alfred the great alfred thayer mahan • alfresco · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · alfred the great · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899). Synonyms: Alfred, Alfred the Great. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074