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,TID+S ,BR\<T ,TO ,! ,WA9-,BURG 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ IT MU/ BE TOLD ( ,OTT] & !Y ( ! ,WA9-BURG H[ !Y HAD ! TID+S ( ! OV]?R[ ( ! ,ROMANS ON ! ,RIDGE1 & ?AT ,EGIL HAD LEFT !M ON HIS WAY TO ,WOLF-/EAD4  ,!Y W]E JOYFUL ( ! TALE1 AS WAS LIKE TO BE1 BUT EAG] ALSO TO /RIKE !IR /ROKE AT ! FOE-M51 & 9 ?AT MOOD !Y ABODE FRE% TID+S4  

,IT HAS BE5 TOLD H[ ,OTT] HAD S5T ! ,BE>+S & ! ,WORM+S TO ! AID ( ,?IODOLF & HIS FOLK1 & !SE TWO W]E GREAT K9DR$S1 & !Y BE+ GONE1 !RE ABODE ) ,OTT]1 ONE MAN ) ANO!R1 ?RALLS & FREEM51 SCANT ?REE ?\S& M53  ( !SE MANY W]E B[M5 GOOD TO FI<T FROM BEH9D A WALL OR F5CE1 OR SOME SU* COV]1 BUT SC>CE MEET TO )/& A %OCK 9 ! OP5 FIELD4  ,H[EV] IT WAS DEEM$ AT ?IS TIME 9 ! ,WA9-BURG ?AT ,?IODOLF & HIS M5 W\LD SOON RETURN TO !M2 & 9 ANY CASE1 !Y SAID1 HE LAY BETWE5 ! ,ROMANS & ! ,M>K1 SO ?AT !Y HAD BUT LITTLE D\BT2 OR RA!R !Y FE>$ ?AT ! ,ROMANS MI<T DRAW ABACK FROM ! ,M>K BE=E !Y C\LD BE MET 9 BATTLE AGA91 = AS A=ESAID !Y W]E EAG] = ! FRAY4  

,N[ IT WAS 9 ! COOL ( ! EV5+ TWO DAYS AFT] ! ,BATTLE ON ! ,RIDGE1 ?AT ! M51 BO? FREEM5 & ?RALLS1 HAD BE5 DISPORT+ !MSELVES 9 ! PLA9 GR\ND )\T ! ,BURG 9 CA/+ ! SPE> & PUTT+ ! /ONE1 & RUNN+ RACES A-FOOT & A- HORSEBACK1 & N[ CLOSE ON SUNSET ?REE Y\NG M51 TWO ( ! ,LAX+S & ONE ( ! ,%IELD+S1 & A GRAY OLD ?RALL ( ?AT SAME ,H\SE1 W]E %OOT+ A MAT* ) ! B[1 DRIV+ !IR %AFTS AT A RU%5 R\NDEL HUNG ON A POLE :I* ! OLD ?RALL HAD DI<T4  ,M5 W]E PEACEFUL & HAPPY1 = ! TIME WAS FAIR & CALM1 &1 AS A=ESAID1 !Y DREAD$ NOT ! ,ROMAN ,HO/ ANY MORE ?AN IF !Y W]E ,GODS DWELL+ 9 ,GOD-HOME4  ,! %OOT]S W]E DEFT M51 & !Y ( ! ,BURG W]E CURI\S TO NOTE !IR DEFTNESS1 & MANY W]E BREA!D ) ! GAMES :]E9 !Y HAD /RIV51 & ?\<T IT GOOD TO RE/1 & LOOK ON ! NEW SPORT3  SO !Y SAT & /OOD ON ! GRASS AB\T ! %OOT]S ON ?REE SIDES1 & ! MEAD-HORN W5T BRISKLY FROM MAN TO MAN2 = !RE WAS NO LACK ( MEAT & DR9K 9 ! ,BURG1 :]EAS ! K9DR$S ?AT LAY NI<E/ TO IT HAD BR\<T 9 ABUNDANT PROVISION1 & WOM5 ( ! K9DR$S HAD COME TO !M1 & NOT A FEW W]E !RE SCATT]$ UP & D[N AMONG ! C>LES4  

