'Guthrum pays an Evening Visit to Alfred', c1840, (c1840). Guthrum or Gurum (died c890), christened ãthelstan on his conversion to Christianity in 878, was King of the Danish Vikings in the Danelaw. He is mainly known for his conflict with Alfred the Great. From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A'Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., London]
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