Fragments of Norse tales: The Story of Ogier the Dane (‘Holger Danske’)
Bibliographic Citation
Written and illuminated by William Morris, Unfinished, “Fragments of Norse tales: The Story of Ogier the Dane (‘Holger Danske’),” William Morris Archive, accessed April 29, 2025, http://morrisarchive.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2478.
Title
Fragments of Norse tales: The Story of Ogier the Dane (‘Holger Danske’)
Extract from the Arabian Nights: The Story of Haroon al Rasheed
King Harald, incomplete
Creator
Written and illuminated by William Morris, Unfinished
Date
1870/1887~
Publisher
Bodleian Library MS. Eng. misc. d. 265
Subject
Classical World
Greek myth
Scandanavian myth
Coverage
Germanic
Europe
Relation
Ogier the Dane -- The Earthly Paradise
Description
William Morris script: whole page parchment folio, lines 58-79, written in gold, is headed ‘The Story of’, and has floral border in right margin. Unfinished
William Morris script: text page with medieval-style pen-work flourished part border in top left corner for red capitals starting text: 'WHEN Haroon al Rasheed had put to death his favourite Jaffier ... .'