,N[ ! ,%IELD+ MAN1 ,GEIRBALD BY NAME1 HAD JU/ LOOS$ AT ! M>K1 & HAD %OT /RAI<T & SMITT5 ! R\NDEL 9 ! MID/1 & A %\T W5T UP FROM ! ONLOOK]S !REAT2 BUT ?AT %\T WAS1 AS IT W]E1 L9$ ) ANO!R1 & A CRY ?AT A MESS5G] WAS RID+ T[>D ! ,BURG3  !REAT MO/ M5 LOOK$ R\ND T[>D ! WOOD1 BECAUSE !IR M9DS W]E SET ON FRE% TID+S FROM ,?IODOLF'S COMPANY1 BUT AS IT HAPP5$ IT WAS FROM ! NOR? & ! SIDE T[>D ,MID-M>K ?AT !Y ON ! \TSIDE ( ! ?RONG HAD SE5 ! RID] COM+2 & PRES5TLY ! WORD W5T FROM MAN TO MAN ?AT SO IT WAS1 & ?AT ! NEW COM] WAS A Y\NG MAN ON A GRAY HORSE1 & W\LD SPE$ILY BE AMONG !M2 SO !Y WOND]$ :AT ! TID+S MI<T BE1 BUT YET !Y DID NOT BREAK UP ! ?RONG1 BUT ABODE 9 !IR PLACES ?AT !Y MI<T RECEIVE ! MESS5G] MORE ORD]LY2 & AS ! RID] DREW NE>1 ?OSE :O W]E NI<E/ TO HIM P]CEIV$ ?AT IT WAS A WOMAN4  

,SO M5 MADE WAY BE=E ! GRAY HORSE1 & ITS RID]1 & ! HORSE WAS MU* SP5T & TRAVEL-WORN4  ,SO ! WOMAN RODE RI<T 9TO ! R+ ( W>RIORS1 & DREW RE9 !RE1 & LI<T$ D[N SL[LY & PA9FULLY1 & :5 %E WAS ON ! GR\ND C\LD SC>CE /& = /IFFNESS2 & TWO OR ?REE ( ! SWA9S DREW NE> H] TO HELP H]1 & KNEW H] AT ONCE = ,HROS%ILD ( ! ,WOLF+S1 = %E WAS WELL- KN[N AS A D\<TY WOMAN4  

,!N %E SAID3  0,BR+ ME TO ,OTT] ! ,W>-DUKE2 OR BR+ HIM HI!R TO ME1 :I* W]E BE/1 S9CE SO MANY M5 >E GA!R$ TOGE!R2 & MEAN:ILE GIVE ME TO DR9K2 = ,I AM ?IR/Y & WE>Y40  

,SO :ILE ONE W5T = ,OTT]1 ANO!R REA*$ TO H] ! MEAD-HORN1 & %E HAD SC>CE DONE H] DRAFT1 ]E ,OTT] WAS !RE1 = !Y HAD F\ND HIM AT ! GATE ( ! ,BURG4  ,HE HAD MANY A TIME BE5 9 ! ,WOLF+ ,HALL1 SO HE KNEW H] AT ONCE & SAID3  

0,HAIL1 ,HROS%ILD6 H[ F>E/ ?\80  

,%E SAID3  0,I F>E AS ! BE>] ( EVIL TID+S4  ,BID ?Y FOLK DO ON !IR W>-GE> & SADDLE !IR HORSES1 & MAKE NO DELAY2 = N[ PRES5TLY %ALL ! ,ROMAN HO/ BE 9 ,MID-M>K60  

,!N CRI$ ,OTT]3  0,BL[ UP ! W>-HORN6 GET YE ALL TO Y\R WEAPONS & BE READY TO LEAP ON Y\R HORSES1 & COME YE TO ! ,?+ 9 GOOD ORD] K9DR$ BY K9DR$3  LAT] ON YE %ALL HE> ,HROS%ILD'S /ORY AS %E %ALL TELL IT TO ME60  

,!RE) HE L$ H] TO A GRASSY KNOLL ?AT WAS H>D BY1 & SET H] D[N !REON & HIMSELF BESIDE H]1 & SAID3  

0,SPEAK N[1 DAMSEL1 & FE> NOT6  ,= N[ %ALL ONE FATE GO OV] US ALL1 EI!R TO LIVE TOGE!R OR DIE TOGE!R AS ! FREE *ILDR5 ( ,TYR1 & FRI5DS ( ! ,ALMI<TY ,GOD ( ! ,E>?4  ,H[ CAME/ ?\ TO MEET ! ,ROMANS & KN[ ( !IR WAYS & TO LIVE !REAFT]80  

