The Long Ships

CONTENTS

Biographical Note

Title Page

Maps

Introduction

Translator's Note

THE LONG SHIPS

Epigraph

PROLOGUE. How the shaven men fared in Skania in King Harald Bluetooth’s time

PART ONE: THE LONG VOYAGE

I Concerning Thane Toste and his household

II Concerning Krok’s expedition, and how Orm set forth on his first voyage

III How they sailed southwards, and how they found themselves a good guide

IV How Krok’s men came to Ramiro’s kingdom, and how they paid a rewarding visit

V How Krok’s luck changed twice, and how Orm became left-handed

VI Concerning the Jew Solomon and the Lady Subaida, and how Orm got his sword Blue-Tongue

VII How Orm served Almansur, and how he sailed with St. James’ bell

VIII Concerning Orm’s sojourn among the monks of St. Finnian, and how a great miracle occurred at Jellinge

IX How King Harald Bluetooth celebrated Yule

X How Orm lost his necklace

XI Concerning the wrath of Brother Willibald, and how Orm tried his hand at wooing

XII How Orm came home from his long voyage

PART TWO: IN KING ETHELRED’S KINGDOM

I Concerning the battle that was fought at Maldon, and what came after it

II Concerning spiritual things

III Concerning marriage and baptism, and King Ethelred’s silver

IV How Brother Willibald taught King Sven a maxim from the Scriptures

PART THREE: IN THE BORDER COUNTRY

I How Orm built his house and church and how they named his red-haired daughters

II How they planned a christening feast for King Harald’s grandson

III Concerning the strangers that came with salt, and how King Sven lost a head

IV How Orm preached to the salt-peddler

V Concerning the great christening feast, and how the first Smalanders came to be baptized

VI Concerning four strange beggars, and how the Erin Masters came to Father Willibald’s assistance

VII Concerning the King of Sweden’s sword-bearer, and the magister from Aachen and his sins

VIII Concerning the sinful magister’s second sin and the penance to which he was condemned for it

IX How the magister searched for heifers and sat in a cherry tree

X Concerning the women’s doings at the Kraka Stone, and how Blue-Tongue’s edge became dented

XI Concerning Toke Gray-Gullsson and a misfortune that befell him, and of a foul gift Orm received from the Finnvedings

XII Concerning the Thing at the Kraka Stone

PART FOUR: THE BULGAR GOLD

I Concerning the end of the world, and how Orm’s children grew up

II Concerning the man from the East

III Concerning the story of the Bulgar gold

IV How they planned to get the gold

V How they sailed to the Gotland Vi

VI How they rowed to the Dnieper

VII Concerning what happened at the weirs

VIII How Orm met an old friend

IX Concerning their journey home, and how Olof Summerbird vowed to become a Christian

X How they settled accounts with the crazy magister

XI Concerning the great hounds’ chase

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