Bibliograph

The White Horse King, the life of Alfred the Great, Ben Merkle

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The White Horse King, the life of Alfred the Great, Ben Merkle

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The White Horse King

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ben Merkle

Sub title

the life of Alfred the Great

Summary

The unlikely king who saved England. Down swept the Vikings from the frigid North. Across the English coastlands and countryside they raided, torched, murdered, and destroyed all in their path. Farmers, monks, and soldiers all fell bloody under the Viking sword, hammer, and axe. Then, when the hour was most desperate, came an unlikely hero. King Alfred rallied the battered and bedraggled kingdoms of Britain and after decades of plotting, praying, and persisting, finally triumphed over the invaders. Alfred's victory reverberates to this day: He sparked a literary renaissance, restructured Britain's roadways, revised the legal codes, and revived Christian learning and worship. It was Alfred's accomplishments that laid the groundwork for Britian's later glories and triumphs in literature, liturgy, and liberty

Target audience

adult

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