invaders. He built defensive fortifications and allowed the Vikings to attack.
The defensive lines proved too strong and the Scandinavians died in mass.
Alfred also created the English Navy and codified English law.
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