General Editor’s Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vi
4. General Editor’s Preface vii
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. Abbreviations xii
7. Introduction xiii
8. 1 Propaganda and Legend: Accounts of the Invasions and Conquest of England 1
9. 2 Hindsight: Features Explaining the Invasions and Conquest 12
10. 3 Swein Forkbeard’s First Invasion 31
11. 4 Swein Forkbeard’s Second Invasion 54
12. 5 The Invasion in 1006 72
13. 6 Swein Forkbeard’s Third Invasion 99
14. 7 Thorkell the Tall and the English Succession 124
15. Conclusion 144
16. Appendices
17. Appendix 1. Heimskringla 147
18. Appendix 2. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A reconstruction of the annal for the year 1008 163
19. Bibliography 169
20. Index 179