X. THE COMING OF HAROLD THE SAXON 211

X. THE COMING OF HAROLD THE SAXON 211

XI. THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE 233

XII. A RIDE IN OLD ENGLAND 259

XIII. THE HOST OF THE NORMANS 279

XIV. THE BATTLE OF SENLAC 302

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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"'THERE!' HE EXCLAIMED, AT LAST" _Frontispiece_

"'THERE ISN'T ANY SCHOOL-BOOK ABOUT THIS'" 37

"NED DID NOT SIT STILL AT ALL" 45

"JUNE DAYS ALWAYS GROW WARMER, RAPIDLY, IF YOU ARE SHOVING A HAND-CART" 62

"WITH A STRONG MOTION THEN HE THREW HIS HAWK UPWARD" 91

"HE WAS REALLY BUT JUST IN TIME, FOR THE RUFFIAN STRUCK AT ONCE" 220

"FOR FATHER BRIAN'S AX CAME DOWN UPON THAT MAN'S HELMET" 298

"NEAR HIM SAT KING HAROLD HIMSELF, UPON HIS HOUSE, AS MOTIONLESS AS A BRONZE IMAGE" 312

NED, THE SON OF WEBB.