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Havelok the Dane — also known as Havelok or Lay of Havelok the Dane , is a Middle English romance story. The story, however, is also known in two earlier Anglo Norman versions. Most scholars place Havelok the Dane at the end of the thirteenth century, between 1280 … Wikipedia
Havelok — (Havelok the Dane) (ca. 1275–1303) The MIDDLE ENGLISH Havelok (Incipit vita Havelok quondam rex Angliae et Danemarchie) was probably composed sometime between 1275 and 1303, during the reign of Edward I, although the precise date is uncertain … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
List of Abbreviations made use of in the glossary — Alys. = Kyng Alysaunder. AS. = Anglo Saxon. B. = The Life of Beket. β = The Legend of St Brandan. comp. = comparative. Cok. = The Land of Cokaygne. Cotgr. = Cotgrave. Dut. = Dutch. Fall and P. = The Poem on the Fall and Passion. Fr. Sci. = The… … Oldest English Words
Charles Whistler — The Reverend Charles Watts Whistler MRCS, LSA, (November 14, 1856 June 10, 1913) was a writer of historic fiction that plays between 600 and 1100 AD, usually based on early English/Saxon chronicles, Norse or Danish Sagas and archeological… … Wikipedia
1280s — The 1280s is the decade starting January 1, 1280 and ending December 31, 1289.Europe in the 1280s was marked by naval warfare on the Mediterranean Sea and consolidation of power by the major states. Ongoing struggles over the control of Sicily… … Wikipedia
Havelock (disambiguation) — The name Havelock originated as an English surname and means sea war . The surname has since also given rise to various place names and is often also used as a first (given) name and occasionally as a middle name.The name Havelock might refer… … Wikipedia
Romance (genre) — For the modern genre of romantic fiction, see Romance novel and Romance film. Yvain fighting Gawain. Medieval illumination from Chrétien de Troyes s romance, Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion … Wikipedia
Pasty — For other uses, see Pasty (disambiguation). Pasty A pasty … Wikipedia
Guy of Warwick — is a legendary English hero of Romance popular in England and France from the 13th to the 17th century.The core of the legend [The fictive narratives of Guy were taken as history in chronicles of Thomas Rudborne and John Hardyng (Richmond 1996:ch … Wikipedia
English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… … Universalium
