Ballad of the White Horse | G K Chesterton
Chesterton's epic poem has been conpared to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. It tells the story of the English King Alfred, who fought the Danes in 878 A.D. But it is also the story of Christianity battling against the destructive forces of nihilism and heathenism. It is considered one of Chesterton's masterpieces.