Bone fragment 'could be King Alfred or son Edward'

Bone fragment 'could be King Alfred or son Edward'

17 January 2014 Last updated at 20:49 GMT

A fragment of pelvis bone unearthed in Winchester in 1999 may belong to Anglo-Saxon King Alfred the Great, or his son Edward the Elder, academics have said.

It was found at a previous dig at Hyde Abbey and has been dated to 895-1017 - the era the king died.

King Alfred is the only English monarch known as 'the Great' , and the centre of a legend where - on the run from a Viking attack - he was put in charge of the cooking, which ended badly.

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Bones in box could be those of King Alfred

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Bones of King Alfred the Great believed to have been found in a box at Winchester City Museum
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