diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 2daa04db55..4398a8ba22 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2003-05-22  Lars Gullik Bjønnes  <larsbj@gullik.net>
+
+	* ParagraphList.C (erase): new function, taking two iterators
 
 2003-05-22  André Pönitz  <poenitz@gmx.net>
 
diff --git a/src/ParagraphList.C b/src/ParagraphList.C
index d87634c74c..deba8829c5 100644
--- a/src/ParagraphList.C
+++ b/src/ParagraphList.C
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void ParagraphList::clear()
 }
 
 
-void ParagraphList::erase(ParagraphList::iterator it)
+ParagraphList::iterator ParagraphList::erase(ParagraphList::iterator it)
 {
 #ifndef NO_NEXT
 	Paragraph * prev = it->previous_;
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ void ParagraphList::erase(ParagraphList::iterator it)
 	it->previous_ = 0;
 	it->next_ = 0;
 	delete &*it;
+	return next;
 #else
 	Paragraph * prev = it->prev_par_;
 	Paragraph * next = it->next_par_;
@@ -287,10 +288,21 @@ void ParagraphList::erase(ParagraphList::iterator it)
 		next->prev_par_ = prev;
 
 	delete &*it;
+	return next;
 #endif
 }
 
 
+ParagraphList::iterator ParagraphList::erase(ParagraphList::iterator first,
+			      ParagraphList::iterator last)
+{
+	while (first != last) {
+		erase(first++);
+	}
+	return last;
+}
+
+
 ParagraphList::iterator ParagraphList::begin()
 {
 	return iterator(parlist);
diff --git a/src/ParagraphList.h b/src/ParagraphList.h
index 92470cb976..9f049bf895 100644
--- a/src/ParagraphList.h
+++ b/src/ParagraphList.h
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ public:
 	///
 	void clear();
 	///
-	void erase(iterator it);
+	iterator erase(iterator it);
+	///
+	iterator erase(iterator first, iterator last);
 	///
 	iterator begin();
 	///