Alfred
Overview
- Alfred (bishop)Alfred (bishop)Alfred was a medieval Bishop of Sherborne.He was consecrated in 933. He died in 943.-References:* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961-External links:*...
(died 943) - Alfred (name)Alfred (name)The name Alfred is of English origin and comes from the Old English name elements ælf and ræd or rēd , and thus means "elf counsel" or "one who is counseled by elves"...
- Alfred the GreatAlfred the GreatAlfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English monarch still to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself...
(849–899), king of Wessex - Alfred Aetheling (died 1036), son of King Ethelred II of England
In geography:
- Lake Alfred, FloridaLake Alfred, FloridaLake Alfred is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,890 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,944 . It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Alfred, MaineAlfred, MaineAlfred is a town in York County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,497. Alfred is the county seat of York County and home to part of the Massabesic Experimental Forest...
- Alfred (town), New YorkAlfred (town), New YorkAlfred is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 5,140 at the 2000 census.The Town of Alfred has a village named Alfred in the center of the town....
- Alfred (village), New YorkAlfred (village), New YorkAlfred is a village located in the Town of Alfred in Allegany County, New York, USA. The population was 3,954 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Alfred the Great....
- Alfred, North DakotaAlfred, North DakotaAlfred is an unincorporated hamlet in LaMoure County, North Dakota, United States. It was one of five towns founded by Richard Sykes. Its population is estimated at about 10 and it consists of a few houses, a licensed boarding home, a grocery store and a Protestant church, as well as grain storage...
- Alfred, TexasAlfred, TexasAlfred is an unincorporated area northeast of Alice in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. It is known for the outdoor flea markets held on the first whole weekend of the month.-History:...
- Alfred, Ontario, Canada
- Alfred IslandAlfred IslandAlfred Island is an uninhabited, irregularly shaped island located in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region within the northern Canadian Arctic. Approximately above sea level, it is in the Fury and Hecla Strait, north of the mainland's Melville Peninsula, and south of Baffin Island....
, Nunavut, Canada - Alfred Town, a village in New South Wales, Australia
- Mount AlfredMount AlfredMount Alfred is a mountain located at the Queen Reach arm and head of the Jervis Inlet within the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is the highest in the portion of the mainland between Jervis and Toba Inlets, with its prominence defined by the pass...
, British Columbia, Canada
In fiction:
- Alfred, a fictional penguin in the comic strip Zig et PuceZig et PuceZig et Puce is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Alain Saint-Ogan in 1925 that became popular and influential over a long period. After ending production, it was revived by Greg for a second successful publication run.-Synopsis :...
- Alfred J.
Quotations
Who has not known ill fortune, never knew Himself, or his own virtue.