,%E SAID3  0,?US IT WAS3  ! ,HALL-,SUN BE?\<T H] H[ ?AT ! EA/]N WAYS 9TO ,MID-M>K ?AT BR+ A MAN TO ! ?ICKET BEH9D ! ,RO( ( ! ,BE>+S >E N[ISE H>D1 EV5 = AN HO/2 SO %E S5T T5 WOM51 & ME ! ELEV5? TO ! ,BE>+ DWELL+ & ! ROAD ?R\< ! ?ICKET A=ESAID2 & WE W]E TO TAKE ( ! ,BE>+ /AY-AT-HOMES :OMSO WE W\LD ?AT W]E H&Y1 & !N ALL WE TO WAT* ! WAYS = FE> ( ! ,ROMANS4  ,& ME?9KS %E HAS HAD SOME VISION ( !IR WAYS1 ?\< MAYHAP NOT ALTOGE!R CLE>4  

0,ANYH[ WE CAME TO ! ,BE>+ DWELL+S1 & !Y GAVE US ( !IR FOLK EI<T D\<TY WOM5 & TWO LI<T-FOOT LADS1 & SO WE W]E TW5TY & ONE 9 ALL4  

0,SO !N WE DID AS ! ,HALL-,SUN BADE US1 & ORDA9$ A *A9 ( WAT*]S F> UP 9TO ! WA/E2 & !SE W]E TO S\ND A PO9T ( W> UPON !IR HORNS EA* TO EA* TILL ! S\ND !RE( %\LD COME TO US :O LAY ) \R HORSES HOPPL$ READY BESIDE US 9 ! FAIR PLA9 ( ! ,M>K \TSIDE ! ?ICKET4  

0,TO BE %ORT1 ! HORNS WAK$ US UP 9 ! MID/ ( YE/]NI<T1 & ( ! WAT*ES ALSO CAME TO US ! LA/1 :I* HAD HE>D ! S\ND AMID ! ?ICKET1 & SAID ?AT IT WAS C]TA9LY ! S\ND ( ! ,GO?S' HORN1 & ! NOTE AGRE$ ON4  ,!RE=E ,I S5T A MESS5G] AT ONCE TO ! ,WOLF+ ,RO( TO SAY :AT WAS T[>D2 BUT TO !E ,I W\LD NOT RIDE UNTIL ,I HAD MADE SUR] ( ! TID+S2 SO ,I WAIT$ A:ILE1 & !N RODE 9TO ! WILD-WOOD2 & A LONG TALE ,I MI<T MAKE BO? ( ! WAIT+ & ! RID+1 HAD ,I TIME !RETO2 BUT ?IS IS ! 5D ( IT2 ?AT GO+ W>ILY A LITTLE PA/ :]E ! ?ICKET ?9NE? & ! ROAD 5DE?1 ,I CAME ON ?REE ( ?OSE WAT*ES OR L9KS 9 ! *A9 WE HAD MADE1 & HALF ( ANO!R WAT* OR L9K2 ?AT IS TO SAY SIX WOM51 :O W]E COME TOGE!R AFT] HAV+ BL[N !IR HORNS & FL$ 7?\< !Y %\LD RA!R HAVE ABID$ 9 SOME LURK+-PLACE TO ESPY :ATEV] MI<T COME ?AT WAY7 & ONE O!R WOMAN1 :O HAD BE5 ONE ( ! WAT* MU* FUR!R (F1 & HAD SPOK5 ) ! FUR!/ ( ALL1 :I* ONE HAD SE5 ! F>+ ( ! ,ROMAN ,HO/1 & ?AT IT WAS V]Y GREAT1 & NO M]E B& ( PILLAG]S OR ( SC\TS4  ,&1 SAID ?IS FLE] 7:O WAS 9DE$ HALF WILD ) FE>71 ?AT :ILE !Y W]E TALK+ TOGE!R1 CAME ! ,ROMANS UPON !M1 & SAW !M2 & A B& ( ,ROMANS BEAT ! WOOD = !M :5 !Y FL$1 & %E1 ! FLE]1 WAS AT PO9T TO BE TAK51 & SAW TWO TAK5 9DE$1 & HAL$ (F BY ! ,ROMAN SC\R]S ( ! WOOD4  ,BUT %E ESCAP$ & SO CAME TO ! O!RS ON ! SKIRTS ( ! ?ICKET1 HAV+ LEFT ( H] SK9 & BLOOD ON MANY A ?ORNBU% & ROCK BY ! WAY4  

