Anglo-Norman Lay of Haveloc

Name: Anglo-Norman Lay of Haveloc
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By Burgess, Glyn S

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The story of Haveloc first appears in the oldest chronicle of the kings of England Britain, 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) since1925. 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 thevarious shorter chronicle accounts, in French, English and Latin, which continued into the seventeenth century and survive in a modern English folk-tale.
Glyn S. Burgess is Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Liverpool; Leslie C. Brook is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham.

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Number of Pages:: 240
Release Date:: 2015-07-16
Publication Date:: 2015-07-01
Publisher:: D.S.Brewer
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1843844133
ISBN13:: 9781843844136
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 529 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 18 cm

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