. A child's book of warriors . ndhe bade him free his mind from too much care, andgo forth strong-hearted, for in six days he shouldovercome his enemies. And this shall be the sign. A Childs Book of Warriors Rise up early and blow thine horn thrice, and threehundred men shall come to thee, harnessed for battle. In the morning King Alfred rose and sailed to theland. Three times he blew his horn; and thrice hewas answered, and the friend of his heart, Ethelnoththe Ealdorman, came to him through the fens withthree hundred men at his back. Breathless then wasthe running and riding east and west. T
. A child's book of warriors . ndhe bade him free his mind from too much care, andgo forth strong-hearted, for in six days he shouldovercome his enemies. And this shall be the sign. A Childs Book of Warriors Rise up early and blow thine horn thrice, and threehundred men shall come to thee, harnessed for battle. In the morning King Alfred rose and sailed to theland. Three times he blew his horn; and thrice hewas answered, and the friend of his heart, Ethelnoththe Ealdorman, came to him through the fens withthree hundred men at his back. Breathless then wasthe running and riding east and west. The beaconwas lit on the edge of Selwood Forest, and the menof Hampshire, the men of Wiltshire, the men ofSomerset flocked to Egberts Stone. Three days thereafter the king won the crowningbattle of Ethandune. At the turning-point of thefight his standard-bearer was slain, but the standardwas caught and held aloft by a tall man in a whitealb and golden stole. Some said this was St. Neot,the kings kinsman, but I say St. 190
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