Verse romance · c. 1295
The Lay of Havelok the Dane
Middle English verse romance, ed. W. W. Skeat (EETS, 1868)
An English verse romance of about 3,000 lines in which Havelok, the dispossessed son of a Danish king, is raised by a fisherman, marries the English princess Goldeborw, and wins back both kingdoms.
Contents · 10 parts
- Lines 1–311about 310 lines
- Lines 312–620about 310 lines
- Lines 621–908about 290 lines
- Lines 909–1194about 290 lines
- Lines 1195–1444about 250 lines
- Lines 1625–1805about 180 lines
- Lines 1806–2095about 290 lines
- Lines 2096–2403about 310 lines
- Lines 2404–2698about 300 lines
- Lines 2699–3001about 300 lines