I’ve been up here, near the Westbury White Horse, a bunch of times. However, I’d never taken any photos of this, but finally did yesterday. So how about some English medievalism/ Anglo-Saxon romantic legend for a Wednesday morning:
The inscription on that plaque reads:
TO COMMEMORATE
THE BATTLE OF ETHANDUN, FOUGHT IN THIS VICINITY
MAY 878 AD
WHEN KING ALFRED THE GREAT, DEFEATED
THE VIKING ARMY, GIVING BIRTH TO
ENGLISH NATIONHOOD
UNVEILED BY THE 7TH MARQUESS OF BATH
5TH NOVEMBER 2000
It lies at the foot of this stone:

I’d had no idea. History is indeed a rich source for fictional material. After all, the Viking King was named Guthrum?Β And he had led the “Great Heathen Army?”
That’s just too good. Novelists could knock the likes of those out of the park. So could some screenwriters,Β I’m sure. π
Eh, put that sword down. And have a good Wednesday, wherever you are in the world. π