Part 1

TALES

OF A

WAYSIDE INN

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.

BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS. 1863.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.

CONTENTS.

TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN.

PAGE PRELUDE.

THE WAYSIDE INN 1

THE LANDLORD'S TALE.

PAUL REVERE'S RIDE 18

INTERLUDE 26

THE STUDENT'S TALE.

THE FALCON OF SER FEDERIGO 30

INTERLUDE 46

THE SPANISH JEW'S TALE.

THE LEGEND OF RABBI BEN LEVI 49

INTERLUDE 53

THE SICILIAN'S TALE.

KING ROBERT OF SICILY 55

INTERLUDE 69

THE MUSICIAN'S TALE.

THE SAGA OF KING OLAF 71

I. The Challenge of Thor 71 II. King Olaf's Return 74 III. Thora of Rimol 79 IV. Queen Sigrid the Haughty 83 V. The Skerry of Shrieks 88 VI. The Wraith of Odin 94 VII. Iron-Beard 98 VIII. Gudrun 103 IX. Thangbrand the Priest 106 X. Raud the Strong 111 XI. Bishop Sigurd at Salten Fiord 114 XII. King Olaf's Christmas 120 XIII. The Building of the Long Serpent 125 XIV. The Crew of the Long Serpent 130 XV. A Little Bird in the Air 134 XVI. Queen Thyri and the Angelica Stalks 137 XVII. King Svend of the Forked Beard 144 XVIII. King Olaf and Earl Sigvald 149 XIX. King Olaf's War-Horns 152 XX. Einar Tamberskelver 156 XXI. King Olaf's Death-drink 160 XXII. The Nun of Nidaros 165

INTERLUDE 169

THE THEOLOGIAN'S TALE.