A thousand years his bones are dust,
Yet men still name him as the Just.
A hundred kings have ruled his state,
Yet him alone she names—The Great.
To him, her noblest praise she sings,
As mightiest of her mighty kings.”
CONTENTS
- [CHAPTER I—THE MEETING IN THE FOREST]
- [CHAPTER II—WINCHESTER]
- [CHAPTER III—A THIEF IN THE NIGHT]
- [CHAPTER IV—IN THE HALL OF ALFRED]
- [CHAPTER V—THE DEATH OF A HERO]
- [CHAPTER VI—THE WOLVES’ CONCERT]
- [CHAPTER VII—THE COMING OF A STRANGER]
- [CHAPTER VIII—ADIVA GROWS ANGRY]
- [CHAPTER IX—WOULD YOU STRIKE YOUR KING?]
- [CHAPTER X—EGWINA GOES AS A MESSENGER]
- [CHAPTER XI—SOME DANISH TALES]
- [CHAPTER XII—THE MAGIC SLEEP]
- [CHAPTER XIII—VICTORY SITS WITH THE SAXONS]
- [CHAPTER XIV—A PLEASANT SURPRISE]
- [CHAPTER XV—THE BEGGAR OF ATHELNEY]
- [CHAPTER XVI—IN THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY]
- [CHAPTER XVII—THE WINNING OF A BUCKLER]
- [CHAPTER XVIII—PEACE]
- [CHAPTER XIX—DARK DAYS]
- [CHAPTER XX—ÆLFRIC’S REVENGE]
- [CHAPTER XXI—THE TRIAL OF EGWINA]
- [CHAPTER XXII—THE ORDEAL]
- [CHAPTER XXIII—THE DREAD DECREE]
- [CHAPTER XXIV—ADIVA TAKES MATTERS INTO HER HANDS]
- [CHAPTER XXV—HILDA AGAIN]
- [CHAPTER XXVI—THE ECLIPSE]
- [CHAPTER XXVII—SIEGBERT’S STORY]
- [CHAPTER XXVIII—AN UNEXPECTED GUEST]
- [CHAPTER XXIX—BRINGING THE SUMMER HOME]
A Maid at King Alfred’s Court