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title: Alfred the Great Statue, Shaftesbury Abbey
author: Seth Whales
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20637/alfred-the-great-statue-shaftesbury-abbey/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-06-26
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# Alfred the Great Statue, Shaftesbury Abbey
_Authored by Seth Whales_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20637.jpg)
## Image Caption
Statue of [Alfred the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alfred_the_Great/) (r. 871-899) at the now ruined Shaftesbury Abbey, Dorset, which he founded in 888. Designed in 1984 by Andrew DuMont for a school, it was relocated to the abbey gardens in 2004.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Whales, S. (2025, June 26). Alfred the Great Statue, Shaftesbury Abbey. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Whales, Seth. "Alfred the Great Statue, Shaftesbury Abbey." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 26, 2025. .
### MLA
Whales, Seth. "Alfred the Great Statue, Shaftesbury Abbey." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jun 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_King_Alfred_in_the_grounds_of_Shaftesbury_Abbey.jpg) by [**Seth Whales**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_King_Alfred_in_the_grounds_of_Shaftesbury_Abbey.jpg). Submitted by [Michael McComb](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/michaelmccomb/ "User Page: Michael McComb"), published on 26 June 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.