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WOR S
Y
Y MO R RI S
TH E WOLF INGS
AIN
ND C OMPA NY
LONDON
A Y C AL C UT T A
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heH ouseoftheWolfings
eringP la in x x j
O US O T H E W O LF I N GS
DR D S O T H E M A R
Mid-mark3
f theWar-arrow 8
hwiththeWood-Sun14
efarethtotheWar24
theH all-Sun31
ntheWay tothe o lk - thing42
ertothe o lk -mote50
k -moteof theMark men58
ManoftheDaylings72
comethtotheRoofofthe
Sunspeaketh77
heB attle inMirk w ood81
SunsaithanotherWord86
l-Suniscarefulconcerningthe
rte llo f theB attleontheR idge93
eDw arf -w rought Hauberk w as
alloftheDaylings102
d-SunspeakethwithThio-
brought totheWain-burg113
ssengerscometoThiodolf119
his o lk comeintoMid-mark 126
k erabout the ord135
lsonaga inst hisWill140
fmeeteththeRomansinthe
Gothsareoverthrow nby the
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ost o f theMark mencomethinto
do lf ta lk ethw iththeWood-Sun163
ywendtotheMorningB attle173
heStormofDawning178
odo lf sStorm18 5
do lf isborneout o f theH alland
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smundspeak ethovertheWar-
idinMound201
GLITT RINGPLAIN,OR
INGM N
hocame totheH ouseofthe
metohand at Cleveland213
the RavensearchtheSeas216
lblithetakeththeSea217
ntotheIsle ofRansom219
gofManonthe Isleo fR an-
nthe Isleo fR ansom233
etakethShipagainawayfrom
othe LandoftheGlittering
nversew ith o lk o f theGlit-
lerenewethhisLife255
onthe ingof theGlittering
ebeholdeththeWomanwho
thehasspeechw iththe ingagain267
lblithespeak ethw iththe ing271
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hreegothe irw aystotheedge
theamongst theMountains279
ithedw ellethintheWooda lone287
hebuildshimaSk if f292
a ile thHa llblitheaw ay f romthe
ight o f theC hampionsinthe
6
f romtheIsleo fR ansomand
ea318
ographby rederick
rontispiece
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Wifeto facep. x v ii
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ngsandtheArts andCrafts
priatelyreservedfor
matterof time,Imay
overthesamegroundtwice,it isto
oriesinthemany-colouredstory,
more vividglimpsessuppliedby
letters.
ornein mindthat allthrough
eSocietyfortheProtectionof An-
ckened:hemayhavebeenlectur-
alist LeagueinB radfordonWed-
ayafternoonwouldseehimturning
t theAnti-Scrapecommittee and
heerilysandwicha ourneytoa
ttentionbetweenabusiness-visit
ouseandaSocialist campaignin
on.Ishould thinkfewmentook
edoccupationsandduties,orwent
callydiversecircles.TheThursday
weekendedforafewofthe more
ngmealat Gatti sinthe Strand,
of PhilipWebbandmyfather
hermen.It wasacircle offriends
randwereworkinghard(in the
ructionandmisunderstandingin
ct theyhadverymuchat heart,and
ngtogetherafterthe business
ationnoneofthemwouldwillingly
ethaby, meryWalker,S.C.
mesthat occurtomeof thosewho
blesin anowabandonedtran-
aurant,seasoningtheirchopsor
ment andeagertalk.Oneeven-
iscussion,Mr. Cockerellsays,
W.onthemeritsanddemeritsof
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a t anotherSa onarchitectureandits
nother,myfatherairedhisviews
Someofthe briefnotesinMr.
ofthe timegiveabetterimpression
anI canhopetodo byanynarra-
mastheystand,forthey haveall
n inthewarmthofthe moment.
m 1891:
. P. A . B . andGatti s. W. M. had
peculumhumanaesalvationiswhich
. A .B . andGatti s. W. M. hadw ith
pletedforabordertobeusedinthe
heytalkedabout genius,andan-
towns,and afteravisit totheNorth
rhehadtoshow them photographs
is,Abbeville,Soissons,etc.,andwas
t theplacesin rancethat hehad
hat V erona(aproposofourapproach-
,thoughhe prefersthenorthern
wasat first disappointedwithV enice,
okingfrom thetopstoryofa sub-
ofit alsoverypainfultohim.
f1892:
. P .A . B . andGatti s. H ehadtrial
d verseset upinhis newblack
A.B. Supperafterwardsat
bandWilson. W. M. very ov ia l,
. P . bloomers.
P .A . B . andGatti s. He declared
rthef irst book printedat the e lmscott
theA rt-Work ers Guild.
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UntothisLast' a t the . P . , andto ld
d B - . s f i ni s he d d ra w in g f or T h e H e a -
Go ldenLegend, andthedesign
oroundit.
eautifulMS. w hichhebought
esale.LordDillon oinedusand
sionabout nglishlongbows.
hehadw ithhimthef irst copyof
e , andoneortw ooldbooks ' ' andan-
mer hecamewithaf ineo ld13th
st beforemyfathergavehisformal
party,hehadbeenmuchconcerned
d,then threatenedwithfamine
eof thefishingseason,andorga-
theirassistance.I rememberhow
he newsfromtheNorthandhow
acyofwhat smalleffort wouldbe
omethinghadtobeattempted,and
nderthewingof theMansion
horespondedcordiallytohis per-
verspersonalitiesasCardinal
cett, theA mericanA mbassador
ndourpresent Ambassadorat
on. amesB ryce.
isthereplyo f theauthoro f the
ifonly tohelpthe Ice landersrepay the
allofus oweyouforturningtheir
nces. Andthereisa kindsimply-
esB ryce, betw eenwhomandmy
utualfeeling ofsympathy.
withthe nglishfundinAugust
pseof 6nSaddlesmithmayin-
land ournals,andwithit another
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autifullandthat formedpart of
et' sl if e . 6nw rotethefo llow ing
eredoingthere:(translated)
fishingand thereforewrite
ouis concerningtheturnofthe
had]until winterset in.Thesum-
nyrecordis left ofintheannalsof
rasslessnessandundrought [wet]
, but weSouthlandershadgrass
t thehay,especiallythehomefield
ows,fordryweatherobtainedfor
rt ofAugust sothat therelief
hasreallybeena godsendasalso
herforeign contributors.H adit
therewouldhavebeen man-
oughmattershavenot gonesofar,
enough....Thestateofthings
esternSkaptafellssyslabetween
upssand,whereit issaidthat the
hteredalreadymost oftheirlive-
rownlives...andaconsiderable
sent tothemliesstill out inthe
heymayhavemanagedtoget at it
ethat youwouldmakeanew
. It isquitesafe foryoutocomene t
ssomethingtobe foundinsummer
htheseasonmaybehardenough,
dwiththe people,canalwaysman-
adswhicharebest off,andpass
nderroof
hetellshim,is leavingforAmerica,
partingfor theWest,
d oneknowswhat oneslips,
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ips andknownot whichisthe
myfathershouldcomeout and
isheswith
belovedfriend,withafriendly
undthyfriend whilemynameis
inesshewrote tome:
perMall,
etter:nowI havetowriteto
ssandunreasonablenessofasking
I havenonetotellyou:I hada
aulknersinWiltshire,pleasant
eallygets astonishedat thevast
noendtothemalmost,oneplace
yewandScotch-fironthefine
utiful:Iwasn t downtherequite
ountryfully,but Ifelt alittledis-
hichareveryinferior toours:the
andtherebeingmanygreat lords
eytesburys,Somersets,andthe
tontogethermeetingStanley
fuldaybut w indy w ork goingpretty
sout fo rusto look at; sow een oyed
developedabudding gout inthe
rto-daydon t threatentobevery
a lly enny )havebeenhardat w ork
hichis nowgoingonwell but I
waywhenwecometo thedistri-
lytoget.
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hat youhavebeenverygood,
en oy ingyourself , asisl iketobethe
seeyou mydear,andwewill
keangels(fat oneI).TheDeMs.
ivethetrue impressionofthings,
undertone o f e lmscott l if e: fo r
sawaymoreandmoreoften from
uiet riverandthe fragrant gar-
ssummeringthere , orfora few days
st.One August (18 8 8)hewrote
nyabout thevarioussimplepleasures
nkIhavementionedbeforethat
dingtothewellknownproverb),
fopportunitythat preventedhim
mplishment intoanart.Andcook-
iththegarden-scentscomingin
s,andadaughterhoveringround
chen-maid,isassuredlyapleasant
vedthefollowingreport:
uchasit w asw hen ll isandyou
herandthe weedsuncut,thoughnot
ncebecausethewaterishigh. Al-
rivertotravelon,the bankbeing
wers thelong-purplesandwillow-
uredyellowflower[hedrawsit],
the great show but thereisa
wer, Ithink mug-w ort; m i edw ith
blossomofthe horse-mint and
hereabit ofmeadow-sweet be-
rmotherwent withme(walking)
fallible holenearB uscot andsure
Story,toosleepyintheevenings,
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urtherIhavedonesomecooking,
herallabout it,andlikeall artists
irart,wasfrankandsaidit wasnot
ow lw asmadetougher, andthemorning s
tablew erenot crisp. Yousee, he
ctice,mydear:alsoI havecometo
rytakesaverylongtimeto do,andI
ytheB ritishworking-man sfamily
dIlook w ithrespectfulw onderonthe
goodat it .
mstomeitschie f f ruit is black-
veleft ussomegooseberriesandI
ngandgetsomebeforetheirne t
tersoftheendof thisyear.The
todoononeof thebigships w e
rmiles andmilesofcarpeting, he
and that suitsSmithdowntothe
yDockstoseeabout things
fours.It wasacuriousrideby rail
t f rom enchurchSt. w henyouclear
countrywouldbeboth prettyand
ortheblotchesofcommerce.
oodedknollsandsomecuriouslittle
e,andriverwardgreat stretches
uwouldsee,but forpaperworks,
eirattendant yellowbrickhovels.
snearabeautifulo ldhouse( liza -
laster, astburyH ouse, quitea
stheyweredesolationitself:the
e gotoA ustra lia throughtheSuez
nanythingyoucanimagine and
ghotel forthe1st and2ndclass
uchaworkhouseforthe3rd....
