Alfred the Great, the 9th-century English monarch, has been depicted several times on screen and in literature. Depictions on screen include: * the 1969 film Alfred the Great, directed by Clive Donner, with David Hemmings playing Alfred, * The Raven and the Cross, a children's TV serial, about his conflict with Guthrum, * King Alfred, episode 4 of Churchill's People, where he was played by Alan Howard. * In Vikings, his childhood is portrayed; however, he is supposed as the bastard son of Athelstan by Aethelwulf's wife Judith (based on Judith of Flanders), but is nonetheless raised as Aethelwulf's legitimate son. * Horrible Histories and their rebooted series portrayed his life story and was played by Mathew Baynton/Tom Rosenthal * The Last Kingdom, a TV adaptation for The Saxon Sto