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Havoc and Reform
Within a broader frame, they speak to the double-edged nature of modern life.
King Alfred's Daughter
In the eighth century, the Danes sailed the North Sea and landed on the Northumbrian coast of England. In less than a hundred years they ravaged everything in their path, and eventually captured the city of London. King Alfred the Great of Wessex fought back. A key role in this fight was played by Alfred's oldest child, Aethelflaed, known as the Lady of the Mercians by her own people. This story is a fictionalized account of the life of Lady Aethelflaed. Her successful defense of the western border of English Mercia against the Scandinavian Vikings was a major factor in the success of the English campaigns. She was a warrior princess, a military tactician, and a treaty negotiator whose effor...
Alfred's Journey
Alfred's long journey through life as told by his granddaughter.
Alfred's Dynasty
A tale of scheming, power struggles, conflict and the birth of England as we know it today. W. B. Bartlett, author of Vikings, tells the story of Alfred the Great and his descendants, and reasserts their right to be regarded as one of history's great Royal dynasties.
King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version of Boethius De consolatione philosophiae
The Old English Boethius is an Old English translation / adaptation of the sixth-century Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius, dating from between c. 880 and 950. Boethius's work is prosimetrical, alternating between prose and verse, and one of the two surviving manuscripts of the Old English translation renders the poems as Old English alliterative verse: these verse translations are known as the Metres of Boethius. NOTE: While Introduction and notes are in modern English, and a glossary is also included, the book does not contain a translation into modern English of the text of Consolation of Philosophy.
King Alfred's Daughter
King Alfred is dead and the achievements that made him great are in jeopardy. Rebels challenge the succession of his son Edward to the Wessex throne, and his old ally in Mercia is sick. The Vikings in the Danelaw sense the time has come to complete their conquest of England. It falls on Alfred’s firstborn, his daughter, Æthelflæd, to unite the Anglo-Saxons. Reluctantly, she takes up the challenge. But can a woman rebuild ruined towns and lead men into battle against hardened Viking warriors? And can Æthelflæd fulfil her father’s dream of uniting England? Based on contemporary sources and archaeological evidence, King Alfred’s Daughter is rich in drama, family conflict and historical achievement.
Alfred Mouse
When Ben moves to a new house with his mum, he is sure he will have a miserable time there. But then he finds a small mouse called Alfred behind a loose brick in his bedroom. The two become great friends and Alfred takes up residence in Ben's pocket. Except sometimes he escapes and causes havoc.
