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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.
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