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hibitionSocietywasformedinthe
morehereafter. atherwasto
onNovember1st andtold enny
icleofhis doingswhenceIgather
eentoseeaf riendthenlivingina
knownartist,andofthe scrapsof
lacehesa id: Idon t admirethem:
h madeupofgoosegibletsand
herabout theArtsand Craftslec-
n toH indhead,aplaceIhave
meeloquence,partlybecauseit
causeit wasso gentlemanly:
anO fordStreet ourneydow ninto
ent livesonthetop ofH ind-head
vesaidtohimIamsure Idon t
iscertainlybeautiful:curiousto
t isthecentreof lyinglikeislands
angesoftheGuildfordH illsand
eplaceitselfis quiteadesert:brake,
nothingelsewillgrow:it iswell
complicatethematterbysticking
ut it andattemptinggardens,
hibitingspecimensofthemange:
ortleberrieswithironrailingsof
Why thenindeedyouareafool
ennywaswritteninthemiddle
fa irly typicalo f theamount o fe haust-
self,thoughby nomeansso
campaigns.He wrotefromMan-
IlecturedforMr. R ow ley sSun-
yafternoon,andspoketoa branchof
heevening.Last night Ilectured
audience,to-night Igoto B lack-
rhood,still,underthetirelessencourage-
esRowley,alarge andhealthyorgani-
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Congressat Liverpoolandon
inghome riday.
toric figurehadleft thescene
t w hileprev iouslymy fathersaidina lec-
ethegloryof ngland. Whenw e
eDeMorgansafterCarlyle s
ofsomewithdrawal...acurious
he quiet corneroftheriver:though
rcomeunderhis eye,andIdonot
im.H ewroteafewgravehomely
o ldman sdeparture .. . So
egreat secret at last:thoughhis
o famissofhim. .. Laterhe
deeplyinterestinginspiteof
l ikedbiographiesandasaruledidnot
ookis amanspeakingwhocansay
etter(IwishI could).
hortcomingasaletter-writer,
orethanonce,remindonethat for
enforcing himself tosaywhat
ritingit mostly,indeed,ashewasforalong
platform but w rit ingit insimple
shouldget himintotouchwith
asdirectlyasmight be.Idoubt
e,theconstant recitationofhis
t that w ay w asoneof thefactorsthat
arrativestyle.
yfather hadwithdrawnforany
t magiccountrywhichallpoets
t telloftheirwanderings),but
nhim,and thefirst oftheprose
of ohnB a ll, appearedintheC om-
886-1887.TheH ouseofthe
waswritteninthemidst of
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eparticularlyhardyears of1886
ethe Odysseyhadbeenhischief
yof findingreliefinmerechange
us,andthat othercapacityof
materialsurroundingsfor a
ead,and madeit possiblefor
t ing, lecturing, edit ingandsettlingsmall
a t highpressure , yet a lw aysat theserv ice
at,as Ihavesuggested,ispartly
sofspeakingand lecturingin
tedor spokenaloudafterhisown
se,wasat oncewelcomedbye -
a newnotein nglishpoetic
whowrotewithenthusiasmon
naeum, speak sof thepoeticatmo-
ear astheairof aMaymorning,
dence, amusicthat playsabout
ananyversesavetheveryhighest; "
esthevividpresentation ofhow
ngsandsaidthe thingsvouched
mance-writinghasbeenspoken
edstreamofplacidcreation,but
sthe workdistinctlyfallsinto
by ohnB all, TheHouseof
theMountains,andthe later
comef reshtothereadingof ohn
erthesimplicityandpurityof the
sioninwhichthewriteridentifies
ch hetellsthetale.I thinkfew
irst timesimplyandunpreoccu-
nairepronouncementsorsymbol-
vesaffectedbytheveryemotion
eandvivid e perience,ortofeel
gmanwho standsyearningbe-
thepast,one ofthefuture,heto
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venofimpartingto ushisdream-
tyforthe troubledworld.
ngsandin TheRootsof
eemstohavegot backtothe
nthat it ispart metrical,part
ehelde perimental,but inthis
on thevergeofRomancon-
odwhichhadagreat fascinationforthe
alen oyment themoreimportant
eycameout thepersonageshave
ticenceof theearlyworld,more
onof atemovingthepieceson
theWolfingtribesandofthe
lers thew onderfullandabout the
hadagreat ho ldonhisimagination
talkturneduponit,hashe carried
he enchantedcountry so long-
magined... Can t youget out
heask edMother, w ritingtoher
beforetheromanceswerewritten
msow henIw ent to lo rence. A nd
. TheR ootso f theMoun-
detailandthemeasureof uncon-
owedtoitspersonages,doesno
dsofthe laterromances but his
ically,whilethese leadusstraight
nd,wheresufferingsarenot over-
ter,andalladventuresendin
swasbegunearly in18 8 8,and
w elllaunchedinit: Ihavebeen
my tale,andhaveat last sketched
the by,oftheGermanprofessorwho,
t,wroteandaskedlearned questions
ng,Ifear,equallylearnedanswersfromour
medrealitieswithout havingdocumentary
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gressandending ofit, hesays.
nahurryasIambusyovermyta leand
eonSeptember2, weat e lmscott hear
merrilyandIthinkwill beout in
melancholywhenmybookis
t obtobe " headds.
pokenor unspoken,which
prolongedtask.Active-minded
ersit downandcontemplatethe
t h e n e t o b i s , li k e en o ug h , on l y
thelight ofday.Anyhow ather
metosit downandthinkabout
mthetimewemovedinto elms-
rkseemedto increase,almost
vitablemoment whenhisstrength
icationofTheH ouseofthe
edthefollowingletterfrom ord
89 .
efulinnot writingto
maspresent yourbeautifulbook
ns.Thefact isIlookedintoit the
it sotremendouslyinteresting
t IhadI went onreadingit,tillit
ngsatisfiedI forgot towrite.Iquite
m,that thisandTheDreamof ohn
books.Ihave,at least,beentoldthe
thstoriesequallyconveytheimpres-
thetimetodescribewhat you
rsomanythanks.
hingofeachotheragainbefore
ndaf fectionate lyy
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wthewholeletter initspleasant
ngofthetitleof thebookhehad
sticofthis erraticandlovable
pytoo,andit pleasesmetocom-
twomenthanktheir oldfriend:
ormyballad-book(MS.).
ga intho Idaresay Isha llf indagood
eanof coursemyownsharein
t apologizeformydelayinthank-
htfulandwonderfulbook.Iam
easurethat Iamnot inahurryto
ysayhowsingularlybeautifulall
muchofwhichIhavereadtw iceover, in-
seemstome, asofcourse it
abovetheintellectuallevel ofa
heprinterstheMS. o fanew
poems,andamawaitinginanguish
come.
bout theprintingofproper
nTheH ouseoftheWolfings
tains.Weknowthat my
himportancetouniformity,and
act inproof-reading but aftergoing
uscriptsofthesetales,I have
leavemost oftheirregularities
ssometimessheeroversight that
fe lon, that hesometimesspeaksof
sometimesof the host, andsoforth,
ntherewasamoreor lessuncon-
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of avoidingemphasisinhisuse
ercase letters.At anyrateIventure
ouslittleirregularitiesif they
acertainlivelinesstothe page,and
(asinthe first editiontheywere
thenearertothemoodin whichthe
w iththeslight hurryandinattentionto
uretouch anddeliberationinthe
whichMr.Walkerhasmadeus
graving,wasthewedding-gift of
tributiontothebeautif y ingofR ed
Mother sbedroom. It w asa
ndincident tothechildrenat
yatime,oneor otherofthem,
ollowthe fortunesoflittleH ugh
grown-upstory,andpointing
ressed childrengoingtoschool,
s,withtheribboncomingfrom his
nt songofpra ise OA lmaR ed-
e ev i l fi g ur e s of t h e e w an d e we s s wi t h
,thetownspeoplegatheredat the
throughthe towntotaketheill-
thedreadfulgallows,dimand
gthegloryofthegoldensunset.
ngelsandher shiningDovewere
nder,andMasterChaucer sface
beoneofthefamily.Theinside
booklernynge,
sprymer,
rdesynge,
thiphoner
ughhymnerandner,
sandthe noote,
ealbyrote.
