exile in Flanders; and, in short, I have considered, that, where the letter of history was so scanty and doubtful, my chief care must be to be true to its spirit. LONDON, June, 1842. DRAMATIS PERSONE. MEN. OF THE SECULAR PARTY. EDWIN THE FAIR, King of England. EARL ATHULF, Cousin to the King, and Brother to Elgiva. EARL LEOLF, Heretoch or Commander of the King's Armies. EARL SIDROC, a Leader of the King's Party. CLARENBALD, a Secular Priest and Lord Chancellor. WULFSTAN THE WISE, Chaplain to Earl Leolf. ERNWAY, a follower of Earl Leolf. GRIMBALD, the King's Jester. RICOLA, a Secular Priest, Chaplain to the King. OSBERN, Bishop of Rochester. OF THE MONASTIC PARTY. ODO SEVERUS, Archbishop of Canterbury. DUNSTAN, Abbot of Glastonbury. HARCATHER, a Military Leader, and Governor of Chester Castle. RUOLD, Son of Harcather. BRIDFERTH, Chaplain to Dunstan. SIGERIC, Secretary to Odo. GURMO, A creature of Dunstan. b Ceolwulf, Ethelric, Eadbald, Ida, Brand, Ecfrid, Gorf, Tosty, &c. Military Leaders. Leofwyn, Fridstan, Oswald, Ethelwald, Cumba, Godredud, Morcar, Monn, &c. Ecclesiastics. WOMEN. ELGIVA, Cousin to Edwin the Fair, and afterwards Queen. |