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Ballad of the White Horse By G.K. Chesterton

Ballad of the White Horse

By G.K. Chesterton

  • Release Date: 2018-10-06
  • Genre: Classics
  • © 2018 Oregan Publishing
  • $0.99
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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

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