The Northmen in Britain
by Eleanor Hull
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About This Book
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1913. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 298 The Northmen in Brita...
Chapters (262)
- THE NORTHMEN IN BRITAIN
- Foreword
- Illustrations
- Authorities
- The Northmen in Britain THE AGE OF THE VIKINGS Chapter I The First Coming of the Northmen
- Chapter II The Saga of Ragnar Lodbrog, or “Hairy-breeks”
- Chapter III The Call for Help
- Chapter IV Alfred the Great (BORN 849; REIGNED 871–901)
- Chapter V Harald Fairhair, First King of Norway, and the Settlements in the Orkneys
- Chapter VI The Northmen in Ireland
- Chapter VII The Expansion of England
- Chapter VIII King Athelstan the Great (925–940)
- Chapter IX The Battle of Brunanburh
- Chapter X Two Great Kings trick each other
- Chapter XI King Hakon the Good
- Chapter XII King Hakon forces his People to become Christians
- Chapter XIII The Saga of Olaf Trygveson
- Chapter XIV King Olaf’s Dragon-ships
- Chapter XV Wild Tales from the Orkneys
- Chapter XVI Murtough of the Leather Cloaks
- Chapter XVII The Story of Olaf the Peacock (From Laxdæla Saga)
- Chapter XVIII The Battle of Clontarf
- Chapter XIX Yule in the Orkneys, 1014
- Chapter XX The Story of the Burning (Nial’s Saga)
- Chapter XXI Things draw on to an End
- THE DANISH KINGDOM OF ENGLAND (1013–1042)
- Chapter XXII The Reign of Sweyn Forkbeard
- Chapter XXIII The Battle of London Bridge “London Bridge is broken down”
- Chapter XXIV Canute the Great (1017–1035)
- Chapter XXV Canute lays Claim to Norway
- Chapter XXVI Hardacanute
- Chapter XXVII Edward the Confessor (1042–1066)
- Chapter XXVIII King Harold, Godwin’s Son, and the Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066)
- Chapter XXIX King Magnus Barelegs falls in Ireland
- Chapter XXX The Last of the Vikings
- Chronology
- FOOTNOTES
- Index
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