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. . . . . . . . Tell them to meet me at Egbert's Stone near the woods where Somerset meets Wiltshire.

Tell them to bring whatever weapons they can find, knives,

cudgels, even pitchforks if they have them. Tell them to lift up their hearts and summon their

courage. For too long have we lived in fear of the Danes, no longer. At

Egbert's stone we will stand and fight for God, for Wessex, for England.

That Dominic Sambrooke was an extract from a top new book,

Fury of the Vikings by a top new book, Theory of the Vikings, by a top historian, namely yourself.

So the latest in your series of books written for children, Adventures in History.

Adventures in Time.

Adventures in Time, Adventures in Time. Adventures in Time, Donuts.

Sorry.

Brilliant stuff.

That is exactly how when I was a child in Wessex.

That's exactly the kind of stuff.

That's how I read.

Well, I learned about King Alfred because I was devoted to

Alfred. I grew up near Wilton which became the kind of the great dynastic center for the women of Wessex and so I felt

incredibly proud of Alfred I kind of felt that he was my king and I'm

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