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This ballad needs no historical notes, for the simple reason that it does not profess to be historical. All of it that is not frankly fictitious, as in any prose romance about the past, is meant to emphasize tradition rather than history. King Alfred is not a legend in the sense that King Arthur may be a legend; that is, in the sense that he may possibly be a lie. But King Alfred is a legend in this broader and more human sense, that the legends are the most important things about him. The cult of Alfred was a popular cult, from the darkness of the ninth century to the deepening twilight of the twentieth. It is wholly as a popular legend that I deal with him here. I write as one ignorant of every-thing, except that I have found the legend of a King of Wessex still alive in the land. I will give three curt cases of what I mean. A tradition connects the ultimate victory of Alfred with the valley in Berkshire called the Vale of the White Horse, I have seen doubts of the tradition, which may be valid doubts. I do not know when or where the story started; it is enough that it started somewhere and ended with me; for I only seek to write upon a hearsay, as the old balladists did....
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David Olexsak
reviewed The ballad of the white horse on February 16, 2021
The ballad of the white horse
ENGLISH: Described as "one of the last epic poems in the English language," it tells the story of King Alfred's battle against the Danes (on the year 878). This poem is in the same category as "The homecoming of Beorhtnoth" by Tolkien, which describes a different battle, the battle of Maldon, on the year 991, 113 years later, when the Danes had been replaced by the Viking (probably Norwegians).
It is written in stanzas of 4 to 6 verses, with a very interesting rhythm, and a rime structured like this: A-B-C[-C[-C]]-B that gives the poem a unique special sound.
I really liked the scene where King Alfred asks for hospitality from an old woman who lives alone in a hut, who makes him watch the food she was cooking, and when the king fails in that simple job, the woman, who does not recognize him, slaps him. The king's reaction to this "outrage" is perfect.
ESPAÑOL: Descrito como "uno de los últimos poemas épicos en lengua inglesa", cuenta la batalla del rey Alfredo contra los daneses (en el año 878). Este poema está en la misma categorÃa que "El regreso de Beorhtnoth" de Tolkien, que describe una batalla diferente, la de Maldon, en el año 991, 113 años más tarde, cuando los daneses habÃan sido reemplazados por los vikingos (probablemente noruegos).
Está escrito en estrofas de 4 a 6 versos, con un ritmo muy interesante y una rima estructurada asÃ: A-B-C[-C[-C]]-B que le da al poema un sonido especial único y original.
Me gustó mucho la escena en la que el rey Alfredo pide hospitalidad a una anciana que vive sola en una cabaña, que le pone a vigilar la comida que estaba cocinando, y cuando el rey fracasa en ese trabajo tan simple, la mujer, que no le conoce, le da una bofetada. La reacción del rey ante este "ultraje" es perfecta.
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