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o f av oi di ng e mp ha si s r h is u se
y rate Iventure
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c t g iv e a c er t ai n l iv e li n es s t < : t h e r v. e , a n d
ng t hi m ( as i n th e fi rs t c > . i ti on t . . . y w er e
ar er t o t' . m oo di i . / . c h th c
w i t h t he s l ig h t lu / r y an d b . .T n t io n t o
a su re ln > . i m de l . .v rt on i ! t he
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m a n y a t o n e or i > : i u r o > - m ,
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. . v n- u p - oi y , an . > o f t ; .
he > . . e d ch d . re n g> _ > . i t os ch o i .
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to sh ow h: > . i. so ng o p i ab O Ai ma l i
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. ha g th ro u> 1 . ow n to t . A. h e il l
i m ic et he . i bl ga ll ow a m an t!
r th in g t. . . y of t he s i. n s et .
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N O T T O T H E H O U S O
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Type dit ion, anuary1901.
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Type,quarto,April1891,
copiesonvellum.
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D W L L I NG S O M ID -M AR .
meslongpast therewasa dwellingof
.Before itlayaplain,not verygreat,
,anisleinthesea ofwoodland,since
eflat ground,youcouldseetreesevery-
as forhills,youcouldscarce saythat
wellings-upoftheearthhereand there,like
erthat oneseesat whilesgoingonamidst
deepstream.
dleft thetree-girdlereachedout to-
ckclose andunsundered,savewhere
girdledwascleft amidmost byariver
mesat Sheenewhentheflood-tideisat
dfullofeddies,that it gavetokenof
nt,thoughtheywerehidden.On each
mofthisriverwasa widespaceofstones,
st placesabovethisstonywastewere
howingwheretheyearlywinterflood
d.
reat clearinginthewoodlandwas
thoughthe riverhaddrivenaroad
neachsideof itshurryingstream.It
at isleinthewoodland.
efolkthat nowdwelt therehadlearned
,sothat theyhadnolackofwaresof
yweretoolsof handicraft orweapons
wasthemenofthe olk,whocoming
dmadethat clearing.Thetaletellsnot
elikefromthedalesofthe distant moun-
mountainsandplains furtheraloofand
ntheriver onitswaterson rafts,by
ridingtheirhorsesortheir kine,orafoot,
e andthereasit felltheystayedtheir
chsideof theriver,andfought withthe
at theymight maketothemselvesa
oftheearth.
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T H E W O LF I N GS
s,andburnedtheirstumpsthat the
frtheirkineand sheepandhorses and
needwas allthroughtheplain,andfar
dle thewinterfloods:andtheymade
ver,and tofloat downstreamandtrack
river seddiesalsowithnet andwith
mout ofit offar-travelledwoodandother
lo f itssha llowstheyw ashedforgold and
they lovedit,andgaveit aname,and
eGlassy,andthe Mirkwood-water for
withthegenerationsofman.
ofthewoodthat formanyyearsgrew
heirbeaststo pastureinthenew-made
yearthegrassgrewsweeteras thesun
ngwaterswent fromit; and nowinthe
thit wasafairandsmiling plain,andno
eadow.
dtheylearnedthecraft oftillageand
ndbeguntogrowwheat andryethereon
the spadecameintotheirhands,andthey
gh-share,andthetillage spreadand
k ofbread.
admadeanislandamidst oftheMirk-
omethere,andupheldit withmanifold
romthe beginningthisclearingin
d-mark:foryou shallknowthat
nddowntheMirkwood-water,andhalfa
heywouldcomeonanotherclearingor
ese weretheUpper-markandthe
ethreewereinhabitedbymenof one
hwascalledthe Markmen,thoughof
temoffolk,whoborediverssigns in
herebytheymight beknown.
w eremanyH ousesofmen forby
forgenerationsthosewhodwelt together
.Theriverranfrom SouthtoNorth,
eandontheWest w erethereHousesof
ationswereshoulderedupnigh untothe
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D O 5
t themandtheriverwas thereaspaceof
ouse,whosehabitationswereonthe
gentleslopeofland,sothat noflood
t reachthem.It wasstraight downto
andfelloff,andonits downward-reach-
theA cres, asthemenof that t imea l-
andbeyondthatwasthemeadowgoingfair
ereandtherea risinginit,down tothe
hewinterriver.
usewastheWolfings,andtheybore
ndtheirwarriorsweremarkedonthe
eWolf,that theymight beknownfor
n battle,andwerestripped.
e Roof,oftheWolfingsoftheMid-
t oftheslopeaforesaidwithits backto
o theacresandthewater.B ut you
ysthemen ofonebranchofkindred
her,andhadthereintheir placeanddig-
nydegreesamongst themashathbefallen
neblood werebrethrenandofequal
dservantsorthralls,mentakenin bat-
ughtrue it isthat fromtimetotime
keninto theH ouse,andhailedas
nceofthesemattersofkinshipand
ousemight not wedthewomenoftheir
gmenall Wolfingwomenwereassis-
dw iththeH artingsorthe lk ingsorthe
ousesoftheMarkas werenot soclose
olf andthiswas alawthat nonedreamed
elt thisfolkandsuchwastheirCustom.
ngs,it wasagreat hallandgoodly,
olkandtheirday not built ofstoneand
odliest treesofthewild-woodsquared
t theframingfilledwithclaywattled
house,andat oneendanighthegable
t sohighthat amanmight standonthe
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TH E WOLF INGS
st clearthelintel forsuchwasthecus-
bowhimselfashecameinto thehall
amemoryofthe daysofonslaught when
ont tobeset thehall whereasinthedays
drewout intothefieldsand fought un-
eswhentheoddswere overgreat,andthen
t themandwerefencedbythewain-
noniggardrythat thedoorwasmade
bythefair andmanifoldcarvingofknots
ughtabovethelintelof thedoorforsome
ut alikedoorwasthereanigh theothergable-
entered,andit wascalledtheWoman s-
dese cept towardthewoodwerethere
ndabout thepenfoldsandthebyres:
he stowageofwares,andforcraftsand
ndytodointhe house andwithalthey
fthethralls.And theladsandyoung
nydaysandwerecherishedthere ofthe
nceat whilestheyshunnedtheGreat
hefreertocomeandgoat theirpleasure,
uswas thereaclusteringonthe slopes
cresofthe Wolfingsandthewild-wood
orowsofpillarswent downit end-
htiest treesthat might befound,and
withbaseandchapiter,andwreathsand
ddragons sothat it waslikeachurch
veandaisles windowstherewereabove
nderneaththesaidwindowsin theirroofs.
ping-placesofthe olk,anddownthe
e roofwerethreehearthsforthe fires,
ff erorsmoke-bearertodrawthesmoke
ted. orsoothonabright winterafter-
the threecolumnsofsmokegoingwav-
themightyroof,andone maybesmit-
ms.Asforthe timberoftheroofitself
edinggreat andhighit was,that thetale
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TH E WOLF INGROO 7
seethefashionofit fromthehall-floor
oft ablazingfaggot onalongpole:since
eamongthemenofthe Mark.
nightheMan s-doorw astheda is, anda
iseofthehall andinfront ofthedais
test ofthehearths (but oftheothersone
ndanotherin theWoman sChamber)
,alongthegable-wall,andhungfrom
clothspicturedwithimagesofancient
Wolfings,andthedeedsofthe Gods
ndthiswas thefairest placeofallthe
dofthefolk,and especiallyoftheolder
there weretalestold,andsongssung,
:andtheretoalso weremessengers
abroad:therealso wouldtheelders
rsconcerningtheH ouseortheMid-
o f theMark men.
at theirsolemncouncilswereheld
reat it must bedeterminedwhat todo
for accordingassuchcouncils,(which
the H ouseoroftheMid-markor of
yheldeachat thedueThing-steadsinthe
eor meadow,(aswasthecustomof
er)andat suchThingswouldallthe
eMid-mark orthe o lk bepresent man
esesteadswastherea Doom-ringwhere-
neighbourschosen,(whomnowwecall
w eenmanandman andnosuchdoomof
dnosuchvoiceof the olkproclaimed
roof,norevenasaforesaidon thetilled
eadows.Thiswasthe customofour
elike,ofthedayswhenasyet therewas
norf lock sandherds, but the arth s
grewthereon.
ungby chainsandpulleysfastenedto
aloft awondrouslampfashionedof
ssasthe folkmadethenandthere,but of
anemerald,andall donewithfiguresand
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T H E W O LF I N G S
beasts,and awarriorslayingadragon,
arth:nordid anytaletellwhencethis
dasan ancient andholythingbyallthe
oftheWolfhad it inchargetokeep
anddayforever andtheyappointeda
dto that office whichdamselmust
noweddedwomandwellingunderthat
oman,but wouldneedsbeofthehouses
ded.
erwascalled theH all-Sun,andthe
t,and whowasthefairest that might
theH all-Sunalso.
llwastheWoman sChamber,and
dothergear forthecardingandspin-
vingofcloth.
