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,TID+S ,( ,! ,BATTLE ,9 ,MIRKWOOD 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,AS ! ,HALL-,SUN MADE AN 5D !Y HE>D 9 GOOD SOO? ! FEET ( ! RUNN] ON ! H>D GR\ND )\T ! HALL1 & PRES5TLY ! DOOR OP5$ & HE CAME LEAP+ OV] ! ?RE%OLD1 & UP TO ! TABLE1 & /OOD LEAN+ ON IT ) ONE H&1 HIS BREA/ HEAV+ ) HIS LA/ SWIFT RUN4  ,!N HE SPAKE PRES5TLY3  

0,I AM ,GISLI ( ! ,%IELD+S3  ,OTT] S5DE? ME TO ! ,HALL-,SUN2 BUT ON ! WAY ,I WAS TO TELL TID+S TO ! ,H\SES WE/ ( ! ,WAT]3  SO HAVE ,I DONE4  ,N[ IS MY J\RNEY 5D$2 = ,OTT] SAI?3  ',LET ! ,HALL-,SUN NOTE ! TID+S & S5D WORD ( !M BY F\R ( ! LI<TE/ LIMB$ ( ! WOM51 OR BY LADS A-HORSEBACK1 BO? WE/ & EA/ ( ! ,WAT]2 LET H] S5D ! WORD AS IT SEEME? TO H]1 :E!R %E HA? SE5 IT OR NOT4  ,I WILL DR9K A %ORT DRAFT S9CE MY RUNN+ IS OV]40  

,!N A DAMSEL BR\<T HIM A HORN ( MEAD & LET IT COME 9TO HIS H&1 & HE DRANK SI<+ ) PLEASURE1 :ILE ! DAMSEL = PLEASURE ( HIM & HIS TID+S LAID H] H& ON HIS %\LD]4  ,!N HE SET D[N ! HORN & SPAKE3  

0,WE1 ! ,%IELD+S1 ) ! ,GEIR+S1 ! ,HROSS+S1 & ! ,WOLF+S1 ?REE HUNDR$ W>RIORS & MORE1 W]E L$ 9TO ! ,WOOD BY ,?IODOLF ! ,W>-DUKE1 BESIDE :OM W5T ,FOX1 :O HA? SE5 ! ,ROMANS4  ,WE W]E ALL AFOOT2 = !RE IS NO WIDE WAY ?R\< ! ,WOOD1 NOR W\LD WE HAVE IT O!RWISE1 LE/ ! FOE F9D ! ?ICKET EASY4  ,BUT MANY ( US KN[ ! ?ICKET & ITS WAYS2 SO WE MADE NOT ! EASY H>D4  ,I WAS NE> ! ,W>-DUKE1 = ,I KN[ ! ?ICKET & AM LI<T-FOOT3  ,I AM A B[MAN4  ,I SAW ,?IODOLF ?AT HE WAS UNHELM$ & BORE NO %IELD1 NOR HAD HE ANY COAT ( F5CE2 NAU<T BUT A DE]- SK9 FROCK40  

,AS HE SAID ?AT WORD1 ! C>L9E1 :O HAD DRAWN V]Y NE> TO HIM & WAS LOOK+ H>D AT HIS FACE1 TURN$ & LOOK$ ON ! ,HALL-,SUN & />$ AT H] TILL %E R$D5$ UND] ?OSE KE5 EYES3  = 9 H] HE>T BEGAN TO GA!R SOME KN[L$GE ( ! TALE ( H] MO!R & :AT H] WILL WAS4  

