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The statue of King Alfred the Great in downtown Winchester
In the restoration years, King Alfred tried to promote
English to be used in schools, instead of Latin, as well as
translated many books into English. After his death, he
became one of the only two kings in the English history,
who were given the byname ‘the Great’. Because of his
clever fighting and ruling strategies, England was saved
and so was the English language.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great