Escape to King Alfred

By Geoffrey Trease

Subjects: Fiction, juvenile literature

Description: Children's historical adventure set during the reign of King Alfred, at the time when the Danish King Guthrum drove Alfred into a guerrilla refuge on an islet in the Somerset swamps. The story is seen through the eyes of Elfwyn and Judith, young English captives in the Danish camp who hear of a plot against King Alfred and decide to warn him. First published in England as *Mist over Athelney*.