Alfred the Great in disguise as a minstrel plays his harp in the Danes camp to discover their plans for attacking. Here he is playing to their leader Guthrum who did not realise this was the King he had come to defeat. Alfred the Great aka ÔøΩlfred 848/849 ÔøΩ 899. King of the West Saxons 871 - c._886 King of the Anglo-Saxons c._886 - 899. From L'Univers Illustre published Paris 1859 Poster Print by Ken Welsh (18 x 13) - Posterazzi
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