hichdwelt thekindredoftheWolf-
redsofthe Mid-markhadroofsliketo
efest w erethe lk ings, theV a ll ings, the
theGaltings,andtheB earings whobore
k , the a lcon, theSw an, theTree, the
ut otherlesserandnewerkindredstherewere
artingsabovenamed,theywereakindred
L I TT I NG O T H E W A R- A RR O W.
saneveningof summer,whenthe
yet green andtheneat-herdswere
etothe byre,andthehorseherds
dethenight-shift,and theout-goers
onebyonethroughthelanes between
ardsthemeadow.Roundthecots ofthe
sofmenand womenboththrallsand
ether,somehearkeningasongoratale,
ncingtogether andthechildrengam-
ogroupwiththeir shrillandtuneless
swhohavenot yet learnedthesongof
mingleddogs,dun ofcolour,longof
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STO TH E H OUS 9
andgreat; theytooklittle heedofthe
mabout intheirplay,but laydown,or
heyhadforgottenthe chaseandthe
t fairtide,andthepromiseof the
fe,andthere wasnoweaponamongthem
vehereandtheretheboar-spearof some
tecomefromthemeadow.
comelywerebothmenandwomen
edandgrey-eyed,withcheek-bones
fsk inbut fo rthesun sburning, andthe
ereastheyweretannedof averyruddy
ethrallsweresomeofthem ofashorter
airedalsoanddark-eyed,lighteroflimb
t sometimescrookederoflegandknot-
sowereofbuildand huenot muchunlike
esedoubtlesscameofsomeother o lk o f
wayin battlebeforetheMenofthe
thers.
menwereunliketheirfellowsand
ndcloser-knit,andblack-haired,but
amongst thesew ereoneortw ow hoe -
of theH ouse.
hegloomingwasat point tobeginand
ayupontheearth.Thenightingaleson
ng ceaselesslyfromthescatteredhazel-
rdwherethegrasswascroppeddown
erabbits but inspiteoftheir songand
en-folkabout thehouses,it wasaneven-
oof canbewellheard,sincenoises
ntheedgesof thosethrongsandwere
lvesasif tolisten andagroupthathad
tohearhis storyfellhearkeningalso
andhearkeningtale-teller:someofthe
themandin theirturnstayedthedance
n andso fromgrouptogroupspread
rainingtheirearstohearkenthe tidings.
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ght-shift hadheardit,andthe shepherds
andwere trottingsmartlybackthrough
t:but thehorseherdswerenowscarce
adow,astheygallopedonfast toward
thestallions. orwhat theyhadheard
irasof ahumble-beeclosetotheear
ank orw hilesasofacow afarinthe
rnoonwhenmilking-timedrawsnigh:
nthe one,andfullerthantheother for
ghafterthefirst soundofit,it didnot
ewaswindless.Youmight hearat once
wasagreat andmightysound nor did
t what it was,but allknewit fortheblast
e lkings,whoseRooflayupMirk-
Roofofthe Wolfings.
eup at once andallthe freemen,
any,flocked,bothmenandwomen,to
ll,andstreamedin quietlyandwithlittle
theyshouldhearallin dueseason.
n,amidst thewovenstoriesoftime
hiefwarriorsonthedais,andamidst ofall
winters,hisdarkbeardal ittlegrizzled,
eforehimontheboardlay thegreat War-
dout ofthetuskofa sea-whaleofthe
esonit andtheWolf amidst them
eceandrimwrought finelywithflowers.
g,untilthespokenwordof somemes-
etidingsborneon theairbythe hornof
-hairedchiefwasThiodolf(to wit
emedthewisest manoftheWolfings,
nds,andofheart most dauntless.B e-
mancalledtheHall-Sun forshew ashis
en seyes andshewasblack-hairedand
rer,andneverwaswomanfashioned
ars,scarce twentywintersold.
dersonthe dais,androundabout
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TIDINGS
gledwiththethralls,and nomanspake,
eandcertain tidings:andwhenallwere
o,therewasso great asilenceinthe hall,
ngalesonthewood-edgesoundedclear
the chinkofthebatsabout theupper
henamidst thehushofmen-folk,and
eearthcameanothersoundthat made
thedoor andthiswasthepad-padof one
summer-driedgroundanighthe
ent at theMan s-docir,andthedoor
rted,makingwayforthe manthat
pto themidst ofthetablethat stood
all,andstoodtherepanting,holding
ndsomethingwhich not allcouldsee
twilight,but whichallknewneverthe-
theand slender,andhadnoraiment
ismiddle,andskin shoesonhisfeet.As
sbreath forspeech,Thiodolfstoodup,
nking hornandheldit out towardsthe
ut inrhymeandmeasure:
g-farer,andholybethinehead,
tousinthe heart oftheWolfings stead
emighty,andcalla healthifthouwilt
mead-horntothewashingout ofguilt.
hepeaceof theWolf ings, andourveryguest thouart,
hee, that Ilookona childoftheH art.
nfromhimwitha hastyhand,andnone
ntil hehadgottenhisbreath again and
s children nought may Idrink thew ine,
mawthat Icarrythis evearenought ofmine
fthepeople,sincethe wordwent forththat tide,
ings,nolongershalt thoubide
menthantospeakthewordandwend,
gsandthineerrandhathan end.
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T H E W O LF I N G S
kenandsayif it betrue
at isfour-wisecloventhrough,
theblood-stream,boththeiron andthehorn,
withthefire andthewordthat Ihaveborne
s, WolfingsoftheMark
aft,bythedaylight orthedark,
nd leaveallworkundone
handplayat therisingofthesun.
osting,andthitherbearalong
r theslaughterlest the ourneyshouldbelong.
saiththetidings,that against theMarkmencome
welling,whensotheysit at home,
e,andwewot not ofthewordthat isintheir
getherfromthecitiesofthe South. "
oraminute thetokenofthewar-
ndbloody andturningabout withit in
oughtheopendoor,none hindering and
asifthe tokenwerestillinthe airthere
ng men,andtheheadsofthe woven
gazed at it; andnonedoubtedthe
id Thiodolf:
children,and cast asoundabroad:
t' sweaponshallspeakthebattle-word
ndhasten,anddight theweedofwar,
dowwendyeadownnomore,
rthewomentodriveour neat fromthemead,
toloadthemasthe menofwarhaveneed.
romthehall,andnomanwasleft there-
sittingunderthelampwhosenameshe
oftheslopetheywent,wherewasa
n shandiwork thereonstoodThiodolf
nghis facetowardthedownward
means ore ign, andisusedfora llpeopleof
othicorTeutonicblood.
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T H E W O LF I N G S
as menfelltolookingtotheir battle
e womensat undertheirRoofonthe
uns ofmeadwerebroached,andthe
dby youngmaidens,andmenateand
andfromtimetotimeas someoneofthe
ngheedto hisweapons,heenteredin-
companyofthose whomhelovedmost
beloved and whilestheytalked,and
rpupanddownthat longhouse and
n at thewindows,andtherewasmuch
ndtalkofdeedsof armsoftheolddays
ure:tilllittlebylittle wearinessfellon
waystoslumber,andthehall wasfallen
OL F T A L K E T H W I TH T H E
dertheH all-Sunforawhileas one
last ashestirred,his swordclattered
teduphiseyesandlook eddow nthe
ng,sohestoodup andsettledhisrai-
rth,andsotookhis waysthroughthe
anerrand.
at floodonthegrass without,and
coldest hourofthenight,and theearth
ehabitationwasasleepnow,andthere
nasthesoundofany creature,savethat
camethelowingofacowthat hadlost
wlwasflittingabout neartheeavesof
that soundedlikethemockingof
wood,andwalkedsteadilythrough
andtherebyintothethick ofthebeech-
moothandsilver-grey,highandclose-
ent asonegoingbyawell-knownpath,
till allthemoonlight wasquenched
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H IS IRSTB ATTLE 17
rior whenonhisweddingnight
he linen so , downthere inthewest
eaven:but thewrathroseupinmybreast,
rosewithit,and Ileapedandhewedat theH un
hewar-flame,andthebladesdancedbright in
alittlebeforethe endingofday.
at w asinhimdidtheHunplayout theplay ,
tering,andIturnedmyfeet towend
ofthemighty,thegate ofthewaywithout end.
wwasit,thouChooserofthe Slain,
thereafterdid thymouth-kisswakemeagain
voicewasdone sheturnedandkissed
Neverhadst thouafearandthineheart
beloved,that keepethmealive,
rdenbytherainand thesundoththrive,
the people it isblent withmydrinkandmy
deit lapsmesoft andsweet;
windowwhenI wakeninthemorn
sarisingfromthemeadow isit borne
rthat yet Iliveonearth:
swithme,andfills myheart withmirth,
f thepeople anda llthis oy Iw in
art commandethandthehopethat lieththerein.
ut day runnetheverontheheelso fday , and
ydays andbetwi t themdotheycarry
hanindaysbygone, sa idhe. Isit so ,
at thouwert neverborn,but wertfrom
ountains,fromthebeginningof all
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T H E W O L F I NG S
Iw asborn a lthoughit maybeindeed
earthI sprangfromthegodhead sseed.
ndmyw a ingsha llbemyw aningandend.
and,to manyafielddost wend
urebended,orthefleeingdastard sspear
mighty.Nowmethou dost not fear,
,forthemightyMaidI fear
ndfulloftenshemakethmeafraid
honmylifeher handislaid.
iding Isshenearorfaraw ay
idemeinthe pressofthebattleplay
teher midst thew arrio rso f thef ie ld
fathers,willshebidethe shoveofmyshield
wer:
dwelleth,nor sleepethdaynornight:
sseth,andbeareththechamberinglight
ndhappyto thebride-bedfromtheboard.
wendeththeedgeofthegrindedsword,
fbuildedshehangethmanya day
heshoveth,andonhiswontedway
farethwherehisfoot ne erfailedbefore:
kcrumblesat last ontheriver sshore:
whetteth andlulleththeshepherdtosleep
mwakenethinthedesert ofthesheep.
od-kinofher redesforourselveswewot,
ofmen-folkandtheirendingknowwenot.
fearforthyselfofDoomandher deed,
ehearkentothehelping ofmyneed.
happy inlif e, orlusteththoutodie
whenthygloryandthylongingbloomethon
er:
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ALI NB LOOD 19
nghaveI deemedthat thisismysecondl ife,
withmywoundingwhenthoucam st tothering
wakenedonthehazelledfieldof yore,
sentoa worldIknewnomore,
ghtenedonthat dewydawnofday.