,BUT ,GISLI W5T ON3  0,YET BY HIS SIDE WAS HIS MI<TY SWORD1 & WE ALL KNEW IT = ,?RONG-PL[1 & W]E GLAD ( IT & ( HIM & ! UNF5C$ BREA/ ( ! DAUNTLESS4  ,SIX H\RS WE W5T SPREAD+ WIDE ?R\< ! ?ICKET1 NOT ALWAYS SEE+ ONE ANO!R1 BUT KN[+ ONE ANO!R TO BE NI<2 ?OSE ?AT KNEW ! ?ICKET BE/ L$1 ! O!RS FOLL[$ ON4  ,SO WE W5T TILL IT WAS HI< NOON ON ! PLA9 & GLIMM]+ DUSK 9 ! ?ICKET1 & WE SAW NAU<T1 SAVE H]E & !RE A ROE1 & H]E & !RE A S\ND] ( SW9E1 & CONEYS :]E IT WAS OP5]1 & ! SUN %ONE & ! GRASS GREW = A LITTLE SPACE4  ,SO CAME WE UNTO :]E ! ?ICKET 5D$ SUDD5LY1 & !RE WAS A LONG GLADE ( ! WILD-WOOD1 ALL SET AB\T ) GREAT OAK-TREES & GRASS !REUND]1 :I* ,I KNEW WELL2 & !RE( ! TALE TELLS ?AT IT WAS A HOLY PLACE ( ! FOLK :O ABID$ 9 !SE P>TS BE=E ! ,SONS ( ! ,GO?S4  ,N[ WILL ,I DR9K40  

,SO HE DRANK ( ! HORN & SAID3  0,IT SEEME? ?AT ,FOX HAD A DEEM+ ( ! WAY ! ,ROMANS %\LD COME2 SO N[ WE ABID$ 9 ! ?ICKET )\T ?AT GLADE & LAY QUIET & HIDD51 SPREAD+ \RSELVES AS MU* AB\T ?AT LAWN ( ! OAK-TREES AS WE MI<T1 ! :ILE ,FOX & ?REE O!RS CREPT ?R\< ! WOOD TO ESPY :AT MI<T BE T[>D3 NOT LONG HAD !Y BE5 GONE ]E WE HE>D A W>-HORN BL[1 & IT WAS NONE ( \R HORNS3  IT WAS A LONG WAY (F1 BUT WE LOOK$ TO \R WEAPONS3  = M5 >E EAG] = ! FOE & ! DEA? ?AT COME?1 :5 !Y LIE HIDD5 9 ! ?ICKET4  ,A :ILE PASS$1 & AGA9 WE HE>D ! HORN1 & IT WAS NI<] & HAD A M>VEL\S VOICE2 !N 9 A :ILE WAS A LITTLE NOISE ( M51 NOT !IR VOICES1 BUT FOOT/EPS GO+ W>ILY ?R\< ! BRAKE TO ! S\?1 & TWELVE M5 CAME SL[LY & W>ILY 9TO ?AT OAK-LAWN1 & LO1 ONE ( !M WAS ,FOX2 BUT HE WAS CLAD 9 ! RAIM5T ( ! DA/>D ( ! ,GO?S :OM HE HAD SLA94  ,I TELL Y\ MY HE>T BEAT1 = ,I SAW ?AT ! O!RS W]E ,ROMAN M51 & ONE ( !M SEEM$ TO BE A MAN ( AU?ORITY1 & HE HELD ,FOX BY ! %\LD]1 & PO9T$ TO ! ?ICKET :]E WE LAY1 & SOME?+ HE SAID TO HIM1 AS WE SAW BY HIS GE/URE & FACE1 BUT HIS VOICE WE HE>D NOT1 = HE SPAKE S(T4  

0,!N ( ?OSE T5 M5 ( HIS HE S5T BACK TWO1 & ,FOX GO+ BETWE5 !M1 AS ?\< HE %\LD BE SLA9 IF HE MISL$ !M2 & HE & ! EI<T ABID$ !RE WISELY & W>ILY1 /&+ SIL5TLY SOME SIX FEET FROM EA* O!R1 MOV+ SC>CE AT ALL1 BUT LOOK+ LIKE IMAGES FA%ION$ ( BR[N COPP] & IRON2 HOLD+ !IR CA/+-SPE>S 7:I* BE M>VEL\S HEAVY WEAPONS7 & GIRT ) ! SAX4  

