Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage Size:XL: 100 x 50cm and a pair of scales

and a pair of scales

In the background on the sea are two ships engaged in battle and another washed up on the beach

A little girl beside her points eagerly to the flowers

when they elect citizens to be their representatives on the Court of Common Council

Alfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage Size:XL: 100 x 50cm and a pair of scalesAlfred the Great in the Neatherd's Cottage. 1863. Youngest son of King thelwulf, Alfred became King of Wessex during a time of constant Viking attack. He was driven into hiding by a Viking raid into Wessex, led by the Dane, Guthorm, and took refuge in the Athelney marshes in Somerset.