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Index
Biographical Notes
Title
Contents
Maps
Translator's Note
Introduction
The Long Ships
Epigraph
Prologue
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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