By which epithet is Alfred, King of Wessex known?
Correct answer: Alfred the Great
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Famously, King Alfred burnt the cakes.
It is said that whilst escaping from Viking invaders, he took refuge in a poor peasant woman's home.
She asked him to watch some cakes baking by the fire.
He let them burn and was scolded by the woman.
Obviously she didn't know who he was.
This is folk lore, but how typical of (most) men 🤣
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