▁The ▁G ather ing ▁of ▁the ▁Chief s ▁ ▁Great ly ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁Mary ' s ▁words , ▁Alfred ▁sets ▁out ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁must er ▁the ▁remaining ▁Catholic ▁ch ie ft ains ▁and ▁their ▁follow ers . ▁Alfred ▁first ▁convin ces ▁E ld red ▁( a ▁Sax on ) ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁cause . ▁He ▁is ▁then ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Mark ▁( a ▁Roman ) ▁and ▁Col an ▁( a ▁G ael ). ▁He ▁tells ▁them ▁to ▁bring ▁their ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁river - h ut ▁by ▁Eg bert ' s ▁stone . ▁ ▁Book ▁III ▁: ▁The ▁Har p ▁of ▁Alfred ▁ ▁Before ▁trav elling ▁to ▁the ▁h ut ▁himself , ▁Alfred ▁dec ides ▁to ▁dis gu ise ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁min st rel ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁ch ie ft ains . ▁Should ering ▁a ▁har p , ▁he ▁is ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Dan es ▁near ▁their ▁camp ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁their ▁leader ▁Gut hr um , ▁who ▁asks ▁him ▁to ▁sing . ▁Ar ound ▁Gut hr um ▁are ▁three ▁Dan ish ▁ear ls , ▁Harold , ▁El f , ▁and ▁Og ier . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁Dan es ▁real ise ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁apparent ▁pe asant . ▁After ▁he ▁s ings ▁tales ▁from ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁W esse x , ▁Gut hr um ▁and ▁his ▁ear ls ▁all ▁take ▁a ▁turn ▁playing ▁the ▁har p . ▁Each ▁man ▁express es ▁his ▁own ▁view ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁Finally ▁Alfred ▁takes ▁the