Part I. Dying hard: The Viking mindset: three case studies
Hygelac and Hrolf: false dawn for the Vikings
Volsungs and Nibelungs: avenging female Furies
Ragnar and the Ragnarssons: snakebite and success
Egil the Ugly and King Blood-axe: poetry and the psychopath.
Part II. Moving to the bigger picture: Weaving the web of war: the road to Clontarf
Two big winners: the road to Normandy
Furs and slaves, wealth and death: the road to Miklagard.
Part III. The tale in the North: The Jarls and the Jomvikings: a study in Drengshapr
A tale of two Olafs; or, The tales people tell
A tale of two Haralds: Viking endgame
Viking aftermath: the nine grins of Skarphedin Njalsson
Appendix A. On poetry: types, texts, translations
Appendix B. On sagas: types, texts, translations
Appendix C. Snorri Sturluson.
