Alfred the Great necessary, that each man keep carefully his oath and his pledge" which expresses a fundamental tenet of Anglo-Saxon law. Alfred devoted considerable attention and thought to judicial matters. Asser underscores his concern for judicial fairness. Alfred, according to Asser, insisted upon reviewing contested judgments made by his ealdormen and reeves and "would carefully look into nearly all the judgements which were passed [issued] in his absence anywhere in the realm to see whether they were just or unjust". A charter from the reign of his son Edward the Elder depicts Alfred as hearing one such appeal in his chamber while
HMS King Alfred (shore establishment 1939) of ten weeks, the first two weeks at HMS "King Alfred II", then six weeks at HMS "King Alfred III" and the final four weeks at Hove. Upon successful completion of the course, the men emerged as Temporary Acting Probationary Sub-Lieutenants and attended further training at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich before being posted operationally. Training ended in December 1945, HMS "King Alfred II" had closed in October that year and HMS "King Alfred III" closed in December 1945. In January 1946 HMS "King Alfred" moved to Exbury near Southampton and the Hove site became HMS "King Alfred II". This