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Characters in this exact text
ConalConal — minstrel advising King GerinthOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466Cormac Mac ArtCormac Mac Art — Gaelic reaver and recurring Cormac Mac Art protagonistOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466DonalDonal — minstrel/adventurer assisting the expeditionOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466EdricEdric — warrior in Cormac’s partyOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466Eochaidh Mac AilbeEochaidh Mac Ailbe — Dalriadian chief at AraOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466Fire-WomanFire-Woman — Rudd Thorwald's named dragon-ship in Tigers of the SeaOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466Halfgar Wolf's-toothHalfgar Wolf's-tooth — Viking named near the surviving end of Tigers of the SeaOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466HrutHrut — member of Wulfhere/Cormac’s crew in Tigers of the SeaOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466CaesarJulius Caesar — historical Roman conqueror mentioned by comparison in AiSF texts.Mentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466King GerinthKing Gerinth — British king whose sister Helen is abductedOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466MarciaMarcia — woman accompanying Princess Helen after the abductionMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466MarcusMarcus — British noble betrothed to Princess HelenOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466princess HelenPrincess Helen — King Gerinth’s abducted sisterOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466Rudd ThorwaldRudd Thorwald — Jutish/Viking sea-raider commanding the Fire-WomanOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466SigrelSigrel — renegade Norseman in DalriadiaOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466SnorriSnorri — warrior in Cormac’s partyOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466RavenThe Raven — Hakon Skel's ship captured by Cormac; later Wulfhere's vesselOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466ThorThor — Norse deity repeatedly invoked by Viking and Saxon charactersMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466ThorfinnThorfinn — warrior in Cormac’s partyOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466Thorleif Hordi's sonThorleif Hordi's son — raider to whom Princess Helen is takenMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466WulfhereWulfhere — Wulfhere Hausakliufr / Skull-splitter, Cormac Mac Art’s recurring Danish chiefOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 437-466
Surviving manuscript evidence
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Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent29 pagesCompletenessIncomplete
Physical extent: 29 pages / 29 TSS catalogue units
TSS: 63232–63260
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 · Tigers of the Sea (d1) · TSS 63232–63260 · spreadsheet rows 17658–17686
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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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