Chesterton, G. K.  1874-1936 <br/><br/>
The Ballad of the White Horse 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_the_White_Horse  Release date is 1999-04-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by Paul Bonner, Martin Ward, and David Widger  Produced by Paul Bonner, Martin Ward, and David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Ballad of the White Horse" by G. K. Chesterton is a poem published in 1911. Written in traditional epic ballad form, it tells the story of Saxon King Alfred the Great's struggle against invading Danes. Hiding on a river island after near-defeat, Alfred receives a vision from the Virgin Mary. He gathers Catholic chieftains, infiltrates the enemy camp disguised as a minstrel, and leads his outnumbered forces to the climactic Battle of Ethandun, where faith and valor collide. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>White Horse, Vale of (England) -- Poetry Epic poetry Alfred, King of England, 849-899 -- Poetry Great Britain -- History -- Alfred, 871-899 -- Poetry Historical poetry Christian poetry 
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