Narrative poem · 1817

Harold the Dauntless

A Poem in Six Cantos

by Sir Walter Scott

A verse romance of the Danish settlement of Northumbria: the fierce heathen Harold, son of Count Witikind, is drawn through blood, magic and a warning from the grave toward repentance and the love of the Danish maid Eivir.

Contents · 8 parts

• Introduction63 lines
• Canto Firstabout 340 lines
• Canto Secondabout 400 lines
• Canto Thirdabout 320 lines
• Canto Fourthabout 290 lines
• Canto Fifthabout 350 lines
• Canto Sixthabout 370 lines
• Conclusion9 lines

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