Alfred was the first to call himself king of the Britons. Not just one part of England.
My Daughter went to Alfred University in NY. Their mascot is the Saxonsa big white Saxon.
We were laughing at how long that was going to last.
“The Britons? ‘Oo are the Britons?”
“We all are. We are all Britons. And I am your king.”
“Well, I didn’t vote for ya.” ...