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Earl Alfred's realm on the start screen map of “Wrath of The Northmen”.

Named by the game's script · Start screen character · DNA in the game files

Alfred the Great

Also “Earl Alfred”

Dorset on 867.1.1

hello_history 7627Play as him: the start screenHis DNA code
Culture
Anglo-SaxonWest Germanic
Faith
Chalcedonianism
House
Wessex
Nickname
the Great
Born
849.1.1
Died
899.10.26, aged 50
Sexuality
heterosexual
History ID
7627

Alfred the Great is a historical character of Crusader Kings III (also named Earl Alfred): a man of Anglo-Saxon culture of the Chalcedonianism faith of the house Wessex, born 849.1.1, died 899.10.26. On the start dates: 867 — Dorset (2 counties). Playable on the bookmark Wrath of The Northmen (867.1.1, rated Advanced). The game's script names him by ID in 6 places, among them the legend The Holy King and the legend Sceafa, Grandson of Noah. History ID 7627. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/characters/anglo_saxon.txt.

This section as JSON: /raw/historical-characters.json

Quick answers (3)
What is Alfred the Great's character ID in CK3?
History ID 7627 — console: hello_history 7627.
Can you play as Alfred the Great in CK3?
Yes: Wrath of The Northmen, 867.1.1 (the game rates it Advanced).
Which CK3 start dates is Alfred the Great alive on?
867.1.1 (age 18).

Playable · Wrath of The Northmen · 867.1.1 · Advanced (the game's rating)

As the Vikings push further south, Earl Alfred of Dorset is readying his troops.

Where the game names him

Every place in the game's script (common/ and events/, test and debug files left out) that names Alfred the Great by ID — character:7627 — with the lines as written.

Legends 3

  • saintly_deed

    • 521: scope:ancestor = character:7627
    • 556: scope:ancestor = character:7627

    game/common/legends/chronicles/00_chronicles.txt

  • The Holy Kingalfred_of_wessex

    • 430: exists = character:7627
    • 431: character:7627 = {
    • 435: this = character:7627

    game/common/legends/legend_seeds/00_legend_seeds.txt · 6 lines

  • Sceafa, Grandson of Noahsceafa

    • 617: dynasty = character:7627.dynasty

    game/common/legends/legend_seeds/00_legend_seeds.txt

Events 1

  • bookmark.0001

    • 17: player_heir ?= character:7627

    game/events/bookmark_events.txt

On actions (script run on game events) 1

  • on_game_start

    • 76: character:7627 = {

    game/common/on_action/game_start.txt

Scripted effects 1

On the start dates

What history/titles gives Alfred the Great on each start date he is alive on: titles, the realm counting vassals, liege and court.

867 867.1.1

Age 18

2 titles, 2 counties in the realm counting vassals

  • Dorset
  • Somerset

Vassal of Æthelred Wessex (840–871) (Wessex)

Married to Ealhswith Mucel (849–902)

Traits and skills

  • 13Diplomacy
  • 11Martial
  • 13Stewardship
  • 8Intrigue
  • 13Learning
  • 11Prowess

Base skills as written in the character's history (– = not set: the game rolls it). In the game, traits, education and age add to them.

Family

From history/characters (father, mother, add_spouse). Names with a link have a page of their own.

Parents 2

  • Æthelwulf Wessex (father, 795–858)
  • Osburh Oslac (mother, 809–855)

Spouses 1

Children 5

  • Æthelflæd Wessex (870–918)
  • Eadward the Old (874–924)
  • Æthelgifu Wessex (875–921)
  • Elfthryth Wessex (877–929)
  • Æthelweard Wessex (880–922)

Brothers and sisters 4

  • Æthelbald Wessex (834–860)
  • Æthelbert Wessex (836–865)
  • Æthelswith Wessex (838–888)
  • Æthelred Wessex (840–871)

In his history file

Family and house

From game/history/characters/anglo_saxon.txt, history id 7627, and the files that name him, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2.

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