A very strongly fortified citadel was built at Athelney by order of Alfred 8.
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Alfred 8
(the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899) : By order of the king (Alfred 8) a very strongly fortified citadel of very handsome construction was placed at the western end of the causeway.