This volume provides both an accessible and general introduction to verb-third (V3) patterns in V2 languages, as well as an in-depth discussion of the not so well-known V3 patterns that arise with adverbial resumptives. The following languages are covered: Medieval Romance, Old Italian, Old English, diachronic and synchronic varieties of German, varieties of Flemish and Dutch, Icelandic, varieties of Swedish, and Norwegian.