The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 2)

LibriVox recording of The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 2) by G. K. Chesterton. Read in English by Gayle Cato The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G K Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911. Written in ballad form, the work is usually considered an epic poem. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun under the auspices of God working through the agency of the Virgin Mary. In addition to being a narration of Alfred's militaristic and political accomplishments, it is also consider