king alfred's ..MOTHERLAND...... was england. he........REIGNED............. in the 9th century.During his........REIGN...alfred wanted to educate his people. he invited ......TEACHERS... to come from europe. he ordered monks to write books. he introduced his own laws. he also fought lots of ..........BATTLES................ his .....ENEMIES........... were the vikings . he often.........GATHERED...... his army to ...........FIGHT...... against the vikings.