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Characters in this exact text
Arthur PendragonArthur Pendragon — Arthurian/late-Roman British figure invoked in the Temple draftsMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481HrothgarBlack Hrothgar — Viking in The Temple of Abomination draftsOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481Cormac Mac ArtCormac Mac Art — Gaelic reaver and recurring Cormac Mac Art protagonistOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481EricEric — Viking explicitly indicated in the later draftOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481FabricusFabricus — survivor discovered in the later Temple of Abomination draftOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481GawaineGawaine — Arthurian/late-Roman British figure invoked in the Temple draftsMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481Hakon Snorri's sonHakon Snorri's son — Viking in The Temple of Abomination draftsOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481CaesarJulius Caesar — historical Roman conqueror mentioned by comparison in AiSF texts.Mentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481LancelotLancelot — Arthurian/late-Roman British figure invoked in the Temple draftsMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481LokiLoki — Norse deity invoked in the Cormac Mac Art storiesMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481ThorThor — Norse deity repeatedly invoked by Viking and Saxon charactersMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481ThorfinnThorfinn Jarl's-bane — Viking in The Temple of Abomination draftsOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481UtherUther Pendragon — Arthurian/late-Roman British figure invoked in the Temple draftsMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481Wulfhere HausakliufrWulfhere — Wulfhere Hausakliufr / Skull-splitter, Cormac Mac Art’s recurring Danish chiefOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 471-481
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
Extent10 pagesCompletenessComplete
Physical extent: 10 pages / 10 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 11000–11009
Original typescript (OT).
Additional documentary notes
- Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)
- Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records the witness/pages as unnumbered. (witness level)
- Draft To Synopsis Transition: The spreadsheet records that this draft dwindles into synopsis form. (witness level)
Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Temple of Abomination, The (d2) · TSS 11000–11009 · spreadsheet rows 16705–16714
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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