Ilookedforwhenmythought haddiedaway.
eto andfromthat dayhenceforth
n-folkwasmanifoldedofworth.
emorningthanIhad knownthemerst,
nded,andthecornwithits half-slakedthirst;
Wolfings,andthehawksthat sat thereon
redwhosedeliveranceIhadwon
H all-Sunintheduskyhouseof old
thofthemaidens,andthepraises ofthebold,
ent,andtheruddyspear wellsteeled
war-battered,andthewoundsthinehandhad
ceforwardhasmylifebeengoodindeed,
dly,andgood to-morrow sneed,
battle,andthebroilI wieldedthere,
onset,andtheunhopedvictoryfair.
ereafterof utterdeedlessrest
ghter,andherhandsonmy unmailedbreast.
st given,thelifethat minehandshavewon.
dingtilltheworldis allundone
er,andbothweinGodheadclad,
dred,and eachoftheotherglad.
erfacegrewdarkerwithal:
oyous, art thouof theWolf ingk in
nwemingled,nor liethdoomtherein.
ck-haired,thoushalt dieandhavedonenoill.
eedsofthydoing,andthe mouthsofmentheyfill.
k,enduringis thyfame:
dreamisthydreadedname.
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st,that wetwainmight beoneindeed.
hearken,tohelpme at myneed.
ndhesaid: What isthisw ordthat
ngs "
ut betterthanthey. Look thouontheface
Sun,thydaughterandmine:favoureth
ereassheisfair,but not otherwise.This
ellamonganalienkindred,and it wot-
st thounot toldmehereofbefore "
not to te lltheebecausethydayw asw a -
cemoreIbidthee hearkenanddomy
tothee.
nsow ill IasmuchasImay andthusw ise
at Ilovelife,andfearnot death.
herwords fellintorhyme:
oufoughten,andbeenworstedbut infour
merry andevermoreandmore
rt oftheWood-Sun,andtheChooserofthe
wendingwithslaughter-herdandwain
wnot,awonder,apeerlessfoe,
ning, andIseethee ly inga low .
ereinislittleshameto beworstedbythe
is somightyfolkshearethalimb off
hallit wa again.
oufoughten,andbesidetheewhobut I
banners,andsawtheaspenfly
wendnot,forWeirdwithholdethme
dethforthebattlethat shallbe.
t; soIfeared,andlo myfeet,
dlandgirdleoftheacresof thewheat,
epeopleandthefoeman sthronghavetrod,
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E CITY- OLK
rofbattleis awiseandamightyGod.
thecities,andin wondrouswisetheydwell
ouses,dimandblack asthefaceofhell
fsmost goodly,wheretheircaptainsandtheir
arblein abundanceoffairthings
rsernorbetter,but buildedotherwise
athers, andthehiddenmysteries.
e-trunksthat withinthebeech-woodthrive
e irpil la rs andthere inlikemenalive
kin suchraiment astheywore
esandthehiddendays ofyore.
edon andtheirstoreofbattlegear,
Iknewnot,orthe endforwhichtheywere.
of thewar-arrayofthese,
ngabout themindumbdown-troddenpeace
r-wardmywell-belovedfriend,
shathdoomedit that nomorewithhimmayI
ftheWolfingswherefromIam sunderedapart,
thewar-wise,andthedoomofthe hardyheart! "
eyesgrewkind ashelookedonher:
ankthee,andthyfaithfulword,Ofriend
wsehappenbut wetwainmust meet intheend,
opleandtheMarkmenandtheirkin
w orld, andw hat mayw edohere in "
faceagainasshesaid:
andwhat sheistill theweirdisac-
t beenmyweirdtolovethee andtofash-
y norw il l Idepart f romit now. A nd
wordofthe city,andbitteris itsspear,
a tt le , be loved, hathaw allo f thestithy sgear.
ehandplaywiththehelmand thehauberkof
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ONTH E H AUB E R 23
er sleav ings, inthef ire sthra llsha llabide
erwhelmerfromthefatedwarrior sside "
urn,andloudly but sdsweetlythat
ngledwiththefirst songofanewly
ttingonarowantwigontheedge ofthe
:
sDaughtermay telltheeneveraw hit
thehauberknorwhat smithsmithiedit,
ehandplayfromthefirst stroketothelast;
e,that it holdethfirmandfast
peth,ifthegift oftheGodfolkit be.
fdoom,andthegift ofmeuntothee.
mthestone whereontheysat,andher
s foralittle,and thenit liftedupadark
andshe straightenedherselfintheseat
rkonthekneesofThiodolf,andhe put
t about,whileheponderedlong:then
hwiththis warderofthestrife,
mberfor thehoardingofmylife
edwarfs,andno kindlykinoftheearth
kinandtheirangerandsorrowand mirth.
himandfondledhim,andhervoice
ceofany mortalthingassheanswered:
d,orformeinthe hauberklies
nolonelymiseries.
her,andthat newlifeIgave,
nceforwardw etw ainits oysha llhave.
gtowearmy gift inthefight
at thechangingofthenight
grave-moundormytearsinthe morningfind
ngmingled norwiththe.eveningwind
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pherdas hewanderethinthemead
ngsontheeveofthe Wolfings need.
the midnight andhearmyfatefulcry
omenhearwordsonthe windgoby
night downwhentheH ouseisgonetothe war,
ey weddedandthechildrenthat theybore.
lk-wolf,lest agriefoftheGodsshouldweigh
of theWolf ingsandmydeatho erclouditsday.
im,whilehespakenowordof yeaor
himselfglidewhollyintoherarms,and
rkfellfromhisknees& layonthegrass.
hat wood-lawntillthetwilight was
senforsomewhile.AndwhenThiodolf
woodintothebroadsunshinedappled
esof thehazelsmovinggentlyinthe
overedfromthe necktothekneeby a
rey andgleaming,fashionedbythe
H O U S A R T H T O TH E W A R.
backtothe habitationsofthe
ewasastir,boththrall-menand
urryingfromcot tostithy,and
thelast ofthewar-gearorraiment for
heyfortheirpart weresomestandingabout
omesittinggravelywithinthehall,some
ralls andwomenfromthemidmost
ofthehabitations,whereontherestood
erebelated:forthemost ofthewains
eo enalreadyyokedtothemdownin
s,encircledbya confusedthrongofkine
forthitherhad allthebeastsforthe
orthe warriorsbeenbrought; andthere
rheld bythethralls someindeedwere
d,andonotherswere thethrallsdoing
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heMarkmen,theywerestoutlyframed
spen,and theywerebroad-wheeledso
oughandsmooth.Theyhadhightilts
illow-polescoveredoverwithsquares
likeshingles which felt theymadeof
or theyhadmanysheep.Andthese
sesupon thewayifneedwere,and
their mealandtheirwar-store:and
theirwoundedmeninthem,such aswere
rse:nor must it behiddenthat whiles
ith themthetreasureofthesouth.
ereworstedin anybattle,insteadof
e,wouldoftendrawbackfightinginto
ins,andguardedbysomeoftheirthralls
onset ofthosewhohadthrust them
garththeycalledthe Wain-burg.
e wainsaforesaidbelatedamidst of
ouse,theiryoke-beastsstandingorlying
tothem:but intheverymidst ofthat
them smallerthantheybut higher
loorofit; built lighterthanthey,yet far
s strongerthanthebigcarle andtrencher-
ehall andfromthemidst ofthiswain
lstraight fir-tree,andthereonhungthe
ereinwaswrought theimageofthe
okenofwar,andwith hismouthopen
en.Alsowhereasthe otherwainswere
dthoseofdiverscolours,as chancewould
nnerwasdrawnbytenblack bullsofthe
p-dewlapped,high-crestedandcurly-
sswasdeckedwithgold,and sowasthe
orkofit paintedredwithvermilion.
nneroftheH ouseoftheWolfingsa-
ewarriorsto thehosting.
