,*APT] #ai ,?OSE ,MESS5G]S ,COME ,TO ,?IODOLF ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ,TEXT 3 ,( ,GEIRBALD & ,VIGLUND ! TALE TELLS ?AT !Y RODE ! WOODL& PA?S AS SPE$ILY AS !Y MI1 & W]E W9D+ ?R\< A PA? AMID ( A ?ICKET M+L$ ( ! HORNBEAM & HOLLY1 BETWIXT ! OP5+S ( :I* ! BRACK5 GREW EXCE$+ TALL1 :5 ,VIGLUND1 :O WAS V]Y F9E-E>$1 DEEM$ ?AT HE HE>D A HORSE COM+ TO MEET !M3 SO !Y LAY AS CLOSE AS !Y MI]1 & IT WAS CLE>LY ! FOOT/EPS ( A GREAT HORSE1 !Y DEEM$ IT W\LD BE SOME MESS5G] FROM ,?IODOLF1 AS 9DE$ IT TURN$ \T3 = AS ! NEW-COM] F>$ ON1 SOME:AT UNW>ILY1 !Y SAW A BRI+S1 & SO AT LA/ !Y KNEW HIM TO BE ,ASBIORN ( ! SAID ,H\SE1 A D\M$ M51 BUT PRES5TLY BEHOLD+ !IR FACES HE KNEW !M & LAU<$ ON !M1 & SAID3 0,HAIL FELL[S6 :AT TID+S >E T[>D80 0,!SE10 SAID ,VIGLUND1 0?AT ?\ >T WELL MET1 S9CE N[ %ALT ?\ TURN BACK & BR+ US TO ,?IODOLF AS SPE$ILY AS MAY BE40 ,BUT ,ASBIORN LAU<$ & SAID3 0,NAY RA!R TURN AB\T ) ME2 OR :Y >E YE SO GRIM ( C\NT5ANCE80 0,\R ]R& IS NO LIT ?\ SO M]RY80 0,I HAVE SE5 ! ,ROMANS FALL10 SAID HE1 0& BELIKE %ALL SOON SEE MORE ( ?AT GAME3 = ,I AM ON AN ]R& TO ,OTT] FROM ,?IODOLF3 ! ,W>-DUKE1 :5 HE HAD QUE/ION$ SOME ( ?OSE :OM WE TOOK ON ! ,DAY ( ! ,RIDGE1 BEGAN TO HAVE A DEEM+ ?AT ! ,ROMANS HAD BEGUIL$ US1 & WILL FALL ON ! ,M>K BY ! WAY ( ! S\?-EA/ HEA?S3 SO N[ IS HE HA/5+ TO FET* A COMPASS & FOLL[ ?AT ROAD EI!R TO OV]TAKE !M OR PREV5T !M2 & HE BIDDE? ,OTT] T>RY NOT1 BUT RIDE H>D ALONG ! WAT] TO MEET !M IF HE MAY1 OR EV] !Y HAVE SET !IR H&S TO ! DWELL+S ( MY ,H\SE4 ,& BELIKE :5 ,I HAVE DONE M9E ]R& TO ,OTT] ,I %ALL RIDE ) HIM TO LOOK ON !SE BURN]S & SLAY]S ONCE MORE2 !RE=E AM ,I M]RY4 ,N[ = Y\R TID+S1 FELL[S40 ,SAID ,GEIRBALD3 0,\R TID+S >E ?AT BO? \R ]R&S >E PREV5T$1 & COME TO NAURI$1 BUT HA? RIDD5 ) ALL HIS FOLK T[>D ! /EAD ( ?9E ,H\SE4 ,SO %ALT ?\ 9DE$ SEE !SE BURN]S & SLAY]S IF ?\ RIDE/ H>D2 S9CE WE HAVE TID+S ?AT ! ,ROMANS WILL BY N[ BE 9 ,MID-M>K4 ,& AS = \R ]R&1 IT IS TO BID ,?IODOLF DO EV5 AS HE HA? DONE4 ,H]EBY MAY WE SEE H[ GOOD A PAIR ( ,W>-DUKES WE HAVE GOTT51 S9CE EA* ?9KE? ( ! SAME WISDOM4 ,N[ TAKE WE C\NSEL TOGE!R AS TO :AT WE %ALL DO2 :E!R WE %ALL GO BACK TO ,OTT] ) !E1 OR ?