0,AS !Y /OOD !RE1 NOT \T ( E>%OT ( A MAN SPEAK+ 9 HIS WONT$ VOICE1 \R ,W>-DUKE MADE A SIGN TO ?OSE AB\T HIM1 & WE SPREAD V]Y QUIETLY TO ! RI<T H& & ! LEFT ( HIM ONCE MORE1 & WE DREW AS CLOSE AS MI<T BE TO ! ?ICKET'S $GE1 & ?OSE :O HAD B[S ! NI<E/ !RETO4  ,?US !N WE ABID$ A :ILE AGA92 & AGA9 CAME ! HORN'S VOICE2 = BELIKE !Y HAD NO M9D TO COME !IR WAYS COV]TLY BECAUSE ( !IR PRIDE4  

0,SOON !RE)AL COMES ,FOX CREEP+ BACK TO US1 & ,I SAW HIM :ISP] 9TO ! E> ( ! ,W>-DUKE1 BUT HE>D NOT ! WORD HE SAID4 ,I SAW ?AT HE HAD HANG+ TO HIM TWO ,ROMAN SAXES1 SO ,I DEEM$ HE HAD SLA9 ?OSE TWO1 & SO ESCAP$ ! ,ROMANS4  ,MAID5S1 IT W]E WELL ?AT YE GAVE ME TO DR9K AGA91 = ,I AM WE>Y & MY J\RNEY IS DONE40  

,SO AGA9 !Y BR\<T HIM ! HORN1 & MADE MU* ( HIM2 & HE DRANK1 & !N SPAKE ON4  

0,N[ HE>D WE ! HORN'S VOICE AGA9 QUITE CLOSE1 & IT WAS %>P & %RILL1 & NO?+ LIKE TO ! RO> ( \R BATTLE-HORNS3  /ILL WAS ! WOOD & NO W9D ABROAD1 NOT EV5 D[N ! OAK-LAWN2 & WE HE>D N[ ! TRAMP ( MANY M5 AS !Y ?RA%$ ?R\< ! SMALL WOOD & BRACK5 ( ! ?ICKET-WAY2 & ?OSE EI<T M5 & !IR LEAD] CAME =W>D1 MOV+ LIKE ONE1 CLOSE UP TO ! ?ICKET :]E ,I LAY1 JU/ :]E ! PA? PASS$ 9TO ! ?ICKET BESET BY ! ,SONS ( ! ,GO?S3  SO NE> !Y W]E ?AT ,I C\LD SEE ! D9TS UPON !IR >MOR1 & ! /R&S ( ! WIRE ON !IR SAX-H&LES4  ,D[N !N B[$ ! TALL BRACK5 ON ! FUR!R SIDE ( ! WOOD-LAWN1 ! ?ICKET CRA%$ BE=E ! M>* ( M51 & ON !Y /RODE 9TO ! LAWN1 A GOODLY B&1 W>Y1 AL]T1 & SIL5T ( CRIES4  

0,BUT :5 !Y CAME 9TO ! LAWN !Y SPREAD \T SOME:AT TO !IR LEFT H&S1 ?AT IS TO SAY ON ! WE/ SIDE1 = ?AT WAY WAS ! CLE> GLADE2 BUT ON ! EA/ ! ?ICKET CAME CLOSE UP TO !M & $G$ !M AWAY4  ,!RE9 LAY ! ,GO?S4  

0,!RE !Y /AY$ A:ILE1 & SPREAD \T BUT A LITTLE1 AS M5 M>*+1 NOT AS M5 FI<T+4  ,A :ILE WE LET !M BE2 & WE SAW !IR CAPTA91 NO BIG MAN1 BUT DI<T ) V]Y FAIR >MOR & WEAPONS2 & !RE DREW UP TO HIM C]TA9 ,GO?S >M$1 ! DA/>DS ( ! FOLK1 & ANO!R UN>M$1 AN OLD MAN B\ND & BLE$+4 ,) !SE ,GO?S HAD ! CAPTA9 SOME CONV]SE1 & PRES5TLY HE CRI$ \T TWO OR ?REE WORDS ( ,WEL% 9 A L\D VOICE1 & ! N9E M5 :O W]E AHEAD %IFT$ !M SOME:AT AWAY FROM US TO LEAD D[N ! GLADE WE/W>D4  

0,! PREY HAD COME 9TO ! NET1 BUT !Y HAD TURN$ !IR FACES T[>D ! M\? ( IT4  

0,!N TURN$ ,?IODOLF SWIFTLY TO ! MAN BEH9D HIM :O C>RI$ ! W>-HORN1 & EV]Y MAN H&L$ HIS WEAPONS3  BUT ?AT MAN UND]/OOD1 & SET ! LITTLE 5D TO HIS M\?1 & L\D RO>$ ! HORN ( ! ,M>KM51 & NEI!R FRI5D NOR FOE MISD\BT$ ! TALE !RE(4  ,!N LEAP$ EV]Y MAN TO HIS FEET1 ALL B[-/R+S TWANG$ & ! CA/-SPE>S FLEW2 NO MAN =EBORE TO %\T2 EA* AS HE MI<T LEAP$ \T ( ! ?ICKET & FELL ON ) SWORD & AX & SPE>1 = IT WAS FROM ! B[M5 BUT ONE %AFT & NO MORE4  

0,!N MI<T Y\ HAVE SE5 ,?IODOLF AS HE B\ND$ =W>D LIKE ! WILD-CAT ON ! H>E1 H[ HE HAD NO EYES = ANY SAVE ! ,ROMAN CAPTA94  ,FOEM5 5\< HE HAD R\ND AB\T HIM AFT] ! TWO FIR/ B\NDS FROM ! ?ICKET2 = ! ,ROMANS W]E DO+ !IR BE/ TO SPREAD1 ?AT !Y MI<T H&LE ?OSE HEAVY CA/-SPE>S1 ?\< !Y MI<T SC>CE DO IT1 JU/ COME \T ( ! ?ICKET AS !Y W]E1 & ?RU/ TOGE!R BY ?AT ONSLAU<T ( ! K9DR$S FALL+ ON FROM TWO SIDES & EV5 SOME:AT FROM BEH9D4  ,TO RI<T & LEFT FLA%$ ,?RONG-PL[1 :ILE ,?IODOLF HIMSELF SC>CE SEEM$ TO GUIDE IT3  M5 FELL BE=E HIM AT ONCE1 & CLOSE AT HIS HEELS P\R$ ! ,WOLF+ K9DR$ 9TO ! GAP1 & 9 A M9UTE ( TIME WAS HE AMID ( ! ?RONG & FACE TO FACE ) ! GOLD-DI<T CAPTA94  

0,:AT ) ! SWEEP ( ,?RONG-PL[ & ! ,WOLF+ ONRU%1 !RE WAS SPACE AB\T HIM = A GREAT /ROKE2 HE GAVE A SIDE-LONG /ROKE TO HIS RI<T & HEW$ D[N A TALL ,BURGUNDIAN1 & !N UP SPRANG ! :ITE BLADE1 BUT ]E ITS $GE FELL HE TURN$ HIS WRI/1 & DROVE ! PO9T ?R\< ?AT ,CAPTA9'S ?ROAT JU/ ABOVE ! 5D+ ( HIS HAUB]K1 SO ?AT HE FELL DEAD AMID ( HIS FOLK4  

0,ALL ! F\R K9DR$S W]E ON !M N[1 & AMID !M1 & NE$S MU/ !Y GIVE WAY3  BUT /\TLY !Y F\<T2 = SURELY NO O!R W>RIORS MI<T HAVE )/OOD ?AT ONSLAU<T ( ! ,M>KM5 = ! TW9KL+ ( AN EYE3  BUT HAD ! ,ROMANS HAD BUT ! SPACE TO HAVE SPREAD !MSELVES \T !RE1 SO AS TO H&LE !IR %OT-WEAPONS1 MANY A WOMAN'S SON ( US HAD FALL52 = NO MAN %IELD$ HIMSELF 9 HIS EAG]NESS1 BUT LET ! SWIFTNESS ( ! ,ONSET ( PO9T-&-$GE %IELD HIM2 :I*1 SOO? TO SAY1 IS (T5 A GOOD %IELD1 AS H]E WAS F\ND4  

