Thane: Sire, please! We need you to live.to lead us to fight another day! The Vikings left Wessex in peace but then in 878 the Viking leader - Guthrum - launched a surprise attack on Alfred.įX: Sounds of battle, horses, cries of men, clash of metal on metalĪlfred: No, I will fight and die here alongside my soldiers. They agreed not to attack Wessex in return for money. Narrator: And ‘buy time’ is exactly what Alfred did. We are outnumbered.Īlfred: Time if only we had a bit more time to gather our strength. Thane: But sire - they are stronger than us, they have better weapons. Thane: King Alfred, the Vikings are advancing again. The greatest challenge the young king faced came from the Vikings, who had invaded in the north and were moving south… Narrator: Alfred was in his early 20s when he became king and although it was true that he was often ill, he certainly wasn’t ‘weak’. Voice 3: We must have kings who can read as well as lead us into battle! Our new king should be Alfred!įX: Other voices ‘I am for Alfred’ / ‘Alfred for king!’ etc He would prefer to spend his time reading books than preparing for battle! Voice 1: Alfred has fought bravely in battle. Voice 2: Some days he is so ill he cannot ride his horse. Voice 3: It is true that Alfred is often ill, but he is not weak. Voice 2: Not Alfred, Alfred is weak! He’s always ill. Voice 1: And who, my lord, would you suggest? Voice 3: But Aethelwald is young, no more than a boy. Voice 2: I propose Ethelred’s eldest son, Aethelwald! He’s the obvious choice! Voice 1: My lords! Ethelred is dead and we are still at war with the Viking invaders. Ethelred - king of the Anglo-Saxon land of Wessex – has died fighting the Viking invaders.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |