Havelok the Dane Summary
Ian Serraillier

Havelok the Dane Summary

Serraillier's Havelok the Dane is a prose adaptation of an anonymous thirteenth-century romance poem. The work chronicles the struggles of a young Danish boy (Havelok) and a young English girl (Goldborough) to regain the thrones of the kingdoms that have been seized from them by a pair of malevolent noblemen. The narrative is filled with action and excitement. In addition to its appealing plot, Havelok the Dane reflects a major concern with social...

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