PART II

DOCUMENTS ILLUSTRATING THE STORIES IN _BEOWULF_, AND THE _OFFA_-SAGA

A. The early Kings of the Danes, according to Saxo Grammaticus: Dan, Humblus, Lotherus and Scioldus; Frotho's dragon fight; Haldanus, Roe and Helgo; Roluo (Rolf Kraki) and Biarco (Bjarki); the death of Rolf 129

B. Extract from _Hr['o]lfs Saga Kraka_, with translation (cap. 23) 138

C. Extracts from _Grettis Saga_, with translation: (_a_) Glam episode (caps. 32-35); (_b_) Sandhaugar episode (caps. 64-66) 146

D. Extracts from _Bjarka R['i]mur_, with translation 182

E. Extract from _Th['a]ttr Orms St['o]r['o]lfssonar_, with translation 186

F. A Danish Dragon-slaying of the Beowulf-type, with translation 192

G. The Old English Genealogies. I. The Mercian Genealogy. II. The stages above Woden: Woden to Geat and Woden to Sceaf 195

H. Extract from the Chronicle Roll 201

I. Extract from the Little Chronicle of the Kings of Leire 204

K. The Story of Offa in Saxo Grammaticus 206

L. From Skiold to Offa in Sweyn Aageson 211

M. Note on the Danish Chronicles 215

N. The _Life of Offa I_, with extracts from the _Life of Offa II_. Edited from two MSS in the Cottonian Collection 217

O. Extract from _Widsith_, II. 18, 24-49 243