Contents

pp v-vi

List of Maps and Figures

pp vii-vii

List of Contributors

pp viii-ix

General Preface: Charlemagne: A European Icon

pp x-xi

Acknowledgements

pp xii-xii

Map

pp xiii-xvi

Introduction: Transmission of Charlemagne in Scandinavia, Wales, and Ireland

pp 1-14

Part I - The Norse Charlemagne

pp 15-16

1 - Transmission, Translation, and Manuscript History

pp 17-30

2 - The Cultural and Ideological Function of Charlemagne

pp 31-49

3 - The Norse Roland in Context

pp 50-65

4 - The Impact of Charlemagne on the Native Literary Tradition in the North

pp 66-90

5 - Unger’s Karlamagnús saga: A Modern Composition?

pp 91-110

Part II - The Celtic Charlemagne

pp 111-112

6 - Charlemagne in Ireland: Manuscripts and Audiences

pp 113-131

7 - Irish Charlemagne Texts: Narratives, Poems, and Genealogies

pp 132-149

8 - Translating Charlemagne for Welsh Audiences: The Case of Rhamant Otuel

pp 150-171

9 - The Reception of the French Charlemagne Epic in Medieval Wales: The Case of Cân Rolant and Pererindod Chiarlymaen

pp 172-192

10 - Charlemagne in Wales: Imperialism in Medieval Welsh Poetry

pp 193-218

Bibliography

pp 219-246

Index

pp 247-260

Bristol Studies in Medieval Cultures

pp 261-262