\ GO BACK TO ,?IODOLF ) US2 OR ELSE EA* GO ! ROAD ORDA9$ = US40 ,SAID ,ASBIORN3 0,TO ,OTT] WILL ,I RIDE AS ,I WAS BIDD51 ?AT ,I MAY LOOK ON ! BURN+ ( \R RO(1 & AV5GE ME ( ! ,ROMANS AFT]W>DS2 & ,I BID Y\1 FELL[S1 RIDE ) ME1 S9CE FEW] M5 !RE >E ) ,OTT]1 & HE MU/ BE ! FIR/ TO BIDE ! BRUNT ( BATTLE40 0,NAY10 SAID ,GEIRBALD1 0AS = ME YE MU/ EV5 LOSE A MAN'S AID2 = TO ,?IODOLF WAS ,I S5T1 & TO ,?IODOLF WILL ,I GO3 & BE?9K !E IF ?IS BE NOT BE/1 S9CE ,?IODOLF HA? BUT A DEEM+ ( ! WAYS ( ! ,ROMANS & WE WOT SURELY ( !M4 ,\R COM+ %ALL MAKE HIM ! SPE$I]1 & ! LESS LIKE TO TURN BACK IF ANY ALI5 B& %ALL FOLL[ AFT] HIM4 ,:AT SAYE/ ?\1 ,VIGLUND80 ,SAID ,VIGLUND3 0,EV5 AS ?\1 ,GEIRBALD3 BUT = MYSELF ,I DEEM ,I MAY WELL TURN BACK ) ,ASBIORN4 ,= ,I W\LD S]VE ! ,H\SE 9 BATTLE AS SOON AS MAY BE2 & MAYBE WE %ALL SLAUD BY Y>D1 & :]E !Y BE H>D & :]E !Y BE S(T4 ,MOREOV] IT W]E BE/ 9DE$ ?AT YE MEET ,?IODOLF BETIMES2 = ,I DEEM NOT BUT ?AT HE W5DE? LEISURELY1 ?\< ALWAYS W>ILY1 BECAUSE HE DEEME? NOT ?AT ,OTT] WILL RIDE BE=E TO-MORR[ MORN+4 ,HE>K51 ,VIGLUND6 ,?IODOLF WILL RE/ TO-NIE CALL$ ! ,KITES' ,NE/1 & ! WAT] RUNNE? UND] !M1 COM+ FROM ! EA/3 & BE=E HIM LIE? ! EASY GR\ND ( ! EA/]N HEA?S :]E HE IS M9D$ TO W5D TO-MORR[ BETIMES 9 ! MORN+3 & IF YE DO Y\R BE/ YE %ALL BE !RE BE=E HE IS UPON ! ROAD1 & SURE IT IS ?AT Y\R TID+S %ALL HA/5 HIM40 0,?\ SAYE/ SOO?10 SAI? ,GEIRBALD1 0T>RY WE NO LONG]2 H]E SUND] \R WAYS2 F>EWELL60 0,F>EWELL10 SAID HE1 0& ?\1 ,VIGLUND1 TAKE ?IS WORD 9 P>T+1 ?AT BELIKE ?\ %ALT YET SEE ! ,ROMANS1 & /RIKE A /ROKE1 & MAYBE BE SMITT54 ,= 9DE$ !Y BE MO/ MIRIORS40 ,!N MADE !Y NO DELAY BUT RODE !IR WAYS EI!R SIDE4 ,& ,GEIRBALD & ,VIGLUND RODE OV] R\< & SMOO? ALL NID1 & ,VIGLUND KNEW ! WAYS WELL1 !Y CAME TO ,MIRKWOOD-WAT] BE=E ! DAY WAS OLD1 & SAW ?AT ! HO/ WAS /IRR+1 BUT NOT YET ON ! WAY4 ,& OR EV] !Y CAME TO ! WAT]'S $GE1 !Y W]E MET BY ,WOLFKETTLE ( ! ,WOLF+S1 & ,HI>&I ( ! ,ELK+S1 & ?REE O!RS :O W]E BUT JU/ COME FROM ! PLACE :]E ! HURT M5 LAY D[N 9 A DALE NE> ! ,GREAT ,RIDGE2 !RE HAD ,WOLFKETTLE & ,HI>&I BE5 T5D+ ,TOTI ( ! ,BEAM+S1 !IR FELL[-9->MS1 :O HAD BE5 SORELY HURT 9 ! BATTLE1 BUT WAS DO+ WELL1 & WAS LIKE TO LIVE4 ,SO :5 !Y SAW ! MESS5G]S1 !Y CAME UP TO !M & HAIL$ !M1 & ASK$ !M IF ! TID+S W]E GOOD OR EVIL4 0,?AT IS AS IT MAY BE10 SAID ,GEIRBALD1 0BUT !Y >E %ORT TO TELL2 ! ,ROMANS >E 9 ,MID-M>K1 & ,OTT] RIDE? ON ! SPUR TO MEET !M1 & S5DE? US TO BID ,?IODOLF W5D ! HEA?S TO FALL 9 ON !M ALSO4 ,NOR MAY WE T>RY ONE M9UTE ]E WE HAVE SE5 ,?IODOLF40 ,SAID ,WOLFKETTLE1 0,WE WILL LEAD Y\ TO HIM2 HE IS ON ! EA/ SIDE ( ! WAT]1 ) ALL HIS HO/1 & !Y >E H>D ON DEP>T+40 ,SO !Y W5T D[N ! =D1 :I* WAS NOT V]Y DEEP2 & ,WOLFKETTLE RODE ! =D BEH9D ,GEIRBALD1 & ANO!R MAN BEH9D ,VIGLUND2 BUT ,HI>&I W5T AFOOT ) ! O!RS BESIDE ! HORSES1 = HE WAS A V]Y TALL MAN4 ,BUT AS !Y RODE AMID ! CLE> WAT] ,WOLFKETTLE LIFT$ UP HIS VOICE & SANG3 0,:ITE HORSE1 ) :AT >E YE LAD5 AS YE WADE ! %ALL[S W>M1 ,BUT ) TID+S ( ! BATTLE1 & ! FE> ( ! FATEFUL /ORM8 ,:AT L\RE? N[ BEH9D US1 :AT PILE? CL\DS BE=E1 ,ON EI!R H& :AT GA!RE? SAVE ! /ORMY TIDE ( W>8 ,N[ GR[S MIDSUMM] MIRKY1 & FALL[ FALLS ! MORN1 ,& DUSKE? ! ,MOON'S ,SI/]1 & ! TREES LOOK OV]WORN2 ,GOD'S ,A% TREE %AKES & %IV]S1 & ! %E] CLIFF /&E? :ITE ,AS ! BONES ( ! GIANTS' FA!R :5 ! ,GODS FIR/ F>$ TO FI AWAY ! ?UND] GR[L$1 & ! FACE ( ! ,KITE'S ,NE/ %[$ PALE & AWFUL AGA9/ A D>K /EELY CL\D2 & A FEW DROPS ( RA9 PATT]$ 9TO ! SMOO? WAT] BE=E !M FROM A RAG ( ! CL\D-FLOCK RIRIORS GA!R+1 = !Y HAD BEHELD ! F>+ ( ?OSE M51 & ! VOICE ( ,WOLFKETTLE CAME TO !M ACROSS ! WAT]1 SO !Y DEEM$ ?AT GREAT TID+S W]E T[>D1 & W\LD FA9 KN[ ON :AT ]R& ?OSE W]E COME4 ,!N ! WAT]S ( ! =D DEEP5$ TILL ,HI>&I WAS WAD+ MORE ?AN WAI/-DEEP1 & ! WAT] FL[$ OV] ,GEIRBALD'S SADDLE2 !N ,WOLFKETTLE LAU<$1 & TURN+ AS HE SAT1 DRAGG$ \T HIS SWORD1 & WAV$ IT FROM EA/ TO WE/ & SANG3 0,O SUN1 PALE UP 9 HEAV51 %R9K FROM US IF ?