ThePaleHorseman

THE PALE HORSEMAN A NOVEL OF KING ALFRED THE GREAT Book 2 by Bernard Cornwell Published by Harper Collins Publishers 2005 77 – 85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith London W6 8JB This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved Copyright © 2005 by Bernard Cornwell Bernard Cornwell asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Libraries ISBN 0 00 714992-1 No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher, except where permitted by law MAP OF WESSEX DURING ALFRED’S REIGN Place-Names The spelling of place-names in Anglo-Saxon England was an uncertain business, with no consistency and no agreement even about the name itself. Thus London was vario......