Alfred prioritized peace over vengeance with the Danes.

Evidence

But Alfred had had longer ends in view. … He wished instead to divide the land with them, and that the two races, in spite of fearful injuries given and received, should dwell together in amity. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 207

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 207