The Golden Dragon: Alfred the Great and His Times

Mapp goes all the way back to England's 9th century to draw this dramatic, freshly-viewed history of the one English king who was called, & it seems deservedly so, the 'great'...A sweeping portrait of the king as an early type of the Renaissance Man...Alf Mapp faithfully reflects Alfred's amazing versatility."--Publisher's Weekly Acknowledgments So eminent a candlestick... Battle of dragons Teenaged general Affliction & revelation Outmaneuvered Island in the void Battle worm to noble stone First king of England One man in his time... King's English Solon of the Saxons The last fight Royal legacy Appendices Bibliography End Notes Index