Battle of Edington - The Battle in Fiction

The Battle in Fiction

The battle features in several historical novels and dramas:

  • The Marsh King by C. Walter Hodges
  • The Raven and the Cross, a children's television serial
  • The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton (who also wrote about the battle in Ethandune, collected in Alarms and Discursions)
  • The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell.

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