Alfred the Great's kingship of Wessex was successful in many ways. One way is how much he defended his country. That's how he got the name "Great." Some of the things he gave to his country are a good education, and he kept the Bible in his homeland. His greatest achievement was defeating the Danish kingdom. The Danes were harsh and hard to defeat, but he still defeated them in the end. A story that illustrates his great humility is the story of the time Alfred got lost and was walking through the woods. He came upon a little cottage where he was accepted for the night. The lady of the house had to go do some chores so she asked him to watch some cakes so they wouldn't burn. When she returned, the cakes were burnt and she got mad at him.