Uffington White Horse

The Uffington White Horse is a famous Bronze Age (approximately between 1389-500BC) work of art depicting a horse, in the traditional artistic Celtic style, on the side of a large hill. It is created from chalk and has been constistantly preserved through a local ritual of scouring throughout the centuries of human habitation. 
== Origins ==
The true origins of the Uffington White Horse lie in mystery and, as such, has both mythological backstory, as well as false historical attributation. Some attribute its creation to Alfred the Great (despite this being centuries after its creation). He was born in the nearby town of Wantage and had the horse figure created to celebrate his victory over the Danes in 871Page 43, Chapter 9: Hillside Figures, . Others believed it had been a Saxon creation and dated it to Hengeist, legendary founder of Kent, whose name means 'horse'Page 45, Chapter 9: Hillside Figures, .
=== Dragon Hill ===
Close to the Uffington White Horse, there is a natural chalk hill with a flat, bare top. It is meant to be the hill where St. George slew the dragon and its blood made the hilltop sterile. The horse figure is said to reprsent St. George's horse, though some believe the horse is actually meant to represent the dragon itself.
=== Epona ===
One theory stands that the horse was created in reverence to an ancient Celtic horse-deity, possibly being Epona. There is some correlation of tales of Epona that tie her to Rhiannon of the MabinogionPage 46, Chapter 9: Hillside Figures, who rides a white horse.
== References ==
Category:Bronze Age Sites