Which fictional English king appears in Assassin's Creed Valhalla?

Aelfred the Great, based on the historical Alfred the Great, appears in Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

The game presents Alfred as the king of Wessex during the Viking invasions of ninth-century England. He is an important political and narrative figure whose relationship with Eivor changes as the story develops.

Historically, Alfred ruled Wessex from 871 until 899 and is remembered for resisting the Great Heathen Army and promoting learning. The game fictionalizes many personal interactions while placing them within recognizable events and kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England.

The spelling “Aelfred” is used in the game for its fictionalized character, while the historical monarch is commonly called Alfred the Great. He is not the game's protagonist; that role belongs to Eivor.