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SKEAT, REV WALTER W. (EDITOR) - The Lay of Havelok the Dane

Title: The Lay of Havelok the Dane
Description: Oxford, The Clarendon Press. 1902. Hard Cover, 6.75 x 4.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with dull unmarked olive/brown boards, slightly dusty page edges and very minor bumping to upper corners. 171pp. At one time thought to have been lost, this 13th century work was (re)discovered in the 19th century. It concerns Gryme the Fisher, the founder of Grymesby (Grimsby), Havelok the Dane and his wife Goldborough. Much work has been put into its translation from Early English and details of this work are included as well as a lengthy Glossarial Index. Introduction dated 1902. Very scarce early edition. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Poem, 13th Century, Language, Lincolnshire Language Mythology

Price: GBP 15.00 = appr. US$ 21.42 Seller: Godley Books
- Book number: 020041

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