p ofthebent besidethat same
blowntheWar-hornyestereve,and
ofSpeech,andhe shadedhiseyeswith
dhim andeventherewiththecarles
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thebelatedwains,andthewarriors
t ofthemi edthrongs,andcamefrom
-doorandallset theirfacestowardthe
asreadyfordeparture,andit wanted
soheturnedabout andwent intothe
shieldandhisspearhangingin hissleep-
rkhe waswont towear thenhe looked,
t,at hisemptyhauberkandhisown
rf-wrought rings nordidhisface
ldandhisspearand turnedaway.Then
eresat hisfoster-daughter(asmen
t ofit asyestereve,andnowarrayedin
ol,onthebreast whereofwerewrought
up against afire-altarwhereonaflame
rtsand thehemswereotherdevices,of
menshootingwiththebow andthat
reasure but shehadabroadgirdle of
middle,andonherarms andneckshe
ought delicately.Bythen therewerefew
theRoof,andtheybut theoldest ofthe
en,and somewhowereailingand
t beforeheronthethwart tablelaythe
hecomingofThiodolfto givesignal
all-Sunandkissedandembraced
e hornintohishands,andhe went
llofSpeech,andblewthence ashort
camealltheWarriorsflockingto the
nstark inhisharness, a lert and oyous.
eMan s-doorcametheH all-Sun
whichfellstraight andstiffdowntoher
yand slowlyalong,herheadcrowned
.In herright handalsoshehelda great
oseflameamidst thebright sunlight
ofvermilion.
madea laneforher,andshe made
eH illofSpeech,andshe went upto
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LAM Q U NCH E D 27
reholdingthelightedc andleinher
eit.Thensuddenlywasthereasgreat a
naforenoonofsummer foreventhe
whadnoted what wastoward,and
outing,foras faroffastheywere,since
all-SunstoodontheH illofSpeech,for
dher sotheyk new the arewell lame
maidenwouldspeak andto allmenher
d orofill.
voiceyet clearandfar-reaching:
fingsbythetokenofthe flame
dflickers,comeabacktothe H ouseoftheName
eH all-SunbeneaththeWolfingroof,
mit,noras nowshallit farealoof
tyand thementobegleanedfrom thefight.
andlet yourheartsbelight;
battle allthedeedsof ourdaysshallbefair.
haysel,asifeverycarlewerehere
rreturningbut thehookshallsmitethe corn
nto themeadowastheirwont iseverymorn,
backtothebyre andthemaresandfoalsafield
andallthingsshalltheir increaseyield.
hithercomethafoe
he shepherdsgoodplayerswiththebow,
whosemight isnowisespent,
sswellwont totreadthebent
en andtheirhandsarehardw iththespear
andstalwart thebattleshieldtobear
eweand themightywallsofthestead
ousteadfast withtheH all-Sunoverhead.
le that isl it f romtheH all-Sun sf lame
clearingwiththekin oftheWolfingscame,
departuretothelimitsof theearth
belightedtillin sorroworinmirth,
ng,yecomeabackoncemore,
ebeforetheWolfof War.
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eturnedthecandledownward,and
andquenchedit indeed but thewhole
bout,forthe bullsofthebannner-wain
okesand begantodraw,lowing
reakedandmovedon,and allthemen-at-
owntheywent throughthelanesofthe
ndchildren andoldmenwent down
nderedwhat theH all-Sun swords
adtoldthemnought about thebattlesto
ldcomebacktotheMid-mark where-
wouldsheforetelltothem concerningthe
whad shesaidtothemnothingbut
them.Neverthelesstheyboretheir
edtheWolfdownintothemeadow,
rdeparture.Therethey arrayedthem-
helip ofMirkwood-water andsuchwas
rwent first,savethat abandoffully-
t; andbehind it andabout werethe
ey.Then went thewainsthat boretheir
esofthethrall-folkabout them,who
wains,andshouldneverleavethem
went thegreat bandofthewarriorsand
them.
efreemenhadhelmsofsomekind,
forsomeborehelmsfashionedofhorse-
overwiththe similitudeofaWolf s
ll-defenceagainst asword-stroke.Shields
hadtheimageofthe Wolfmarkedon
rallsborethem onthe ourney.Asto
arriedlongbyrniesofring-mail,some
thsplintersofhornlaid liketheshingles
atsonly:whereofindeedthere were
that theywerebetterthanthesmith s
heyhadhadspellssungoverthemtokeep
eyborespearswith shaftsnot very
urmeasure anda esheavyandlong-
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great andbroadheads andsomefew , but
erebowmen,andeveryfreemanwas
ftheswordssomewerelongand two-
eavy,cuttingonone edge,andthesewere
dourforefatherslongaf tercalled sa .
ayed.
weremanybowsamongthem,es-
wereofbloodalien totheGoths the
andfeatheredbroadarrows,andclubs
sanda es,but not everymanofthem
elmstheyhadand noringedbyrnies,but
irbackswithnosignorsymbolon it.
tingmenof theH ouseoftheWolf
theUpper-markwherethehosting
yweremovingupalongthe sideof
mewhat past high-noon.
eoplewhohadcomedownwiththemto
nthat place andmuchforeboding
vilto come andoftheold folk,some
ast daysoftheMarkmen,andhowthey
theearth,andthemountainswhere
dsoftheirkindreds andmanyof
oesandtheirwarsas theywent fromriver
dtowild-woodbeforetheyhad estab-
eMark,andfallento dwellingthere
rbyyear whetherthedaysweregoodor
rtsthat nowat last mayhappenwas
toanend,andthat thedayshouldsoon
to beartheH all-Sunthroughthewild-
lling-placeafarfromthetroubling of
oemen.
couldnot ridthemselvesofthisfore-
eavierofheart thantheirwont waswhen
War. orlonghadtheyabidedthere inthe
et tothemwhichtheyknew,andthe
asbittertothem:and Mirkwood-water
hemnolessthanto theirfathersofold
emeadwherefedthehorsesthat theyloved
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reared,andthesheepthat theyguarded
wood:andtheyworshippedthekind
esandtheirfathershad madefruitful,
nsofseed-timeandharvest,that the
might becomeapart ofthekindredof
might ofpast springsandsummersmight
fingchildren.Anda dearGodindeed
e indred,that theirfathershadbuilt
against thefireandthelighteningand
thepassingofthedaysthat devour
edust overtheworkofmen.They
d,andseensomanygenerationsofmen
nit hadwelcomedthenew-bornbabe,and
an:how manysecretsofthepast it
whichmenofthepresent hadforgotten,
noftimestocomeshouldlearn ofit;
adspokentimeandagain,andhad
rshadnot toldthem,andit heldthe
nsandtheverylife oftheWolfingsand
be.
ught oftheGodswhomtheywor-
homtheyloved,andcould not choose
ntheythought that thewild-woodwas
allup,and takeawayfromthemtheir
themirthoftheirlife, andburdenthem
weariness,that theirchildrenmight
heH ouseandestablishthedwelling,
names,andworshipnewGodswiththe
blethenwerein theheartsofthestay-
thetaletellsnot indeedthat allhad
flytheoldfolkwho werenursingthe
st thecherishing indredoftheH ouse.
nningtoturnthemback againtothe
amwasflowingthroughthe acres,when
nddrawingnearblendedof hornsand
e shoutingofmen andtheylooked
tlycladmencomingupstream alongside
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DE R TH 31
theywerenot afraid,fortheyknewthat
panyoftheMarkmen ourneyingto
andpresentlytheysawthat it wasthe
sfollowingtheirbanneronthewayto the
new-comerssawthethrongout inthe
gmenprickedon theirhorsesandgal-
nandoldmen,to whomtheythrewa
tocatchupwith thebandsoftheWolf-
ohouseswasthere affinity,andmuch
em andthestay-at-homes,manyof
mainbodyof theB eamingscamewith
ywas muchliketothat oftheWolf-
reasit pleasedthelatterto darkenall
ofthegreyWolf,theB eamingspo-
ht asmight be,andtheirraiment also
fhueandmuch beflowered andthe
greenleafytree,andthe wainwasdrawn
ewanearto thethrongofthestay-at-
andgreet eachother,andtelltidingsto
annerheldsteadilyonwardamidst their
hiletheyfollowedit,fortheway was
he Upper-mark.
gmenby thesideofMirkwood-
e stay-at-homesmeltedslowlyfrom
ongthroughtheacres tothehabitations
heyfell todoingwhatsoofworkor
R N IN G T H E H A L L- S UN .
ndtheothershadgonedowntothe
eft standingontheH illof
retill shesawthehost indue
rkandbright andbeautiful thenshe
theGreat Roof but allat onceit seemed
dherback,asif herwilltomovehad de-
shecouldnot put onefoot beforethe
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e H ill,andthequenchedcandlefell
tlyshesank adownonthegrassandsat
thinkingintently.Yet wasit withherthat
nher mindat onceandnooneof them
what hadbeenandwhat thenwasflick-
dbetwi t themwereengenderedimages
leandnot tobetrowedin.So sat the
Speechlost inadreamof theday , w hose
asthoseofanight-dream.
hus, cametoheraw omane ceedingo ld
not asoneofthekindredor athrall
r bythenameofH all-Sunandsaid:
heMark men how faresit now w iththee
odbeast wanderwiththeLeafageofthe Tree
toseekwhat theyshallfind,
andthe war-woodstarkandblind "
n:
her,that mysoulwouldfaingoforth
battle,andthepraiseofthe warriors worth.
edinamaze ofmanyathing,
holdeththebrake-shootsoftheSpring.
athbeen,but noshapeisinmythought;
seth,anditsstorycomesto nought.
allbe,norshapeI anytale.
her,ifhearkeningmayavail.
thdarkeyes that shonebrightlyfrom
dface:thenshesat herselfdownbeside
e Iw anderedandIcomeofanalienblood,
eWolfingsandtheireviland theirgood
irness,thereofIheardit said,
verabridal noraplacein thewarrior sbed.
