William Morris Archive

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 ... .'