I I I . THE TRAGEDIES OF THE ROYAL HOUSES

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xv
4. I. INTRODUCTION 3
5. I I . PEOPLES AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 31
6. I I I . THE TRAGEDIES OF THE ROYAL HOUSES 71
7. I V . THE TALE OF FINNSBURG 107
8. V . SCYLD AND BRECA 129
9. VI. GRENDEL AND HIS DAM 161
10. VII. THE DRAGON 204
11. VIII. DEVELOPMENT AND COMPOSITION OF THE EPIC 244
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 293
13. NOTES 303
14. APPENDICES
15. A. ANALYSIS OF THE EPIC339 329
16. B. GENEALOGICAL TABLES 339
17. INDEX 341