King Alfred: Burnt Cakes and Other Legends

by David Horspool

Book Overview

When the BBC ran a poll in 2001 to name the greatest Briton, Alfred, a ninth-century monarch, was the only king to make the top 20. Also the only English sovereign to be called "the Great," Alfred used to be remembered as much through folklore as through his accomplishments.

Horspool sees Alfred as inextricably linked to the legends and stories that surround him, and rather than attempting to separate the myth from the "reality," he explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067402320X
• ISBN13: 9780674023208
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.4"