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The British Valhalla -- King Alfred

The British Valhalla -- King Alfred, coming to the Danish camp as a minstrel, and (right) hailed as the saviour of his people (meeting with the Welsh monk, Asser, who wrote a biography of the King), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes

Picture No
12547513
Media ID
47674968
Size
4072px x 5372px (4.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by Jackson after Harvey in The Penny Magazine', 29 March 1845, page 121
Date
9th century

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Anglo Asser Dane Danes Decorate Frescoes Heroic Medievalism Minstrel Narrative Saviour Saxon Scheme Suggestion Valhalla


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