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The King's Service — Draft 2

Part of The King's Service

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1
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Characters in this exact text

AlexanderAlexander the Great — historical Macedonian conqueror mentioned by comparison; do not merge with existing permanent Characters named Alexander.Mentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527Anand MulharAnand Mulhar — Indian political rival of ConstantiusMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527AthelredAthelred — Saxon sea-king/chief in The King’s ServiceOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527ConstantiusConstantius — rajah of NagdragoreOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527CromCrom — Celtic deity repeatedly invoked in the Swords of the North prose textsMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527Donn OthnaDonn Othna — British/Celtic prince and protagonist of The King’s ServiceOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527HrothgarHrothgar — Saxon warrior in The King’s ServiceOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527LokiLoki — Norse deity invoked in the Cormac Mac Art storiesMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527Nimbaydur SinghNimbaydur Singh — Indian political rival of ConstantiusMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527TamurTamur — Anand Mulhar’s giant fighter/agentOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527ThorThor — Norse deity repeatedly invoked by Viking and Saxon charactersMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527YatalaYatala — woman sent to assassinate Constantius/Donn OthnaOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 509-527

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Draft 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessIncomplete

Physical extent: 1 page / 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 20465

Original typescript (OT).

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · King's Service, The (d2) · TSS 20465 · spreadsheet rows 9432–9432

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Swords of the North - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

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