Who Was Alive

Were Rurik and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Rurik and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 29 or 30 years, from AD 849 to AD 879.

Rurik was 18 or 19 when Alfred the Great was born.

Alfred the Great was 29 or 30 when Rurik died, aged 48 or 49.

Rurik

Rurik

Monarch

Born AD 830 · died AD 879, aged 48 or 49

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

  1. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  2. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
  3. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  5. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  6. Rurik, AD 830 – AD 879
  7. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  8. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  9. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Rurik and Alfred the Great in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Rurik and Alfred the Great were born

Rurik and Alfred the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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