CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS x
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1 The Medieval Sibling in History 17
7. 2 ‘Berr er hverr á bakinu nema sér bróður eigi’:1 Fraternal Love and Loyalty 46
8. 3 ‘Io v’ho cara quanto sorella si dee avere’:1 Sisters, and their Brothers 76
9. 4 ‘Næs þæt andæges nið’:1 Fraternal Hatreds 104
10. 5 ‘Te souviegne de ce que je suis ta seur’:1 Sisters and Hostility 129
11. 6 ‘The king’s dochter gaes wi child to her brither’: Sibling Incest 155
12. 7 ‘So wil ich dir ce wibe mine swester gebn’:1 When Siblings Marry 181
13. 8 ‘Trewethes togider that gun plight’: Fictive Siblings 208
14. CONCLUSION 235
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 239
16. INDEX 261