The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá)
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1. Front matter2. THE KING’S MIRROR3. FOREWORD4. INTRODUCTION5. INTRODUCTION (continued 2)6. I INTRODUCTION: NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE WORK7. II “THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM”8. III THE ACTIVITIES AND HABITS OF A MERCHANT9. IV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED10. V THE SUN AND THE WINDS11. VI THE TIDES AND THE CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF THE SUN12. VII THE SUBJECT OF THE SUN’S COURSE CONTINUED13. VIII THE MARVELS OF NORWAY14. IX POPULAR DOUBT AS TO THE GENUINENESS OF MARVELS15. X THE NATURAL WONDERS OF IRELAND16. XI IRISH MARVELS WHICH HAVE MIRACULOUS ORIGINS17. XII THE MARVELS OF THE ICELANDIC SEAS: WHALES; THE KRAKEN18. XIII THE WONDERS OF ICELAND19. XIV THE VOLCANIC FIRES OF ICELAND20. XV OTHER ICELANDIC WONDERS: ORE AND MINERAL SPRINGS21. XVI THE MARVELS OF THE WATERS ABOUT GREENLAND: MONSTERS, SEALS, AND WALRUSES22. XVII THE ANIMAL LIFE OF GREENLAND AND THE CHARACTER OF THE LAND IN THOSE REGIONS23. XVIII THE PRODUCTS OF GREENLAND24. XIX THE CLIMATE OF GREENLAND; THE NORTHERN LIGHTS25. XX THE SUBJECT OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONTINUED26. XXI THE ZONES OF HEAT AND COLD27. XXII THE WINDS WITH RESPECT TO NAVIGATION28. XXIII THE PROPER SEASON FOR NAVIGATION. END OF THE FIRST PART29. XXIV INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND PART: THE KING AND HIS COURT30. XXV THE IMPORTANCE OF COURTESY IN THE ROYAL SERVICE31. XXVI THE ADVANTAGES DERIVED FROM SERVICE IN THE KING’S HOUSEHOLD32. XXVII THE VARIOUS CLASSES AMONG THE KINGSMEN33. XXVIII THE HONORED POSITION OF THE KINGSMEN34. XXIX THE SUPERIOR ORDER OF KINGSMEN: THE HIRD35. XXX HOW A MAN WHO WISHES TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD SERVICE SHOULD APPROACH THE KING36. XXXI WHY ONE SHOULD NOT WEAR A MANTLE IN THE ROYAL PRESENCE37. XXXII RULES OF SPEECH AND CONVERSATION IN THE KING’S HALL38. XXXIII THE PROPER USES OF “YOU” AND “THOU”39. XXXIV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED40. XXXV CONCERNING FAILURE OF CROPS AND DEARTH IN MORALS AND GOVERNMENT41. XXXVI THE CAUSES OF SUCH PERIODS OF DEARTH AND WHAT FORMS THE DEARTH MAY TAKE42. XXXVII THE DUTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN43. XXXVIII WEAPONS FOR OFFENSE AND DEFENSE44. XXXIX MILITARY ENGINES45. XL THE PROPER MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF A ROYAL COURT46. XLI THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED47. XLII A DISCUSSION OF HOW GOD REWARDS RIGHTEOUSNESS, HUMILITY, AND FIDELITY, ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY48. XLIII THE DUTIES AND THE EXALTED POSITION OF THE KING49. XLIV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED50. XLV CONCERNING THE MODERATION WHICH A KING MUST OBSERVE IN HIS JUDICIAL SENTENCES AND PENALTIES, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS DRAWN FROM THE STORY OF GOD’S JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ADAM AND EVE, IN WHICH CASE TRUTH AND JUSTICE WERE ASSOCIATED WITH PEACE AND MERCY51. XLVI AN EXAMPLE OF RIGHTEOUS SEVERITY IN JUDGMENT DRAWN FROM THE STORY OF GOD’S CONDEMNATION OF LUCIFER52. XLVII A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF VERDICTS AND PENALTIES WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE STORY OF LUCIFER’S REBELLION AND DOWNFALL AND OF THE SIN AND PUNISHMENT OF THE FIRST MAN AND WOMAN53. XLVIII A COMMENTARY ON THE STORY OF LUCIFER54. XLIX INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS ALLOWED THE DECISION TO BE FRAMED ACCORDING TO THE STERN DEMANDS OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE55. L OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THE ARGUMENTS OF PEACE AND MERCY HAVE HAD GREATER WEIGHT56. LI THE REASONS FOR THIS DIVERSITY IN THE VERDICTS OF GOD57. LII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED58. LIII INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS MODIFIED HIS SENTENCES AND THE REASONS FOR SUCH MODIFICATIONS59. LIV THE KING’S PRAYER60. LV A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE KING’S BUSINESS ESPECIALLY HIS JUDICIAL DUTIES61. LVI THE SPEECH OF WISDOM62. LVII DIFFICULT DUTIES OF THE KING’S JUDICIAL OFFICE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS63. LVIII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED64. LIX WHEN JUDGMENTS SHOULD BE SEVERE AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE MERCIFUL65. LX THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED66. LXI CONCERNING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT67. LXII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED68. LXIII THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD ILLUSTRATED BY THE STORY OF DAVID AND SAUL69. LXIV ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE JUDGMENTS OF SOLOMON70. LXV SOLOMON’S DECISION IN THE CASE OF SHIMEI71. LXVI SOLOMON’S JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ADONIJAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS72. LXVII WHY SOLOMON BROKE HIS PROMISE OF PEACE AND SECURITY TO JOAB73. LXVIII A DISCUSSION OF PROMISES: WHEN THEY MUST BE KEPT AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN74. LXIX CONCERNING THE KINGSHIP AND THE CHURCH AND THE KING’S RESPONSIBILITY TO GOD75. LXX THE AUTHORITY OF KINGS AND BISHOPS. END OF THE SECOND PART76. BIBLIOGRAPHY77. INDEX78. FOOTNOTES