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The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911.[1] Written in ballad form, the work has been described as one of the last great traditional epic poems ever written in the English language.[2] The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun with the aid of the Virgin Mary.

  1. ^ Boyd, Ian (July 2011). "Los Relatos del Padre Brown & La Balada del Caballo Blanco Celebrando el Centenario". The Chesterton Review en Español (in Spanish). 5 (1): 102–109. doi:10.5840/chesterton-espanol2011/20125113.
  2. ^ "Lecture 21: The Ballad of the White Horse – Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton". 7 December 2010.

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