KING ALFRED AND THE ICE COFFIN (HB)

Alfred is the only English king known as "the Great". Not only did he mount a fierce resistance against Viking invaders; he was a keen scholar and collector of stories. Travellers with a tale to tell were welcomed to his court. One such is the intrepid sailor Wulfstan, who enchants his listeners with a story of shipwrecks, horse racing and a ruler buried in ice. Kevin Crossley-Holland has translated Wulfstan's thrilling tale from the Anglo-Saxon into a rhythmic prose poem. With lavish artwork by Chris Riddell.