English and Norse Documents
Relating to the Reign of Ethelred the Unready

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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