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Catalogue facts
Published dateDecember 1931
Characters in this exact text
AthelstaneAthelstane the Saxon — Saxon companion of Turlogh Dubh O’BrienOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320Bran Mak MornBran Mak Morn — Pictish king in Kings of the Night; later the Dark Man of Turlogh’s storyMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320BrianBrian Boru — historical Irish king invoked and visualized in The Spirit of Brian BoruMentionedBrogarBrogar — Pict associated with the Dark Man imageOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320Cormac O’BrienCormac O’Brien — Dalcassian who takes ship in pursuit of Moira's abductorsMentionedDermodDermod — Moira’s wounded brotherMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320GonarGonar — Pictish high priest of the Dark One in Turlogh’s eraOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320GrokGrok — lesser Pictish priest who stole the Dark Man imageMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320HalfgarHalfgar — Norseman in The Dark ManOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320JeromeJerome — Christian priest encountered after the fightingOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320MoiraMoira — daughter of Murtagh na Kilbaha abducted by ThorfelOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320MurtaghMurtagh na Kilbaha — Dalcassian chief and Moira’s fatherMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320OsricOsric — brother of Thorfel the FairOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320OswickOswick — Norseman in The Dark ManOn PageSweynSweyn — Norseman in The Dark ManOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320ThorThor — Norse deity repeatedly invoked by Viking and Saxon charactersMentionedfirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320Thorfel the FairThorfel the Fair — Norse raider who abducts MoiraOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320TostigTostig — the Dane in The Dark Man; distinct from other Tostig identitiesOn PageTurloghTurlogh Dubh O'Brien — recurring outlaw/reaver of the Turlogh Dubh O’Brien storiesOn Pagefirst: Swords of the North UE pp. 293-320
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
https://reh.world/publications/?reh_publication=2753
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King (Del Rey 2005 / Wandering Star 2001)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King, pp. 91–112; Del Rey Books 2005, previously Wandering Star Ltd. 2001; textual notes by Rusty Burke and David Gentzel with assistance from Glenn Lord.
