[Gutenberg 43910] • The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire by Partington, S.W. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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The Danes in Lancashire PREFACE. CONTENTS. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Invasion and Conquest CHAPTER I. Invasion and Conquest.

Local Names.

Settlements CHAPTER II. Settlements.

The Battle of Brunanburh. Was it Fought in Lancashire? Descriptions of Battles from the Map. The Dyke or Dykes, Broadclough, Bacup.

Place-Names CHAPTER III. Place-Names.

Yorkshire. A Norse Festival.

Patronymics CHAPTER IV. Patronymics.

English Surnames. On Dialect in Lancashire and Yorkshire. An Illustration.

Physical Types Still Existing CHAPTER V. Physical Types Still Existing. Political Freemen CHAPTER VI. Political Freemen

Abolition of Slavery. Invasion and Settlement.

Husbandry CHAPTER VII. Husbandry. Stone Crosses CHAPTER IX. Stone Crosses.

Stone Crosses. North Lancashire Relics. Other Ancient Remains. Some Human Remains. The Halton Cross. Illustration of Hog-back Stone. Anglo-Danish Monuments.

Runes CHAPTER X. Runes.

Runic Almanacs. Explanation of the Clog Almanac. Runic Calendar. This English (?) or Norwegian Runic Calendar is dated about A.D. 1000–1100.

Memorials CHAPTER XI. Memorials. Literature CHAPTER XII. Literature.

Ballads and War Songs. Lay of the Norse Gods and Heroes. Art. The Viking Age. Norse and Danish Grave Mounds.

Mythology CHAPTER XIII. Mythology.

Mythical Gods.

Superstitions CHAPTER XIV. Superstitions.

The Helm Wind.

Agriculture CHAPTER XV. Agriculture.

Danish Agriculture. Crops Diminishing. National Savings. Cost of Agricultural Education. Occupying Ownership. Supply of Wheat. Strides in the Scale of Living.

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