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An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland

by J. J. A. Worsaae

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Author’s Preface
  3. 3Introduction
  4. 4Section II — The Great Memorials of Sweden in Their Relation to Tho…
  5. 5The Danes in England
  6. 6Section II — The Danish Expeditions — The Danish Conquest
  7. 7Section III — The Thames — London
  8. 8Section IV — Watlinga-Stræt — South England — Legends About the Dan…
  9. 9Section V — The Wash — The Five Burghs — The Humber — York — Northu…
  10. 10Section VI — Danish-Norwegian Memorials in the North of England — C…
  11. 11Section VII — Danish-Norwegian Names of Places
  12. 12Section VIII — Resemblance of the People to the Danes and Norwegian…
  13. 13Section IX — The Outrages of the Danes — The Danes and Normans — In…
  14. 14Section X — Commerce and Navigation
  15. 15Section XI — Art and Literature
  16. 16Section XII — Ecclesiastical and Secular Aristocracy
  17. 17Section XIII — The Danelag — Holmgang, or Duel — Jury — The Feeling of
  18. 18Section XIV — General View — Anglo-Saxon and Danish-Norman England…
  19. 19The Norwegians in Scotland
  20. 20Section II — The Anglo-Saxons — The Danes and Norwegians — Effects…
  21. 21Section III — The Lowlands — Population — Language — Norwegian-Danish
  22. 22Section IV — Traditions Concerning “The Danes.” — The Southern and…
  23. 23Section V — The Orkneys and Shetland Isles — Natural
  24. 24Section VI — Shetland — The People — Songs — Sword-Dance — Language…
  25. 25Section VII — The Orkneys — “Þingavöllr.” — Monuments of the Olden…
  26. 26Section VIII — Pentland Firth — The Highlands — Caithness — Sutherl…
  27. 27Section IX
  28. 28Section X
  29. 29Section I — Nature and Population of Ireland — The “Danish” Conques…
  30. 30Section II — Irish and Scandinavian Records — Finn Lochlannoch — Du…
  31. 31Section III — Norwegian Kings — Limerick — Cork — Waterford — Regin…
  32. 32Section IV — Norwegian Names of Places, Near Dublin — Norwegian Bur…
  33. 33Section V — Ancient Irish Christianity and Civilization — Trade — N…
  34. 34Section VI — The Battle of Clontarf — Power of the Ostmen After the…
  35. 35Section VII — Conclusion — Warlike and Peaceful Colonizations — Res…
  36. 36Appendix I
  37. 37Appendix II

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