Chapter I: Front Matter

THE PALADINS
OF
EDWIN THE GREAT

THE PALADINS
OF
EDWIN THE GREAT

BY

SIR CLEMENTS R. MARKHAM, K.C.B.

NEW EDITION

LONDON

ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK

1908

_First published September 1896._
_Reprinted August 1901. New Edition September 1908._

CONTENTS

PAGE

PREFACE 1

PART I.--HOME

CHAP.

1. STILLINGFLEET 13

2. ALCA 22

3. ALDBY 40

4. YORK AND THE DEIRAN FRONTIER 54

5. KIDNAPPED 66

6. MYSTACON 77

PART II.--EXILE

1. FALLEN ROME 95

2. IN BONDAGE AT ROME 108

3. THE GLORIES OF THE EAST 126

4. A SON OF ALARIC 141

5. UJJAYANI 157

6. IRAN 181

7. THE RESCUE OF SIVEL 194

PART III.--WORK

1. THE STORY OF AUGUSTINE 213

2. HOME AGAIN 230

3. DEATH OF ALCA 248

4. EDWIN 270

5. BAPTISM 296

6. THE GREAT BRETWALDA 315

7. THE END 331

EPILOGUE 344

ILLUSTRATIONS

BY RALPH PEACOCK

PORLOR AND HIS COMPANIONS KIDNAPPED
BY SEA-THIEVES _Frontispiece_

DANCING ROUND THE SACRED ASH _To face page_ 14

PRINCESS ALCA TELLING STORIES TO THE
BOYS " " 46

MYSTACON ATTACKED BY HIS BOY CAPTIVES " " 104

COELRED AND PORLOR IN EGYPT " " 144

COELRED AND PORLOR ON THEIR WAY TO
THE WELLS " " 158

DEATH OF MYSTACON " " 206

THE YOUNG WARRIORS PRESENTED TO
ETHELFRITH " " 244

LILLA SAVES THE KING'S LIFE " " 304

KING EDWIN, COELRED, AND PORLOR SLAIN " " 338