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Swords of the Northern Sea — Draft 1

Part of Swords of the Northern Sea

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units28
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Characters in this exact text

AnzaceAnzace — Greek dwarf at Rognor’s courtOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184Cormac Mac ArtCormac Mac Art — Gaelic reaver and recurring Cormac Mac Art protagonistOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184EadnaEadna — older woman charged with guarding TaralaOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184EadwigEadwig — Rognor’s carleOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184HakonHakon — Rognor’s right-hand man and Tarala’s loverOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184HalfgarHalfgar — Viking swordsman previously bested by CormacMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184LokiLoki — Norse deity invoked in the Cormac Mac Art storiesMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184OdinOdin — Norse deity / Gray Man appearing in Swords of the NorthMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184OsricOsric — Rognor’s carleOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184RaneRane — Viking swordsman previously bested by CormacMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184Rognor the RedRognor the Red — Viking sea-king on the islandOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184TaralaTarala — British captive intended as Rognor’s brideOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184ThorThor — Norse deity repeatedly invoked by Viking and Saxon charactersMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184TostigTostig — Rognor’s warrior who accuses HakonOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184WulfhereWulfhere — Wulfhere Hausakliufr / Skull-splitter, Cormac Mac Art’s recurring Danish chiefMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 157-184

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 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent28 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 28 pages / 28 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 25713–25740

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving Howard manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
  • Unnumbered Pages: The spreadsheet records manuscript pages as unnumbered. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Swords of the Northern Sea (d1) · TSS 25713–25740 · spreadsheet rows 16336–16363

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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