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The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá)

by Anonymous

Chapters (76)
  1. THE KING’S MIRROR 0:00
  2. THE KING’S MIRROR: FOREWORD 0:13
  3. CONTENTS 6:51
  4. INTRODUCTION 6:59
  5. I INTRODUCTION: NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE WORK 1:44:24
  6. II “THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM” 1:50:45
  7. III THE ACTIVITIES AND HABITS OF A MERCHANT 1:53:58
  8. IV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 1:57:47
  9. V THE SUN AND THE WINDS 2:04:43
  10. VI THE TIDES AND THE CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF THE SUN 2:14:06
  11. VII THE SUBJECT OF THE SUN’S COURSE CONTINUED 2:18:34
  12. VIII THE MARVELS OF NORWAY 2:24:39
  13. IX POPULAR DOUBT AS TO THE GENUINENESS OF MARVELS 2:28:17
  14. X THE NATURAL WONDERS OF IRELAND 2:32:04
  15. XI IRISH MARVELS WHICH HAVE MIRACULOUS ORIGINS 2:39:26
  16. XII THE MARVELS OF THE ICELANDIC SEAS: WHALES; THE KRAKEN 2:49:55
  17. XIII THE WONDERS OF ICELAND 2:59:32
  18. XIV THE VOLCANIC FIRES OF ICELAND 3:04:54
  19. XV OTHER ICELANDIC WONDERS: ORE AND MINERAL SPRINGS 3:09:50
  20. XVI THE MARVELS OF THE WATERS ABOUT GREENLAND: MONSTERS, SEALS, AND WALRUSES 3:12:11
  21. XVII THE ANIMAL LIFE OF GREENLAND AND THE CHARACTER OF THE LAND IN THOSE REGIONS 3:20:20
  22. XVIII THE PRODUCTS OF GREENLAND 3:24:59
  23. XIX THE CLIMATE OF GREENLAND; THE NORTHERN LIGHTS 3:26:12
  24. XX THE SUBJECT OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONTINUED 3:34:23
  25. XXI THE ZONES OF HEAT AND COLD 3:37:36
  26. XXII THE WINDS WITH RESPECT TO NAVIGATION 3:41:20
  27. XXIII THE PROPER SEASON FOR NAVIGATION. END OF THE FIRST PART 3:48:05
  28. XXIV INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND PART: THE KING AND HIS COURT 3:50:07
  29. XXV THE IMPORTANCE OF COURTESY IN THE ROYAL SERVICE 3:53:40
  30. XXVI THE ADVANTAGES DERIVED FROM SERVICE IN THE KING’S HOUSEHOLD 3:57:03
  31. XXVII THE VARIOUS CLASSES AMONG THE KINGSMEN 4:00:27
  32. XXVIII THE HONORED POSITION OF THE KINGSMEN 4:05:24
  33. XXIX THE SUPERIOR ORDER OF KINGSMEN: THE HIRD 4:08:15
  34. XXX HOW A MAN WHO WISHES TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD SERVICE SHOULD APPROACH THE KING 4:13:50
  35. XXXI WHY ONE SHOULD NOT WEAR A MANTLE IN THE ROYAL PRESENCE 4:20:46
  36. XXXII RULES OF SPEECH AND CONVERSATION IN THE KING’S HALL 4:23:10
  37. XXXIII THE PROPER USES OF “YOU” AND “THOU” 4:25:33
  38. XXXIV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 4:28:02
  39. XXXV CONCERNING FAILURE OF CROPS AND DEARTH IN MORALS AND GOVERNMENT 4:32:52
  40. XXXVI THE CAUSES OF SUCH PERIODS OF DEARTH AND WHAT FORMS THE DEARTH MAY TAKE 4:36:59
  41. XXXVII THE DUTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN 4:48:49
  42. XXXVIII WEAPONS FOR OFFENSE AND DEFENSE 5:07:19
  43. XXXIX MILITARY ENGINES 5:10:32
  44. XL THE PROPER MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF A ROYAL COURT 5:18:17
  45. XLI THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 5:25:07
  46. XLII A DISCUSSION OF HOW GOD REWARDS RIGHTEOUSNESS, HUMILITY, AND FIDELITY, ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY 5:30:29
  47. XLIII THE DUTIES AND THE EXALTED POSITION OF THE KING 5:46:18
  48. XLIV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 5:50:30
  49. 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 MERCY 5:54:06
  50. XLVI AN EXAMPLE OF RIGHTEOUS SEVERITY IN JUDGMENT DRAWN FROM THE STORY OF GOD’S CONDEMNATION OF LUCIFER 6:04:13
  51. 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 WOMAN 6:05:56
  52. XLVIII A COMMENTARY ON THE STORY OF LUCIFER 6:24:07
  53. XLIX INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS ALLOWED THE DECISION TO BE FRAMED ACCORDING TO THE STERN DEMANDS OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE 6:31:21
  54. L OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THE ARGUMENTS OF PEACE AND MERCY HAVE HAD GREATER WEIGHT 6:34:47
  55. LI THE REASONS FOR THIS DIVERSITY IN THE VERDICTS OF GOD 6:39:14
  56. LII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 6:41:16
  57. LIII INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS MODIFIED HIS SENTENCES AND THE REASONS FOR SUCH MODIFICATIONS 6:42:53
  58. LIV THE KING’S PRAYER 6:49:13
  59. LV A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE KING’S BUSINESS ESPECIALLY HIS JUDICIAL DUTIES 6:59:38
  60. LVI THE SPEECH OF WISDOM 7:03:14
  61. LVII DIFFICULT DUTIES OF THE KING’S JUDICIAL OFFICE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS 7:09:59
  62. LVIII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 7:16:49
  63. LIX WHEN JUDGMENTS SHOULD BE SEVERE AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE MERCIFUL 7:22:36
  64. LX THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 7:27:33
  65. LXI CONCERNING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 7:29:40
  66. LXII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 7:32:29
  67. LXIII THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD ILLUSTRATED BY THE STORY OF DAVID AND SAUL 7:34:18
  68. LXIV ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE JUDGMENTS OF SOLOMON 8:01:28
  69. LXV SOLOMON’S DECISION IN THE CASE OF SHIMEI 8:04:17
  70. LXVI SOLOMON’S JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ADONIJAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS 8:07:24
  71. LXVII WHY SOLOMON BROKE HIS PROMISE OF PEACE AND SECURITY TO JOAB 8:20:40
  72. LXVIII A DISCUSSION OF PROMISES: WHEN THEY MUST BE KEPT AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN 8:23:03
  73. LXIX CONCERNING THE KINGSHIP AND THE CHURCH AND THE KING’S RESPONSIBILITY TO GOD 8:26:31
  74. LXX THE AUTHORITY OF KINGS AND BISHOPS. END OF THE SECOND PART 8:34:52
  75. BIBLIOGRAPHY 8:39:45
  76. FOOTNOTES 8:51:06
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Narrator
Howard — Erudite New England Antiquarian (en-US)
Length
8 hr 52 min
Language
English
Added
October 7, 2026
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Project Gutenberg
Cover of The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá) by Anonymous