Gesta Danorum. The History of the Danes. Volume I

Genealogical Tables xi
Maps xix
Abbreviated References xxiii
Introduction xxix
I. The Author and His Background xxix
II. The Gesta Danorum xxxiii
1. Time of Composition xxxiii
2. The Title of the Work xxxv
3. Structure of the Work xxxvi
4. Important Themes xl
5. Language and Models xlvi
6. Poetry and Poets xlvii
7. Sources, Latin and Vernacular xlviii
8. Influence of the Text 1
III. The Textual Transmission li
1. The Direct Textual Tradition lii
2. The Direct Textual Tradition: Conclusion lvii
3. Christiern Pedersen’s Translation lvii
4. The Indirect Textual Tradition lvii
IV. Previous Editions lxii
V. This Edition lxiii
1. 'Intrinsic' Analogy Criticism lxiv
2. 'Extrinsic' Analogy Criticism lxviii
3. Conjectural Criticism lxxv
4. The Register of Parallels lxxviii
5. Principles of the Edition lxxix
Translator's Introduction lxxxi
Key to the metres lxxxiv
Sigla lxxxviii
Gesta Danorum, The History of the Danes 1
Preface 2
Book One 18
Book Two 78
Book Three 142
Book Four 200
Book Five 250
Book Six 354
Book Seven 446
Book Eight 532
Book Nine 626
Book Ten 678