The Anglo-Norman lay of Haveloc : text and translation / edited and translated by Glyn S. Burgess and Leslie C. Brook.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Burgess, Glyn S. (Glyn Sheridan), editor, translator.

Brook, Leslie C., editor, translator.

Series:

Gallica (Woodbridge (Suffolk, England)) ; v. 37.

Gallica ; volume 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Havelok, the Dane (Legendary character)--Romances.

Havelok.

Havelok, the Dane (Legendary character).

Genre:

Romances.

Physical Description:

229 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; Rochester, NY, USA : D.S. Brewer, 2015.

Summary:

The story of Haveloc first appears in the oldest chronicle of the kings of England, Geffrei Gaimar's Estoire des Engleis, and it is found in a substantial number of later accounts of English history. It is unusual in that it seemingly deals with "real" persons and events; but although names for the prototypes of Haveloc and other personages have been put forward, any search for historical evidence has been largely fruitless. The Haveloc story remains a legend, indeed one of the most compelling legends of the Middle Ages. The Anglo-Norman lay of Haveloc survives in only two manuscripts, one (H) unedited since the nineteenth century and the other (P) since 1925. This volume provides new editions of both versions and an English facing-page translation of the version in H. Also included is a translation of the Haveloc episode in Gaimar's chronicle and an edition and translation of the various shorter chronicle accounts, in French, English and Latin, which continued into the seventeenth century and survive in a modern English folk-tale. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Lay of Haveloc 3

Introduction 4

Haveloc (MS H): Edition and Translation 48

Notes 99

Appendix I Edition of MS P 112

Appendix II Gaimar's Haveloc Episode (English translation) 137

Part II The Shorter Versions of the Legend 149

I Versions in French 150

II Versions in English 176

III Versions in Latin 196.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Albert C. Baugh Book Fund.

Contains:

Havelok the Dane.

Havelok the Dane. English.

ISBN:

9781843844136

1843844133

OCLC:

898161795

Publisher Number:

99976477857