\ WILT1 ,& TURN ?Y FACE FROM BEHOLD+ ! %OCK ( GUILT ) GUILT6 ,/& /ILL1 ,O BLOOD ( SUMM]6 & LET ! H>VE/ FADE1 ,TILL !RE BE NAUTS 9 BATTLE BR+ BACK ! DAY AGA940 ,AS HE SPAKE ?AT WORD !Y CAME UP ?R\< ! %ALL[ WAT] DRIPP+ ON TO ! BANK1 & !Y & ! M5 :O ABODE !M ON ! BANK %\T$ TOGE!R = JOY ( FELL[%IP1 & ALL TOSS$ AL(T !IR WEAPONS4 ,! MAN :O HAD RIDD5 BEH9D ,VIGLUND SLIPP$ (F ON TO ! GR\ND2 BUT ,WOLFKETTLE ABODE 9 HIS PLACE BEH9D ,GEIRBALD4 ,SO ! MESS5G]S PASS$ ON1 & ! O!RS CLOS$ UP R\ND AB\T !M1 & ALL ! ?RONG W5T UP TO :]E ,?IODOLF WAS SITT+ ON A ROCK B5EA? A SOLE A%-TREE1 ! FACE ( ! ,KITE'S ,NE/ RIS+ BEH9D HIM ON ! O!R SIDE ( A BIF-WR\D2 = BY ?IS TIME HAD MANY MORE DRAWN NE> TO HE>K5 :AT WAS T[>D4 ,!RE !Y SAT ON !IR HORSES1 ! :ITE & ! GRAY1 & ,WOLFKETTLE /OOD BY ,GEIRBALD'S BRIDLE RE91 = HE HAD N[ LI&I GREAT & GAUNT4 ,! RAGG$ CL\D HAD DRIFT$ D[N S\?-EA/ N[ & ! RA9 FELL NO MORE1 BUT ! SUN WAS /ILL PALE & CL\D$4 ,!N ,?IODOLF LOOK$ GRAVELY ON !M1 & SPAKE3 0,:AT DO YE SONS ( ! ,W>-%IELD8 :AT TALE IS !RE TO TELL8 ,IS ! K9DR$ FALL5 TANGL$ 9 ! GRASP ( ! FALL[ ,HELL8 ,CR[S ! R$ COCK OV] ! HOME/EADS1 HAVE WE MET ! FOE TOO LATE8 ,= MESEEMS Y\R BR[S >E HEAVY ) ! %AD[+ O'] ( FATE40 ,BUT ,GEIRBALD ANSW]$3 0,/ILL COLD ) DEW 9 ! MORN+ ! ,%IELD+ ,RO(-RIDGE /&S1 ,NOR YET HA? GRAY ,HELL B\ND5 ! ,%IELD+ W>RIORS' H&S2 ,BUT LO1 ! SWORDS1 ,O ,W>-DUKE1 H[ ?ICK 9 ! W9D !Y %AKE1 ,BECAUSE WE BE> ! MESSAGE ?AT ! BATTLE-ROAD YE TAKE1 ,NOR T>RY = ! ?UND] OR ! COM+ ON ( RA91 ,OR ! W9DY CL\DY NIK :]E ! ,BE>+S DEAL & DO40 ,!N SAID ,?IODOLF 9 A COLD VOICE1 0,:AT !N HA? BEFALL5 ,OTT]80 ,SAID ,GEIRBALD3 0,:5 LA/ ,I LOOK$ UPON ,OTT]1 ALL >M$ HE RODE ! PLA91 ,) HIS :OLE HO/ CLATT]+ R\ND HIM LIKE ! RU% ( ! SUMM] RA92 ,TO ! RIK ,BEHOLD+ NAUK4 ,SO HE W5T2 BUT HIS WORD FL$ FROM HIM & ON MY HORSE IT RODE1 ,& AGA9 IT SAI?1 ,O ,W>-DUKE SEEK ?\ ! ,BE>'S ABODE1 ,& T>RY NEV] A MOM5T = \?4 0,T>RY NOT1 ,?IODOLF1 NOR TURN ABACK ?\< A NEW FOE FOLL[E? ON ?9E HEELS4 ,NO NE$ TO QUE/ION ME MORE2 ,I HAVE NO MORE TO TELL1 SAVE ?AT A WOMAN BR\E A GREAT HO/ & NO B& /EAL+ =? TO LIFT ! H]DS40 ,N[ ALL ?OSE R\ND AB\T HIM HE>D HIS WORDS1 = HE SPAKE ) A L\D VOICE2 & !Y KNEW :AT ! BIDD+ ( ! ,W>-DUKE W\LD BE2 SO !Y LOIT]$ NOT1 BUT EA* MAN W5T AB\T HIS BUS9ESS ( LOOK+ TO HIS W>-GE> & GA!R+ TO ! APPO9T$ PLACE ( HIS K9DR$4 ,& EV5 :ILE ,GEIRBALD HAD BE5 SPEAK+1 HAD ,HI>&I BR\-BLA/1 & ALL M5 KNEW ! MEAN+ ( ?AT VOICE ( ! HORN1 & EV]Y MAN >M$ HIM 9 HA/E1 & !Y :O HAD HORSES 7& !SE W]E BUT ! ,BE>+S & ! ,W>N+S71 SADDL$ !M1 & M\NT$1 & FROM M\? TO M\? W5T ! WORD ?AT ! ,ROMANS W]E GOTT5 9TO ,MID-M>K1 & W]E BURN+ ! ,BE>+ ABODES4 ,SO SPE$ILY WAS ! :OLE HO/ READY = ! WAY1 ! ,WOLF+S AT ! HEAD ( ALL4 ,!N CAME =? ,?IODOLF FROM ! MID/ ( HIS K9DR$1 & !Y RAIS$ HIM UPON A GREAT W>-%IELD UPHELD BY MANY M51 & HE /OOD !REON & SPAKE3 0,O SONS ( ,TYR1 YE HAVE VANQUI%$1 & SORE HA? BE5 Y\R PA92 ,BUT HE ?AT SMITE? 9 BATTLE MU/ EV] SMITE AGA92 ,& ?US ) Y\ IT F>E?1 & ! DAY ABIDE? YET ,:5 YE %ALL HOLD ! ,ALI5S AS ! FI%ES 9 ! NET4 ,ON ! ,RIDGE YE SLEW A MANY2 BUT !RE CAME A MANY MORE ,FROM !IR /RON? ( W>1 ,& ALL !SE HAVE BE5 L$ BY DA/>DS O'] ! WAY \R FEET MU/ TREAD ,?R\< ! EA/]N HEA?S & ! BEE*WOOD TO ! DOOR ( ! ,BE>+ /EAD1 ,N[ E'5 YE/]DAY ,I DEEM$ IT1 BUT ,I DUR/ NOT HA/E AWAY ,]E ! WORD WAS BORNE TO ,OTT] & 'TIS HE BIDS HA/E TO-DAY2 ,SO N[ BY DAY & BY NIDS TO ! ANCI5T ,FA!R'S ,HOME4 ,BUT BELIKE !SE >E BUT ! VISIONS ?AT TO MANY A MAN %ALL COME ,:5 HE GOE? AD[N TO ! BATTLE1 & BE=E HIM RISE? HI< ,! WALL ( VALIANT FOEM5 TO HIDE ALL ?+S ANI<4 ,BUT 9DE$ ,I KN[ FULL SURELY ?AT NO WORK ?AT WE MAY W9 ,TO-MORR[ OR ! NEXT DAY %ALL QU5* ! ,M>KM5'S K94 ,ON MANY A DAY H]EAFT] %ALL !IR W>RIORS C>RY %IELD2 ,ON MANY A DAY !IR MAID5S %ALL DRIVE ! K9E AFIELD1 ,ON MANY A DAY !IR REAP]S BE> SICKLE 9 ! :EAT ,:5 ! GOLD5 W9D-WR\-HORN ?AT BADE AWAY4 ,SO FELL ! :OLE HO/ 9TO DUE >RAY1 & !Y W]E SOME:AT OV] ?REE ?\S& W>RIORS1 ALL GOOD & TRI$ M5 & MEET TO FACE ! UTT]MO/ ( BATTLE 9 ! OP5 FIELD2 SO !Y W5T !IR WAYS ) ALL ! SPE$ ?AT FOOTM5 MAY1 & 9 FAIR ORD]2 & ! SKY CLE>$ ABOVE !IR HEADS1 BUT ! DI/ANT ?UND] /ILL GR[L$ AB\T ! WORLD4 ,GEIRBALD & ,VIGLUND JO9$ !MSELVES TO ! ,WOLF+S & W5T A-FOOT ALONG ) ,WOLFKETTLE2 BUT ,HI>&I W5T ) HIS K9DR$ :O W]E SECOND 9 ! >RAY4 ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #b#c1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #ai -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/