Talk:Cultural depictions of Alfred the Great

Saving the article
I hope I am able save this page and the work of other editors who added the real detail in the body of the article. ~ BOD ~ TALK 18:27, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
 * every thing seems ok. ~ BOD ~ TALK 00:32, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Dates for Alfred's epithet of 'The Great'
Genuine question - it says in this article Alfred was coined 'The Great' the 16th century, but I cannot find a source to back this up. S. Keynes seems to suggest it was first seen in Matthew Paris' work in the 1200s, suggesting it was a title given much earlier. (this information can be found in Keynes' 'the cult of King Alfred the Great') Could anyone provide a source for the claim that he was given it in the 16th century that is mentioned in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clemsw (talk • contribs) 14:53, 17 April 2022 (UTC)


 * It was also writers of the 16th century who promoted the designation of Alfred as ‘the Great’, an epithet that had never been applied to him in the Anglo-Saxon period. Barbara Yorke Alfred the Great: The Most Perfect Man in History? I am not sure which is the best source, I of course welcome information from S Keynes being added to this article.  ~ BOD ~ TALK 02:23, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Do you think it's possible that Yorke meant that it was used more widely and with a 'English reformation' agenda / context, as opposed to it being first recorded / given in the 16th century? Clemsw (talk) 14:54, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Yorke simply says It was also writers of the 16th century who promoted the designation of Alfred as ‘the Great’, we can not read into it any more than that, if something is not actually stated we can not include it. Unfortunately I have not seen the Keynes source (I am very busy this week), if you can provide a good reference, we could include it as a variation to the origin of his title. ~ BOD ~ TALK 01:37, 19 April 2022 (UTC)