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THE MEN OF THE DRAGON SHIPS 1-29

The ancient Northmen, 1-3 -- Manner of life, 4-6 -- Hall-life and hospitality, 7 -- Sagamen, 8 -- Sea-kings and vikings, 9 -- Charlemagne and the vikings, 11 -- Viking voyages and settlements, 12-22 -- The Northmen in France, 23-27 -- Modern inheritance from the Northmen, 28.

ROLF THE GANGER 30-51

Harold Haarfager, 30 -- Jarl R?gnwald, 32 -- Rolf's outlawry, 33 -- Charles the Simple, 35 -- The Archbishop of Rouen, 37 -- Hasting, 38 -- Siege of Bayeux, 40 -- Rolf's character, 41 -- The founding of Normandy, 43 -- The king's grant, 45 -- Rolf's christening, 46 -- Law and order, 48 -- Rolf's death, 50.

WILLIAM LONGSWORD 52-65

French influences; Charlemagne; Charles the Fat, 52-54 -- Feudalism, 55 -- The Franks, 55 -- Norman loyalty to France, 57 -- Longsword's politics, 60 -- The Bayeux Northmen, 61 -- Longsword's love of the cloister, 63 -- Longsword's character, 64.

RICHARD THE FEARLESS 66-89

Longsword's son, 66 -- A Norman castle, 67 -- News of Longsword's death, 69 -- His funeral, 70 -- Richard made duke, 70 -- The guardianship of Louis of France, 72 -- Detention of Richard and escape from Laon, 73-75 -- Hugh of Paris, 76 -- Louis at Rouen, 77 -- Norman plots, 80 -- Harold Blaatand, 81 -- Normandy against France, 82 -- Independence of Normandy, 84 -- Normandy and England, 85 -- Gerberga, 85 -- Alliance with Hugh of Paris; with Hugh Capet, 86-88 -- Death of Richard, 89.

DUKE RICHARD THE GOOD 90-114

Richard the Good's succession, 90 -- French influences, 91 -- Lack of records, 91 -- Prosperity of the duchy, 92 -- Richard's love of courtliness and splendor, 92 -- Wrongs of the common people; their complaint, 93-95 -- Raoul of Ivry, 96 -- The Flemish colony; the Falaise fair; Richard's brother William, 97, 98 -- Robert of France, 99 -- Richard's marriage, 101 -- AEthelred the Unready, 102 -- The Danes in England, 103 -- Emma of Normandy, 105; Trouble with Burgundy, 107 -- The lands of Dreux, 109 -- The Count-Bishop of Chalons, 110; Norman chroniclers, 112 -- Ermenoldus; the third Richard and his murder, 112-114.

ROBERT THE MAGNIFICENT 115-129

Power and wealth of Normandy, 115 -- The English princes, 118 -- Cnut of England and Queen Emma, 119 -- Robert's lavishness; Baldwin of Flanders, 120-122 -- The tanner's daughter, 122 -- Norman pride and Robert's defiance of public opinion, 124 -- Robert's pilgrimage to Jerusalem, 125 -- His death at Nicaea, 129.

THE NORMANS IN ITALY 130-148

Hasting the pirate, 130 -- Early Norman colonies in the south of Europe, 132 -- The Norman character, 134 -- Tancred de Hauteville, 135 -- Serlon de Hauteville, 136 -- Sicily, 139 -- Pope Leo the Tenth, 140 -- Robert Guiscard, 141 -- Rapid progress of the Norman-Italian States and their prosperity, 142 -- Norman architecture in Sicily, 145.

THE YOUTH OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR 149-170

Typical character of William, 149 -- Loneliness of his childhood, 151 -- William de Talvas, 152 -- The feudal system, 153 -- Christianity and knighthood, 156 -- Ceremonies at the making of a knight, 157 -- The oaths of knighthood, 161 -- The Truce of God, 166-170.

ACROSS THE CHANNEL 171-194

Changes in England, 171 -- AEthelred, 172 -- The Danegelt, 173 -- The Danes again, 175 -- Swegen, 177 -- Cnut, 178 -- Eadmund Ironside, 180 -- Cnut's pilgrimage, 181 -- Godwine, 184 -- Eadward the Confessor, 187 -- The Dover quarrel, 189 -- Normans in England, 192 -- Castles, 193.

