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The Shadow of the Hun — Draft 2

Part of The Shadow of the Hun

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units18
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Characters in this exact text

AthelstaneAthelstane the Saxon — Saxon companion of Turlogh Dubh O’BrienOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507Chaga KhanChaga Khan — Tatar/Hun figureOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507CromCrom — Celtic deity repeatedly invoked in the Swords of the North prose textsMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507Crom's HateCrom's Hate — Turlogh Dubh O'Brien's galley in The Shadow of the Hun; formerly named The RavenOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507Don RoderigoDon Roderigo — Spanish adventurer/companion in The Shadow of the HunOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507ErlikErlik — god worshipped by the people of Khor in King of the Forgotten People.Mentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507Hroghar SkelHroghar Skel — Norse/Viking leader encountered in the recollectionOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507Khogar KhanKhogar Khan — Tatar/Hun leaderOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507SomakeldSomakeld — young Slav rescued by TurloghOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507O'BrienTurlogh Dubh O'Brien — recurring outlaw/reaver of the Turlogh Dubh O’Brien storiesOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 489-507

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
Extent18 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 18 pages / 18 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 62471–62488

Original typescript (OT).

Additional documentary notes

  • Title present on typescript: The spreadsheet records a title on the surviving witness. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Shadow of the Hun, The (d2) · TSS 62471–62488 · spreadsheet rows 14122–14139

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

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

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