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 The complete online text of Havelok the Dane by Ian Serraillier.
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Havelok the Dane, also known as Havelok or the Lay of Havelok the Dane, is the editorial title of a Middle English romance. The story, however, is also known in two earlier Anglo-Norman versions. This entry focuses on the Middle English text, while also...
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 Critical Essay by David Staines
11,640 words, approx. 39 pages
 In the following essay, Staines contends that Havelok the Dane is primarily an idealized biography of a ruler perfectly embodying the best kingly characteristics, and that the author's political motive in writing the tale was to advise the king of the wishes of his subjects.
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Critical Essay by Harald E. Heyman
9,546 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following excerpt, Heyman attempts to trace many historical allusions in Havelok the Dane to their sources.
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Critical Essay by John M. Ganim
8,010 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following excerpt, Ganim describes a repeated pattern found in Havelok the Dane in which the epic gives way to the real—which in turn yields to comic synthesis. Ganim further explores the use of geography to evoke distinctions between social classes.
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