The Ballad Of The White Horse: An epic poem about King Alfred's Christian endeavors resisting the Viking conquest of England

"The Last Great Epic Poem in the English Language"
- Dale Ahlquist
"The ending is absurd. The brilliant smash and glitter of the words and phrases (when they come off, and are not mere loud colours) cannot disguise the fact that G. K. C. knew nothing whatever about the 'North', heathen or Christian."
- JRR Tolkien
The tale of King Alfred, the Christian king who in 878AD battled a Viking invasion that had conquered the rest of England and burnt some cakes. He then became the last holdout of resi...