  CHAPTER I HJORVARD AND GOTLAND CHAPTER II THE VIKING LAND, AND THE VIKINGS CHAPTER III HJORVARD CONSULTS THE ORACLE CHAPTER IV IVAR'S BIRTH AND LIFE FORECAST CHAPTER V THE FOSTERING OF IVAR CHAPTER VI IVAR ATTAINS HIS MAJORITY CHAPTER VII IVAR'S FIRST EXPEDITION CHAPTER VIII THE YULE SACRIFICE CHAPTER IX IVAR'S DEFEAT OF THE ROMANS CHAPTER X IVAR'S VISIT TO BRITAIN CHAPTER XI THE DAUGHTERS OF RAN CHAPTER XII ROMANTIC ADVENTURES OF SIGURD CHAPTER XIII A VOYAGE TO THE CASPIAN CHAPTER XIV HAKI'S BURNING JOURNEY TO VALHALLA CHAPTER XV DEATH AND BURNING OF HJORVARD CHAPTER XVI HELGI AND THE VALKYRIAS CHAPTER XVII THE INHERITANCE FEAST OF HJORVARD CHAPTER XVIII IVAR SPURNS STARKAD'S INDEMNITY CHAPTER XIX THE SLAYING OF STARKAD CHAPTER XX THE SESSION OF THE THING CHAPTER XXI IVAR'S VISIT TO YNGVI CHAPTER XXII YNGVI'S POETS AND CHAMPIONS CHAPTER XXIII Yngvi's Three Beautiful Daughters CHAPTER XXIV THE GUESTS OF THE HERSIR OF SVITHJOD CHAPTER XXV BEGINNING OF THE ATHLETIC GAMES CHAPTER XXVI GREAT FEATS OF IVAR AND HJALMAR CHAPTER XXVII THE FOSTER-BROTHERS FALL IN LOVE CHAPTER XXVIII BETROTHAL OF IVAR AND RANDALIN CHAPTER XXIX IVAR'S DUEL WITH KETIL CHAPTER XXX DEATH OF HJALMAR AND ASTRID CHAPTER XXXI THE WEDDING OF IVAR AND RANDALIN The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain. IVAR THE VIKINGIVAR THE VIKING A ROMANTIC HISTORY BASED UPON AUTHENTIC FACTS OF THE THIRD AND FOURTH CENTURIES BY PAUL DU CHAILLU AUTHOR OF “THE VIKING AGE,” “THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN,” “EXPLORATIONS IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA,” “A JOURNEY TO ASHANGO LAND,” ETC. LONDON JOHN MURRAY ALBEMARLE STREET 1893 TO GEORGE W. CHILDS My Dear Childs: Years of our unbroken friendship, going back more than a quarter of a century, have passed away, and the recollection of all your kindnesses during that time comes vividly before my mind. Many a time your home in Philadelphia, at the sea-side, or at Wootton has been my home, and many of the happy days of my life have been spent with you and your kind wife. Three years ago I lay on a sick-bed at your house, and all that tender nursing, the skill of the physician, and loving hands could do that winter was done for me, and for all that I am indebted to you and to Mrs. Childs. Now a twenty miles’ walk day after day does not fatigue me. “Ivar the Viking” was partly written, after my recovery, under the shade trees of Wootton and in the midst of the perfume of its flowers. To you, my dear old friend, I dedicate the book as a token of the esteem and high regard I have for your noble character, and in grateful remembrance of all you have done for me. PAUL DU CHAILLU. New York, September, 1893. |
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