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Myths and Legends of King Alfred |
| Section: BOOK WORLD / REVIEWS |
| Author: Carol Herman |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2007 |
| Size: 874 Words, 5,350 Characters |
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KING ALFRED: BURNT CAKES AND OTHER LEGENDS
David Horspool
Harvard University Press, $19.95, 228 pages
There might not be a better time to consider what constitutes sustained and heroic leadership. We might just pick up David Horspool's King Alfred: Burnt Cakes and Other Legends to remind ourselves that what we make of our leaders often does not match the absolute truth and even history may not ever, absolutely, adjudicate matters.
Take King Alfred. The legend attached to his reign (though there is some dispute o...
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...at this too may be a contemporary imposition on a ninth-century subject."
We will likely never know with certainty all the details of King Alfred's reign. However, Horspool's exacting and engaging narrative brings us closer to it and to a deeper understanding of how history makes myths of leaders past and how and why we embrace their stories.
Copyright © 2006 The Washington Times, LLC.
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