The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 2 (of 2)

Who appears in this book

• William RufusMiddle‑aged Norman king, short cropped hair, trimmed beard, regal crimson mantle, gold chain, crown, solemn expression
• Henry IYoung Anglo‑Norman monarch, shoulder‑length hair, clean‑shaven face, white surcoat with blue embroidery, jeweled circlet, confident gaze
• AnselmElderly archbishop, bald head with tonsure, thin beard, simple white cassock, gold cross pendant, contemplative eyes

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Freeman—A Project Gutenberg eBook ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. VOL. II. p. 19, note 3 . This picture of the two natives, most likely churls, carrying the King’s body on the cart, is singularly like the story of Rufus’ own end to which we shall come presently. p. 27, l. 5 . I should not have said “ a relic,” as I find that the black cross of Scotland is a relic of great fame, as indeed is almost implied in the story. p. 27, note 5 . See vol. i. p. 167. p. 28, note 5 . Munch ( Det Norske Folks Historie , ii. 471–475, for an introduction to which I have to thank Professor Fiske of Cornell University) connects this entry with the account of Magnus’ dealings with Man, spoken of in p. 138 , and with every likelihood supposes an earlier expedition of Magnus in 1093, in which he appeared in both Scotland and Man, and which the writers of the Sagas have confounded with his expedition in 1098. …

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