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(Alfred the) Great Statue
Statue of Alfred the Great的点评
点评：Perhaps the one thing I wanted to see above all else whilst I was in Winchester (not knowing about the wonderful Hospital of St Cross when I decided this) was the Statue of King Alfred the Great.
As synonymous with Winchester as Robin Hood is with Nottingham, King Alfred the Great is immortalised in this statue, designed and commissioned in1899 for two reasons - in part because 1899 represented 1000 years since his death, but perhaps more importantly because Alfred very much rebuilt Winchester after the Dark Ages, and made it the Capital of his Kingdom of Wessex.
It is a huge 5 meter tall bronze likeness of the King (at least to Victorian eyes) atop a massive stone plinth. It stands at the end of thr main high road through Winchester, close to the crossing of the River Itchen. Traffic goes around it daily and it must surely catch the eye of even the local motorists who are used to seeing it on a daily basis.
Inscribed on the bottom is the text: 'Aelfred, To the Founder of the Kingdom and Nation'.
Whilst from a historical point of view this might be somewhat inaccurate (Alfred found neither Wessex or England - they were founded by Cerdic and Æthelstan respectively) it is undeniable that Alfred, through his lawmaking and distribution of literacy throughout the realm(s), along with his victory-against-all-odds against the Great Heathen Army, is the very embodiment of an England that it was once acceptable to be proud of, and so I can see why, along with the aforementioned links to the city, this huge statue dominates this place, and why the inscribed text, incorrect as it may be, is there.
I'm delighted I got to see this statue. It's a mighty piece and one I would advise everyone to see at some point in their lives.
As synonymous with Winchester as Robin Hood is with Nottingham, King Alfred the Great is immortalised in this statue, designed and commissioned in1899 for two reasons - in part because 1899 represented 1000 years since his death, but perhaps more importantly because Alfred very much rebuilt Winchester after the Dark Ages, and made it the Capital of his Kingdom of Wessex.
It is a huge 5 meter tall bronze likeness of the King (at least to Victorian eyes) atop a massive stone plinth. It stands at the end of thr main high road through Winchester, close to the crossing of the River Itchen. Traffic goes around it daily and it must surely catch the eye of even the local motorists who are used to seeing it on a daily basis.
Inscribed on the bottom is the text: 'Aelfred, To the Founder of the Kingdom and Nation'.
Whilst from a historical point of view this might be somewhat inaccurate (Alfred found neither Wessex or England - they were founded by Cerdic and Æthelstan respectively) it is undeniable that Alfred, through his lawmaking and distribution of literacy throughout the realm(s), along with his victory-against-all-odds against the Great Heathen Army, is the very embodiment of an England that it was once acceptable to be proud of, and so I can see why, along with the aforementioned links to the city, this huge statue dominates this place, and why the inscribed text, incorrect as it may be, is there.
I'm delighted I got to see this statue. It's a mighty piece and one I would advise everyone to see at some point in their lives.
翻译：也许我在温彻斯特时最想看的东西（当我决定这样做时，并不知道圣十字医院很棒）就是阿尔弗雷德大帝的雕像。
就像罗宾汉与诺丁汉一样，阿尔弗雷德大帝在这座雕像中永垂不朽，这座雕像于 1899 年设计和委托建造，原因有两个 - 部分是因为 1899 年代表他去世 1000 周年，但也许更重要的是因为阿尔弗雷德在黑暗时代之后重建了温彻斯特，并将其作为他的威塞克斯王国的首都。
这是一座 5 米高的巨大青铜国王像（至少在维多利亚时代的人眼中）位于一个巨大的石头基座上。 它矗立在温彻斯特主要公路的尽头，靠近伊钦河的十字路口。 车辆每天都在它周围穿行，它肯定会引起即使是习惯于每天看到它的当地驾车者的注意。
底部刻有文字：“艾尔弗雷德，致王国和民族的创始人”。
虽然从历史的角度来看这可能有些不准确（阿尔弗雷德既没有找到威塞克斯也没有找到英格兰——它们分别由塞迪克和埃塞尔斯坦建立）但不可否认的是，通过他的立法和在整个王国传播文化，以及他战胜异教徒大军，阿尔弗雷德正是曾经可以引以为豪的英格兰的化身，所以我明白为什么，除了前面提到的与这座城市的联系之外，这座巨大的雕像占据了这个地方的主导地位，以及为什么刻在上面的文字，尽管它可能不正确。
我很高兴能看到这座雕像。这是一件伟大的作品，我建议每个人在人生的某个时刻都去看看。
就像罗宾汉与诺丁汉一样，阿尔弗雷德大帝在这座雕像中永垂不朽，这座雕像于 1899 年设计和委托建造，原因有两个 - 部分是因为 1899 年代表他去世 1000 周年，但也许更重要的是因为阿尔弗雷德在黑暗时代之后重建了温彻斯特，并将其作为他的威塞克斯王国的首都。
这是一座 5 米高的巨大青铜国王像（至少在维多利亚时代的人眼中）位于一个巨大的石头基座上。 它矗立在温彻斯特主要公路的尽头，靠近伊钦河的十字路口。 车辆每天都在它周围穿行，它肯定会引起即使是习惯于每天看到它的当地驾车者的注意。
底部刻有文字：“艾尔弗雷德，致王国和民族的创始人”。
虽然从历史的角度来看这可能有些不准确（阿尔弗雷德既没有找到威塞克斯也没有找到英格兰——它们分别由塞迪克和埃塞尔斯坦建立）但不可否认的是，通过他的立法和在整个王国传播文化，以及他战胜异教徒大军，阿尔弗雷德正是曾经可以引以为豪的英格兰的化身，所以我明白为什么，除了前面提到的与这座城市的联系之外，这座巨大的雕像占据了这个地方的主导地位，以及为什么刻在上面的文字，尽管它可能不正确。
我很高兴能看到这座雕像。这是一件伟大的作品，我建议每个人在人生的某个时刻都去看看。
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