They made peace and Guthrum, their king, was baptised with Alfred as his sponsor. In 886 AD, Alfred negotiated a treaty with the Danes. England was divided, with the north and the east (between ...
Leading the West Saxon forces was King Æthelred, and his younger brother, the future Alfred the Great. That year, the Danes ...
However, he had to immediately defend his throne from Guthrum, a Viking warlord. Alfred ... the Great’s grandson. He reigned between AD925 and AD939 and was the very first ‘King of all England’.