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The Lay of Havelok the Dane

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A Middle English verse romance of about 1300: Havelok, heir to Denmark, is cast out by a treacherous regent and raised in Lincolnshire by the fisherman Grim, while the English princess Goldborough is likewise robbed of her throne. This scholarly edition by Frederic Madden and Walter Skeat gives the poem in its original language with a preface, notes and glossary.

For students and lovers of medieval literature; the poem is in Middle English, with the glossary as guide. Download the free EPUB.

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