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nednorpaled,but lookingwithcalm
e sfacesheanswered:
ddedtothemightyonesofo ld,
lfingserethedaysoffield andfold.
eeyesoftheold womanandshesaid:
bethymothero f thyworshipandthyw orth,
t theeifyet theydwellonearth "
eredinthesamesteadymannerasbefore:
mymother, normyvery father sname
eoftheWolfingsa wild-woodwaifIcame,
theranancient dameandgood,
rthebest ofalltheblood.
ory, but scarcethereinmight Itrow
tywert born neaththeoakenbough,
babyo ertherain-drenchedautumn-grass
gwomanwhat wiseit comethtopass
rk sH all-Sun,andthesignofthe Wolfings gain
uchbythetelling,and thereofshalt thoubefain. '
Sun:
memberforthefirst o fmymemories
hemorningandabovewerethe boughsofthe
sthe wood-whelp,but cladinlinenwhite,
e oakwoodthemorningsunlaybright.
e thicket andstoodonthesunlit glade,
dthe oaktreeandastep ontowardmemade.
edaback,andawayasifi nfear,
thenIwondered,thoughsittingcloseanear
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grisly.B ut withherwasIwont toplay,
abourherruggedsidesand grey,
ther,whileshewhimpered,slobbering
andnowise Ideemedherafearsomething.
ewerewatching,ando erheadablue-winged ay
most oak-twigs,andasquirrelran hisway
theshe-wolfaroseupsuddenly
-fellbristling,as ifdangerdrewanigh
otstep,fornicewasmyearto catch
wood so theredidwesit at watch
ewnigher:thenIclapped handonhand
dgladness, fo rthereout inthesundidstand
withagleaminghelmonhis head,
s,inraiment gold-broideredcrimson-red.
owardusnor heededthewolfofthewood
theoak-glade,asa manwhosethought isgood,
hewarrior,but tameasasheepwasgrown,
thewild-woodwithhercrest alllaidadown.
t downbythe oak-bolecloseuntome
arfulandset meonhisknee.
lovely,somycheekto hischeekIlaid
ht war-helmandwithhisgoldrings played,
though1knewnot what taletheyhadtotell,
heirmusic,andmeseemedIlovedhim well.
dwerefain,tillhe set downmyfeet onthegrass,
p himself,andawaythroughthewooddidhe pass
he-wolfandwithherIplayedand wasfain.
mber: w ilt thouhavemebabbleagain ' '
facewassoft andkind:
dIhearkento thyvoicethissummerday.
ethewild-wood,what peoplebrought theeaway ' '
intheeven, andvoicesIheardasIw ok e
-woodbythebole oftheancient oak,
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L - SU N 3 7
daysintheH ouseof theWolf ingsandhow
heR oofo f theWolf ings, t i llnow to look upon
s, andthe loveof the o lk Iw on,
d meliketheimageofa God:
e wild-woodwaysItrod,
dcreature,andmypresencescaredthemnought;
m,andwithinmestirred mythought,
wanderthroughthemeadandfaraway,
ater,andamidst hiseddiesplay
dawn-tide andoverallthe folk
esires,asthoughinwordstheyspoke.
t shouldbe,weretheymightythingsor small.
penedcamethewar-wordtothehall,
ndtothewarfield,andasthey sang,andplayed
pthat even,andthemirthofthe war-evemade,
to myeyes,andthewordswa edhot inme,
hepictureoftheendofthe fight tobe.
d Wolfbristlingo erthebrokenfleeingfoe
ers, andtheirbannerdidI show,
magewiththemaidenin hismouth
er(midthepalebladesof theSouth,
dplayandthehurry ofthechase,
h-tree,nohelmabout hisface,
ndanarrow inhisthigh,
shoulder.ThenIsawmyselfdraw nigh
aying.ThensawIhowwetwain
triumphant intheWolfings banner-wain,
reus athwart thewarriors song,
erwewent ourwaysalong
olfings,whencestreamedthewomenout
o icingblent w iththew arriors shout.
hepicture,andtheywottedhowwiseIwasgrown,
d weretheirheartsat thetalemylipshadshown
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mageofaGod tothefieldtheybore,
hebannerasI lookedupontheirwar,
chingon thewind-swept sunnyplain
nbythemenfolkdoneagain.
Isang thestaunching-song,
ebbingflowedbacktohis heart thestrong,
war-wainmidst thegleaningsofthefight
andtheH all-Sun sglimmeringlight.
eforwardfolkhunguponmywords,
umn,andtheharvest oftheswords
vedthanaforetime.Soworeayearaway,
of thelorethat onmelay.
a ll-Suntook sick at thebirthof theyear,
eyearchanged,assummerdrewanear.
ewaswaning,andlying inherbed
he H all-Sun,andeverywordtobesaid
night andthefeedinginthemorn,
onmeereuntothe howeshewasborne
about us andthey wottedherweirdandher
all-Sunwhenat last shelaytherestill.
rment,theholyclothof old,
ht forthegoddess,andtherings ofthehallowed
ofthingsto beItell,
fallmenorwhywith theWolfingsIdwell.
aughter, of the ourneyof to -day
t withthewar-host onthebattle-echoingway
ththeH all-Sunwhilethekinhatha dwelling-place,
ontheonset orthechase,
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T H I R - RA IS IN G 39
foftheWolfingslookethdownon thegirdleof
rthe grassofthekindred sclose
heshoutingandquiverstheroof-treedear,
fingsgarnersthe harvest ofthespear.
rfeet andturnedherfacetotheGreat
t,not heedingthecronebyher side and
osesignificationtheotherknewnot,
y,andgazedeverat herascloselyas
terlysilent,andthelids closedover
re clenched,andherfeet pressedhard
eavedwith soresighs,andgreat tear-
reyelidsand fellontoher raiment and
erysummergrass andat thelast her
ke,but inavoice that wasmarvellously
akeinbefore:
Wolfings,fromthegarth yourfathersbuilt,
rrowdieth,andallunloosedis guilt?
eholdit! lest yourfeet beoverslow
vy-burdenedwiththearrowsofthe foe
mbleon theroughandcorpse-strewnway
ngtheafternoonofday
esunis sunkinnight
uddywiththebattle-kindledlight?
,lest voidbeyourresting-place,
wnot theWolfmust turnhisface,
dertill thelandinthe oceancease,
afetyandyourlabournoincrease.
hile,and hertearsceasedtoflow but
oncemore,andshe lifteduphervoice
folk beholdit f romaloof ,
lflickeringalong theridgeofthe Roof
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gainst theheavensinthesummerafternoon
ing,white,highshall theywavetothemoon.
hewindowslikestripsof scarlet cloth
nthenight-tideontheonset ofitswrath,
ncient timbersandhidesthemightyroof
s,solost andfaraloof,
dredhathseenthemereto-night,
edinloving anddelight! "
speechwith weepingandsobbing,
again,andthenshespokepointing
ht hand.
ndiron-helmedtheyare,
annersthat theirhandshaveborneafar.
ekindredshallbear adowntheirshield
olfingstheycaught intheopenfield,
ainlionfallsdead inthehempennet?
rried,but thehourabidethyet.
peopleshallbe givenonceforall,
owin thehalf-burnt WolfingH all
chthefiresave thetearsoftheGodfolk skin,
elighter,andthelife-bloodcast therein.
lent,andhereyesclosedagain,and
fromthem,andshesankdownsobbing
ttlethestormofgrief sankandherhead
onequiedyasleep.Thenthecarlinehung
ndembracedher andthenthroughher
berdidtheHall-Sunseeamarve l fo rshe
ungin semblanceandunwrinkled,and
teouslonghair ofthehueofr ipebarley,
nt suchashasbeenwovenin noloom
od-Suninthesemblanceofa crone,
sdomof thecomingtimefromthe
un since nowat last sheherselfforesaw
as ofthekindredofthe Godsandthe
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ththeworkof theslaughter,asmen
meadowswhentheswathesaredryand
fmidsummerishot; andtherethey
eldoftheslain,and knewnot whether
e ll, so f iercethef ight hadbeen.
eamings,whowasridingontheother
hedout overhishorse sneck andsaid:
ot sometellingofa taleconcerning
ptookthegreat cityoftheWelshmen
ere long "
k ing, H earkenhow it isto ldintheSouth-
ar d
h
th
d,
Reidfariwan
edtheshield-shakingman.
