'… an excellent overview of the oldest surviving vernacular texts in Europe …' Tristan Spillman, Sehepunkte (from German)
Foreword Stephen G. Nichols; 1. Introduction Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 2. Scandinavia Roberta Frank; 3. Irish and Welsh Barry Lewis; 4. English Laura Ashe; 5. Spain Marina S. Brownlee; 6. French David F. Hult; 7. Dutch Frits van Oostrom; 8. Occitan Sarah Kay; 9. German Mark Chinca and Christopher Young; 10. Italian K. P. Clarke; 11. Czech and Croatian Julia Verkholantsev; 12. Greek Panagiotis A. Agapitos; 13. East Slavonic Simon Franklin; 14. Afterword David Wallace.