THE BATTLE OF VAL-?S-DUNES 195-214

Roger de Toesny, 196 -- William's boyhood, 198 -- Escape from Valognes, 199 -- The Lord of Rye, 200 -- Guy of Burgundy, 201 -- Rebellion, 202 -- Val-?s-Dunes, 204 -- Ralph of Tesson, 206 -- Neal of St. Saviour, 208 -- William's leniency, 211 -- His mastery, 213 -- The siege of Alen?on, 213.

THE ABBEY OF BEC 215-231

Cloistermen, 215 -- Soldiery and scholarship, 216 -- Building of religious houses, 218 -- Cathedrals, 220 -- Benedictines, 222 -- Herluin and his abbey, 223 -- Lanfranc, 226 -- His influence in Normandy, 229.

MATILDA OF FLANDERS 232-254

Flanders, 232 -- Objections to William's marriage, 234 -- Marriage of William and Matilda at Eu, 236 -- Mauger, 237 -- Rebuilding of churches, 239 -- William's early visit to England, 242 -- Godwine's return, 244 -- His death, 245 -- Jealousy of France, 246 -- The French invasion of Normandy, 247 -- Battle of Mortemer, 248 -- The curfew bell, 251 -- Battle of Varaville, 252 -- Harold of England's visit, 254.

HAROLD THE ENGLISHMAN 255-274

Causes and effects of war, 255 -- Relations of William and Harold, 256 -- Harold's unfitness as a leader of the English, 257 -- His shipwreck on the coast of Ponthieu, 260 -- William's palace in Rouen, 261 -- News of Harold's imprisonment by Guy of Ponthieu, 262 -- Harold's release, 264 -- His life in Normandy, 265 -- His oath, 267 -- Eadward's last illness, 269 -- Harold named as successor, 272.

NEWS FROM ENGLAND 275-294

Harold made king, 275 -- William hears the news, 276 -- The Normans begin to plan for war, 278 -- William's embassy, 280 -- The council at Lillebonne, 280 -- The barons hold back, 282 -- Lanfranc's influence at Rome, 286 -- Tostig, 287 -- Harold's army, 290 -- Harold Hardrada, 291 -- The battle of Stamford Bridge, 293.

THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS 295-311

Normandy makes ready for war, 295 -- The army at St. Valery, 297 -- William crosses the Channel, 298 -- The camp at Hastings, 300 -- Harold of England, 302 -- Senlac, 304 -- The battle array, 306 -- The great fight, 308 -- The Norman victory, 310.

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR 312-344

Norman characteristics, 312 -- William's coronation, 314 -- His plan of government, 316 -- Return to Normandy, 320 -- Caen, 322 -- The Bayeux tapestry, 323 -- Matilda crowned queen, 325 -- Difficulties of government, 327 -- The English forests, 330 -- Decay of learning in Eadward's time, 331 -- William's laws against slavery, 332 -- His son Robert, 333 -- The queen's death, 335 -- Odo's plot, 335 -- William's injury at Mantes, 337 -- His illness and death, 339 -- Description from /Roman de Rou/, 341.

KINGDOM AND DUKEDOM 345-358

William Rufus, 345 -- Robert of Normandy, 346 -- William Rufus in England, 349 -- Duke Robert goes on pilgrimage, 351 -- Murder of William Rufus, 353 -- Henry Beauclerc seizes the English crown, 355 -- Death of Prince William, 358.

CONCLUSION 359-366

Development of Norman character, 360 -- Northern influences, 362 -- The great inheritance, 365.

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BIRTHPLACE OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. FALAISE. /Frontispiece/

MAP--EUROPE AT CLOSE OF ELEVENTH CENTURY 1

IRON SPEAR AND CHISEL 5

VIKING SHIP 13

VIKING 17

NORSE BUCKLE 21

NORWEGIAN FIORD 31

FLAILS AS MILITARY WEAPONS 77

ABBEY CHURCH OF ST. OUEN. 87

QUEEN EMMA OR AELFGIFU 105

NORMAN COSTUMES 117

ROBERT, DUKE OF NORMANDY, CARRIED IN A LITTER TO JERUSALEM 127

NORMAN PLOUGHMAN 153

ARMING A KNIGHT 157

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