0,N[ :5 ,I HE>D ?IS1 ,I BADE ?IS FLE] GET H] HOME TO ! ,BE>+S AS SWIFTLY AS %E MI<T1 & TELL H] TALE2 & %E W5T AWAY TREMBL+1 & SC>CE KN[+ :E!R H] FEET W]E ON E>? OR ON WAT] OR ON FIRE2 BUT BELIKE FAIL$ NOT TO COME !RE1 AS NO ,ROMANS W]E BE=E H]4  

0,BUT = ! O!RS1 ,I S5T ONE TO GO /RAI<T TO ,WOLF-/EAD ON ! HEELS ( ! FIR/ MESS5G]1 TO TELL ! ,HALL-,SUN :AT HAD BEFALL51 & O!R FIVE ,I SET TO LURK 9 ! ?ICKET1 :]EAS NONE C\LD LI<TLY LAY H&S ON !M1 & :5 !Y HAD NEW TID+S1 TO FLEE TO ,WOLF-/EAD AS OCCASION MI<T S]VE !M2 & = MYSELF ,I T>RI$ NOT1 BUT RODE ON ! SPUR TO TELL !E H]E(4  

0,BUT MY LA/ WORD TO !E1 ,OTT]1 IS ?AT BY ! ,HALL-SUN'S BIDD+ ! ,BE>+S WILL NOT ABIDE FIRE & /EEL AT !IR [N /EAD1 BUT :5 !Y HE> TRUE TID+S ( ! ,ROMANS BE+ H>D AT H&1 WILL TAKE ) !M ALL ?AT IS NOT TOO HOT OR TOO HEAVY TO C>RY1 & GO !IR WAYS UNTO ,WOLF-/EAD3  & ! TID+S WILL GO UP & D[N ! ,M>K ON BO? SIDES ( ! WAT]1 SO ?AT :ATEV] IS ( AVAIL = DEF5SE WILL GA!R !RE AT \R DWELL+1 & IF WE FALL1 GOODLY %ALL BE ! H[E HEAP$ OV] US1 EV5 IF YE COME NOT 9 TIME4  

0,N[ HAVE ,I TOLD !E :AT ,I NE$S MU/ & !RE IS NO NE$ TO QUE/ION ME MORE1 = ?\ HA/ IT ALL--DO ?\ :AT ?\ HA/ TO DO60  

,) ?AT WORD %E CA/ H]SELF D[N ON ! GRASS BY ! M\ND-SIDE1 & WAS PRES5TLY ASLEEP1 = %E WAS V]Y WE>Y4  

,BUT ALL ! TIME %E HAD BE5 TELL+ H] TALE HAD ! HORN BE5 S\ND+1 & !RE W]E N[ A MANY W>RIORS GA!R$ & MORE COM+ 9 EV]Y MOM5T3  SO ,OTT] /OOD UP ON ! M\ND AFT] HE HAD BIDD5 A MAN ( HIS ,H\SE TO BR+ HIM HIS HORSE & W>-GE>1 & ABID$ A LITTLE1 TILL1 AS MI<T BE SAID1 ! :OLE HO/ WAS GA!R$3  !N HE BADE CRY SIL5CE1 & SPAKE3  

0,SONS ( ,TYR1 N[ HA? AN ,HO/ ( ! ,ROMANS GOTT5 9TO ! ,M>K2 A MI<TY HO/1 BUT NOT SO MI<TY ?AT IT MAY NOT BE MET4  ,FEW WORDS >E BE/3  LET ! ,/E]+S1 :O >E NOT MANY1 BUT >E M5 WELL-TRI$ 9 W> & WISDOM ABIDE 9 ! ,BURG ALONG ) ! FI<T+ ?RALLS3 BUT LET ! ,BURG BE BROK5 UP & MOV$ FROM ! PLACE1 & LET ITS W>D]S W5D T[>DS ,MID-M>K1 BUT W>ILY & )\T HA/E1 & EA* NI<T LET !M MAKE ! WA9-G>? & KEEP GOOD WAT*4  

