XEE4155338 ??King Alfred the Great (849-899) forgets the cakes prepared by the Danish house under her roof at Athelney, and burns them, 878 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: ??????King Alfred the Great (849-899) forgets the cakes prepared by the Danish house under her roof at Athelney, and burns them, 878 - Back in the little house, she reproaches the king for his inattention??(Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes, allowed her cakes burn because he became distracted while stringing his bow, 878) - engraving in ???\'Histoire d\'Angleterre, depuis les temps plus recules??by Francois Guizot 1877.); Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright.