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| Robin Hood and the Black Monk (William Sewell) | Frontispiece |
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| “The demon of evil, with his fierce ravening, greedily grasped them” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 4 |
| Beowulf replies haughtily to Hunferth (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 12 |
| Beowulf finds the head of Aschere (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 22 |
| Beowulf shears off the head of Grendel (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 26 |
| The death of Beowulf (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 40 |
| The dream of the Emperor (Byam Shaw) | 46 |
| The Queen’s dilemma (Byam Shaw) | 60 |
| They filled the great vessel of silver with pure water (Byam Shaw) | 70 |
| “Havelok sat up surprised” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 78 |
| “Havelok again overthrew the porters” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 82 |
| “With great joy they fell on their knees” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 88 |
| Olaf and Sigrid (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 98 |
| Howard leaves the house of Thorbiorn (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 106 |
| “The silver rolled in all directions from his cloak” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 110 |
| “Thorbiorn lifted the huge stone” (J. H. F. Bacon, A.R.A.) | 116 |
| Charlemagne (Stella Langdale) | 120 |
| “Here sits Charles the King” (Byam Shaw) | 124 |
| “Ganelon rode away” (Byam Shaw) | 130 |
| “Charlemagne heard it again” (Byam Shaw) | 144 |
| Aude the Fair (Evelyn Paul) | 154 |
| “Day by day Cathleen went among them” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 162 |
| The peasant’s story (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 172 |
| “Thieves have broken into the treasure-chamber” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 176 |
| “Cathleen signed the bond” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 180 |
| “All three drove furiously towards Cruachan” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 190 |
| “Three monstrous cats were let into the room” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 192 |
| “The dragon sank towards him, opening its terrible jaws” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 196 |
| “The body of Uath arose” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 200 |
| “Go and do your own baking!” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 206 |
| “Lords, for Christ’s sake help poor Gamelyn out of prison!” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 214 |
| “Then cheer thee, Adam” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 218 |
| “Come from the seat of justice!” (W. H. Margetson, R.I.) | 222 |
| “William continued his wonderful archery” (Patten Wilson) | 232 |
| Adam Bell writes the letter (Patten Wilson) | 234 |
| The fight at the gate (Patten Wilson) |
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