Who were the three brothers of Alfred the Great who reigned before him?
Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred
Edward, Æthelstan and Edmund
Æthelwulf, Æthelred and Æthelstan
Edward, Edmund and Eadred
Answer
Before Alfred the Great became king, three of his brothers, Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred, reigned in turn. This was a common practice in Anglo-Saxon England, where the throne did not always pass from father to eldest son.
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