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English and Norse Documents

Relating to the Reign of Ethelred the Unready
Margaret Ashdown
August 2014
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9781107419230
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    Originally published in 1930, this book contains the text of Old English and Norse documents pertaining to events around the Battle of Maldon, which resulted in defeat for the Anglo-Saxons, led by Aethelred the Unready. A translation into modern English is provided on the facing page of each page of original text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in historic Anglo-Saxon relations with the Norse.

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    August 2014
    Paperback
    9781107419230
    326 pages
    216 × 140 × 19 mm
    0.42kg
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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Table of abbreviations
    • Part I. English Texts: Introduction
    • Text and translation:
    • 1. The Battle of Maldon
    • 2. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (C), annals 978–1017
    • Notes
    • Part II. Norse Texts: Introduction
    • Note on the text of the Norse extracts
    • Text and translation:
    • 3. Óláfsdrápa (erfidrápa) by Hallfreor Vandraeoaskald
    • 4. Knútsdrápa by Óttarr Svarti
    • 5. Liosmannaflokkr
    • 6. Ágrip, cc. 13-30
    • 7. Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar (Fms. III), cc. 285-286
    • 8. Ólafs Saga Helga (Hk.), cc. 12-16, 20, 24-29, 130-131
    • 9. Ólafs Saga Ins Helga (Fl.), cc. 20-21
    • 10. Jómsvíkinga Saga (A. M. 291), cc. 13-14
    • 11. Gunnlaugs Saga Ormstungu, cc. 8-10, 15
    • Notes
    • Appendix I. The metre of The Battle of Maldon
    • Appendix IIa. The language of The Battle of Maldon
    • Appendix IIb. The language of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (C), annals 978-1017
    • Appendix III. Extracts from other texts of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
    • Appendix IV. A note on skaldic verse, with an analysis of the kennings of the Norse texts
    • Index of personal names
    • Index of place-names and names of peoples.
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