| Title | : | Ballad of the White Horse |
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| Author | : | G.K. Chesterton |
| Release | : | 2018-10-06 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Classics |
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| 1 | Ballad of the White Horse | G.K. Chesterton |
| This epic poem is about Alfred the Great's defense of Christian England against the pagan Viking invaders. The decisive battle is fought in sight of a white horse mark made on a hill, after which the poem is named. As the white horse mark must be continually maintained by weeding to be clearly seen, Chesterton sees it as a symbol of the continual struggle to maintain the Christian culture and values for which Alfred the Great fough |
