Lost remains of Viking-slaying English King discovered in parking lot as England faces Norway at World Cup

The UK soccer team hopes to replicate his success on the soccer field.The English may have received a boost from the past for their upcoming World Cup clash against Norway.A historian believes he’s located the long-lost remains of Alfred the Great, the legendary English King who vanquished the Vikings.The royal bones have been traced to a parking lot in Winchester, Hampshire, close to where the iconic monarch was once buried, the Telegraph reported.“I am 100 percent confident the car park site is where the bones were, and I’m confident they are there now,” researcher Graham Phillips, 72, told the Sun.

The Birmingham native believes they’re specifically situated around 60 feet from a slab marking the site of his interment.The exact spot will be revealed in an episode of the television series Weird Britain, which airs on Blaze TV at 9 p.m.

on July 8.If the remains are confirmed to be Alfred’s, this would mark the culmination of Phillips’ 13-year-old hunt for one of the UK’s most important figures.Born in 849 in Berkshire, Alfred the Great is best remembered for defending Wessex against the Norse scourge and laying the groundwork for England’s unification, the Telegraph reported.After years of struggling against the invaders from the North, he notably routed a force led by Guthrum, the Viking leader, at the Battle of Edington in 878, eventually motivating the Danes to give up their Pagan ways and accept Christianity.To ward off future attacks, the Saxon leader established a series of well-defended settlements across Southern England, as well as a navy to help protect the coastline from Viking sea raiders.Unfortunately, following Alfred’s death in 899, his remains were repeatedly moved, making them a nightmare to locate.The deceased king was initially buried at Winchester Cathedral, where he remained until 1110, when the bones were moved to Hyde Abbey and laid to rest next to his wife and son.Unfortunately, this abbey was destroyed and left in ruin...