ShieldWall
Ashigaru
posted 02-06-13 03:14 AM
EDT (US)
2 / 5
Well he definitely had a curved spine, which apparently would not cause him to be hunched back but would make one shoulder higher than the other. None of the other deformities said about him appear to be true. The debate now is where he is to be buried. There seems to be quite a campaign in favour of Leicester, but as he was "of York" I'd say that's the better place for him. Leicester was where he was defeated and buried by his enemies - I doubt he felt any great attachment to the place.
Anyway there's a king unearthing frenzy going on in the UK at the moment, another team reckon they might be close to finding the remains of Alfred the Great. Any chance of King Arthur as well? Thought not...
ShieldWall
Ashigaru
posted 02-11-13 03:36 AM
EDT (US)
5 / 5
Yes it would be more important as Alfred held out against the Danes when all others had succumbed, keeping a little corner of England alive at first, then consolidating it and putting in the ground work for its expansion which culminated in the unifying of England under a single king for the first time. He also laid the foundations of the English state with his legal reforms. An immense figure.