e,andvoidwastheway
eet but thedeadmenthat lay
fthehousesheavens-high,
that abodetheretodie.
eabodetheGothsandtheir fellow-
htyenoughtofall beforethem,andthe
,fledawaybeforeourfolk andbefore
ndle f t the irtow nforustodwell in as
d,
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E SOUTH-W LSH LAY45
shield
ldeda llseemedtheretobe,
pearlsof thesea:
ere savepillarandwall,
aidus thesongofthehall
by menoftheland,
shwith goldgaininghand.
s that thehallwasbolderthanthe men,
llforourfellowshipto dealwithinthe
shallit beagain.Maybeweshallgofar
eat least oneofthegarthsof theSouth-
eycallcities. orIhaveheard it said
sthanoneonly,andthat sogreat are
vethina garthfullofmightyhouses,
mearoundit; andthat ineveryoneof
ntoldheapedup.And whereforeshould
menandtheirvaliancy "
andthewealthofthem,that issooth
hehabitationofeachkindred,it isother-
aidofthemthat theyhaveforgotten
ordotheyheed whomtheywed,and
ngst them.Andmightymenamong
alldwell,andwhat shallbetheirmeat,
our aftertheyareweary,andinall
allbe amongst them andthoughthey
fer this,yet maynohouseorkindred
In sooththeyareapeoplemighty,
allthisfrom theancient storylays,O
eof themIk now, thoughnot a ll, andthere in
this.Isthere somenewminstrelarisen
morye ce ll inga llthosethat havegone
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bidhimtotheR oofo f theWolf ingsassoon
new ta les.
dHiarandi, Thisthat Ite llthee isnot a ta leo fpast
ofto-day. ortherecametous amanfromout of
w ood, andprayeduspeace, andw egave it him andhe
ouseof theGael, andthat hisHousehad
nst theseWelshmen,whomhecalleth
ewastakeninthe battle,andsoldasa
s andhowbeit,it wasnot theirmaster-
doftheirc ustoms:andsorewasthe
feamongst them,fortheirthrallsbe not so
ught-beasts,somanydothey take
mighty fo lk andthesethra llsand
reemendoalltillingand herding
ship:andabovetheseare menwhom
whodonought,naynot somuch
weapons,but lingerout theirdays
oftheirdwellings,lyingabout inthe
cur-dogswhohavefallenawayfrom
ft tofleeawayfromout ofthat garth,
hegreat river andbeingavaliant man,
ody,he escapedallperilsandcameto
ut wesawthat hewasnoliar, and
ed,foruponhis bodywasthemarkof
shacklesthat hadbeensolderedontohis
hanoneof theseaccursedpeoplewhom
Sohebecameourguest andweloved
usandyet dwelleth,forwehavetaken
ut yesterdayhewassickandmight not ride
w illf o llow onandcatchupw ithusina
enot,thenwillI bringhimovertothe
done.
ingman,andspake:
menot back , norWolfk ett le , northeWelsh
eemethnooneoftheseSouthlandCities
re oftheSouthlandersthantheirwar-
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D-MAR B E H IND 49
ey wouldbynomeanshindertheir
etweenwoodandstreamoneither
lnowat last thenight grewdeepand
hardonmidnight,andtheyhadkindled
moneithersideof thewater.Sowhereas
wherethetreesgavebacksomewhat from
rassedfortheirhorses andneat,andwas
mpaniesonthewesternsidemadestaythere
the wainsright uptothethick ofthe
sideinto themeadfromthebeaten
erefollowingaftermight holdontheir
then theyappointedwatchersofthe
emlayupontheswardbythesideofthe
eshort summernight.
mandreamedofthefight tocomein
muchtotell ofhisdreamonthe morrow
orfaringtowar,but of.matterslittle,
mingledmemoriesofbygonetimethat
halthem.
eamingsdreamedthat hewasat home
f thethrallsofthe H ouse,workingat
bowlsandewers:andhe hadamindto
nahorseforthelad that hadbemoaned
dhetriedlongandfailedto fashionany-
opiecesinhishands t i l la t last it he ld
ly,not intoanimageofahorse,but of
esim ilitudeof theHo lyB east o f rey . So
dwasglad,andleapedup anddrewhis
dhandsthat hemight waveit overthe
agreat oathofadoughtydeed.And there-
dingonhis feet indeed, ust awakened
ingbyhisright handtoanash-sapling
elaughedagain,and laidhimdown,
hissleepout tillthesunand thevoices
enedhim.
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ing,allthehost oftheMarkmen
thewater,andwhentheyhad
speedilyintoarray,andwere
n andthehost wasnowstrungout
tweenwaterand woodoncemore
asnowiderthantenmenmight go
dit wasasifthewild-woodswallowed
stenedonmerrilywiththeirhearts
wthat theywouldsoonbefallingi n
ndthe comingfight wasgrowinga
yes so f romsidetosideof theriverthey
ir H ouses,orfriendcalledtofriend
ood-water,andtherewasgameand
gavewaybeforethem,andlo,the
,somewhat liketheMid-mark.There
t beforethem,andtherewereeyotsin it
withwilloworwith alder,andaspens
em.
wasthusmuchdifferent fromMid-
hbegirt it roseonthesouth intolow
mwereotherhills blueinthedistance,
andnot right high,thepasturesofthe
ereasnowdwelt afolksomewhat
untersandherdsmen,withlittletillage
kinto theMarkmenandalliedto
thoseparts laterthantheMarkmen,
ichsaidmoreoverthat indaysgonebya
swhowerealienfrom theGoths,and
andhowthat onatimethey came
great host,togetherwithnew-comers
detheir waythroughthewild-wood,
ark andhowthat therebefellafearful
eedays andthefirst daytheAliens
owerebut afew,sincetheywerethey
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fiercely,that theystormedoverthe
orethem,andtherewas averygreat
o great,tellstheoldtale, that never
Markmeninwar.
ftheMarkmen,faringalongboth
Upper-mark andonthe west side,
thegroundnowroseby alongslope
eycameuntothebrow thereof,they
oleplainof theUpper-Mark,andthe
ereinall girdledabout bythewild-
bluehills oftheherdsmen,andbeyond
f,lyinglikeawhitecloudon theverge
topsof thegreat mountains.Andas
plaintheysawit embroidered,asit
bitationswhichlaywithinken bycrowds
nnersof thekindredsandthearmsof
theysawnamedaftertheancient battleand
Aliens.
ver,andasit nowfairlyenteredwith
,it spreadout intowideripplingshal-
andyeyots,amongst whichwasone
most intoalowhill,grassy andbareof
wastheislandwhereontheMarkmenstood
at Battle,andit wasnowcalledtheIsland
chwasfirmand goodandchanged
that allMarkmenknewit wellandit
ereovernowcrossedalltheeasterncom-
emen,freemenandthralls,wainsand
dlaughter,andthenoiseof hornsand
hat plain sendwasfloodedwiththe
bidershadcrossed,theymadenostay,
out theirbanners,windingontowardthe
westernsideofthewater becauseit was
t ofthisthat theThing-steadoftheUp-
w ho le o lk w assummonedthitherw hen
outh, ust asit wascalledtotheThing-
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E DAYLINGS53
whenthethreat ofwarcamefromthe
ompaniesstayedonthebrowof that low
wereovertheriver,and ontheirway
ntheymovedon.
heir fellowsuptothedwellingsof
d,whowerecalledtheDaylings,andbore
f therisingsun.Thereabout was
hillyandbrokenthan intheMid-mark,
heDaylings,whichwasavery bighouse,
es hadbeencleft downsheeronall
eft asabridge)bythe labourofmen,
leplace.
edroundabout theRoofallthestay-
hogreetedwith oyouscriesthemen-
beit oneveryoldman,whosat inachair
eerhilllookingon thewararray,when
nnerdraw near, stooduptogazeonit, and
andsank backagainintohischair, and
ands:andwhenthefolksawthat,a
s offearfellonthem,for that elderwas
.
s,ofwhosetalkof yesterdaythetale
held what theoldcarledid (fortheywere
o)the B eamingmanlaidhishandon
aid:
yV alahathseennought,yet hath
at,andthat somewhat evenasthelittle
ssonshallfall beforetheWelshmen.
sreinfree,andhis facereddenedas
ekept silence,whilethe lkingsaid:
that l ivessha llte lltheta letothefore-
mwiserthan theyareto-day.
whowouldnot bethought tobe
ut Wolfkettlebrakeout intospeech
kindredshalllive orit shalldie
oak-treewhenthesummerstormgoesby
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sbole,that theyhewforthecorner-post
k-hall,andthe roofofawar-fainhost.
rwayspast theabodeoftheDay-
t allthehost,and sointoit byawide
ket,andinsomethirty minutesthey
wood-lawnclearedamidst ofit by
s.Therealreadywasmuchof thehost
ngina great ringroundabout aspace
most roseagreat moundraisedbymen s
epstobe thesitting-placesofthechosen
ekindred andatopthemoundwasflat
benchorseat that went athwart it
t.
ner-wainshadbeenleft behindat the
ybeast theresavetheholybeastswho
dtwentywhitehorses,that stood
erswithintheringof warriors,andthese
gtobegiventothe Godsforahappy
ar-horsesofthehost theymus