0,BUT KN[ YE ?AT ! ,ROMANS %ALL FALL ) ALL !IR P[] ON ! ,WOLF+ DWELL+S1 DEEM+ ?AT :5 !Y HAVE ?AT1 !Y %ALL HAVE ALL ?AT IS \RS ) \RSELVES ALSO4  ,= !RE IS ! ,HALL-,SUN UND] ! ,GREAT ,RO(1 & !RE HA? ,?IODOLF1 \R ,W>-DUKE1 HIS DWELL+-PLACE2 !RE=E %ALL ALL ( US1 SAVE ?OSE ?AT ABIDE ) ! WA9S1 TAKE HORSE1 & RIDE )\T DELAY1 & CROSS ! WAT] AT ,BATTLE=D1 SO ?AT WE MAY FALL UPON ! FOE BE=E !Y COME WE/ ( ! WAT]2 = AS YE KN[ !RE IS BUT ONE =D :]EBY A MAN W5D+ /RAI<T FROM ! ,BE>+S MAY CROSS ,MIRKWOOD-WAT]1 & IT IS LIKE ?AT ! FOE WILL T>RY AT ! ,BE>+ /EAD LONG 5\< TO BURN & PILLAGE IT4  

0,SO DO YE ORD] Y\RSELVES ACCORD+ TO Y\R K9DR$S1 & LET ! ,%IELD+S LEAD4  ,MAKE NO MORE DELAY6  ,BUT = ME ,I WILL N[ S5D A MESS5G] TO ,?IODOLF TO TELL HIM ( ! TID+S1 & !N SPE$ILY %ALL HE BE ) US4  ,GEIRBALD1 ,I SEE !E2 COME HI!R60  

,N[ ,GEIRBALD /OOD AMID ! ,%IELD+S1 & :5 ,OTT] HAD SPOK51 HE CAME =? BE/RID+ A :ITE HORSE1 & ) HIS B[ SLUNG AT HIS BACK4  ,SAID ,OTT]3  0,GEIRBALD1 ?\ %ALT RIDE AT ONCE ?R\< ! WOOD1 & F9D ,?IODOLF2 & TELL HIM ! TID+S1 & ?AT 9 N[ISE HE FOLL[ ! ,ROMAN FLE]S AWAY FROM ! ,M>K1 NOR TO HE$ ANY?+ BUT ! TRAIL ( ! FOEM5 ?R\< ! S\?-EA/]N HEA?S ( ,MIRKWOOD1 :E!R O!R ,ROMANS FOLL[ HIM OR NOT3  :ATEV] HAPP5S LET HIM LEAD ! ,GO?S BY ?AT ROAD1 :I* = HIM IS ! %ORTE/1 T[>DS ! DEF5SE ( ! ,WOLF+ DWELL+S4  ,LO ?\1 MY R+ = A TOK56  ,TAKE IT & DEP>T 9 HA/E4  ,YET FIR/ TAKE ?Y FELL[ ,VIGLUND ! ,WOODMAN ) !E1 LE/ IF P]*ANCE ONE FALL1 ! O!R MAY BE> ! MESSAGE4  ,T>RY NOT1 NOR RE/ TILL ?Y WORD BE SAID60  

,!N TURN$ ,GEIRBALD TO F9D ,VIGLUND :O WAS ANI< TO HIM1 & HE TOOK ! R+1 & ! TWA9 W5T !IR WAYS )\T MORE ADO1 & RODE 9TO ! WILD-WOOD4  

,BUT AB\T ! WA9-BURG WAS !RE PL5TE\S /IR ( M5 TILL ALL WAS ORD]$ = ! DEP>TURE ( ! HO/1 :I* WAS NO LONG :ILE1 = !RE WAS NO?+ TO DO BUT ON ) ! W>-GE> & UP ON TO ! HORSE4  

,=? !N !Y W5T DULY ORD]$ 9 !IR K9DR$S T[>DS ! HEAD ( ! ,UPP]-M>K1 RID+ AS SWIFTLY AS !Y MI<T )\T BREAK+ !IR >RAY4  

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