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

Autor Margaret Ashdown
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 aug 2014
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781107419230
ISBN-10: 1107419239
Pagini: 326
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

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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Originally published in 1930, this book contains the text of Old English and Norse documents pertaining to events around the Battle of Maldon.