0,SO ?OSE ?AT W]E UNSLA9 & UNHURT FL$ WE/ ALONG ! GLADE1 BUT NOT AS DA/>DS1 & HAD NOT ,?IODOLF FOLL[$ H>D 9 ! *ASE ACCORD+ TO HIS WONT1 !Y MI<T EV5 YET HAVE MADE A FRE% /& & SPREAD FROM OAK-TREE TO OAK-TREE ACROSS ! GLADE3  BUT AS IT BEFEL1 !Y MI<T NOT GET A FAIR (F+ SO AS TO DIS5TANGLE !MSELVES & >RAY !MSELVES 9 GOOD ORD] SIDE BY SIDE2 & :]EAS ! ,M>KM5 W]E FLEET ( FOOT1 & 9 ! WOODS !Y KNEW1 !RE W]E A MANY ALI5S SLA9 9 ! *ASE OR TAK5 ALIVE UNHURT OR LITTLE HURT3  BUT ! RE/ FL$ ?IS WAY & ?AT WAY 9TO ! ?ICKET1 ) :OM W]E SOME ( ! ,BURGUNDIANS2 SO !RE !Y ABIDE N[ AS \TCA/S & M5 UNHOLY1 TO BE SLA9 AS WILD-BEA/S ONE BY ONE AS WE MEET !M4  

0,SU* !N WAS ! BATTLE 9 ,MIRKWOOD4  ,GIVE ME ! MEAD-HORN ?AT ,I MAY DR9K TO ! LIV+ & ! DEAD1 & ! MEMORY ( ! DEAD1 & ! DE$S ( ! LIV+ ?AT >E TO BE40  

,SO !Y BR\<T HIM ! HORN1 & HE WAV$ IT OV] HIS HEAD & DRANK AGA9 & SPAKE3  

0,SIXTY & ?REE DEAD M5 ( ! ,ROMANS WE C\NT$ !RE UP & D[N ?AT OAK-GLADE2 & WE CA/ E>? OV] !M2 & ?REE DEAD DA/>DS ( ! ,GO?S1 & WE LEFT !M = ! WOLVES TO DEAL )4  ,& TW5TY-FIVE M5 ( ! ,ROMANS WE TOOK ALIVE TO BE = HO/AGES IF NE$ %\LD BE1 & !SE DID WE ,%IELD+ M51 :O >E NOT V]Y MANY1 BR+ ABACK TO ! WA9-BURG2 & ! ,DAYL+S1 :O >E A GREAT COMPANY1 W]E APPO9T$ TO 5T] ! WOOD & BE ) ,?IODOLF2 & ME DID ,OTT] BID TO BE> ! TID+S1 EV5 AS ,I HAVE TOLD Y\4  ,& ,I HAVE NOT LOIT]$ BY ! WAY40  

,GREAT !N WAS ! JOY 9 ! ,HALL2 & !Y TOOK ,GISLI1 & MADE MU* ( HIM1 & L$ HIM TO ! BA?1 & CLAD HIM 9 F9E RAIM5T TAK5 FROM ! C(F] :I* WAS BUT SELDOM OP5$1 BECAUSE ! CLO?S IT HELD W]E PRECI\S2 & !Y SET A G>L& ( GRE5 :EAT-E>S ON HIS HEAD4  ,!N !Y FELL TO & SPREAD ! FEA/ 9 ! HALL2 & !Y ATE & DRANK & W]E M]RY4  

,BUT AS = SPE$+ ! TID+S1 ! ,HALL-,SUN S5T TWO WOM5 & TWO LADS1 ALL A-HORSEBACK1 TO BE> ! WORDS3  ! WOM5 TO REMEMB] ! WORDS :I* %E TAU<T !M C>EFULLY1 ! LADS TO BE H&Y ) ! HORSES1 OR 9 ! =D1 OR ! SWIMM+ ( ! DEEPS1 OR 9 ! ?ICKET4  ,SO !Y W5T !IR WAYS1 D[N ! WAT]3  ONE PAIR W5T ON ! WE/]N SIDE1 & ! O!R CROSS$ ,MIRKWOOD-WAT] AT ! %ALL[S 7= BE+ ,MIDSUMM] ! WAT] WAS BUT SMALL71 & W5T ALONG ! EA/ SIDE1 SO ?AT ALL ! K9DR$ MI<T KN[ ( ! TID+S & REJOICE4  

,GREAT WAS ! GLEE 9 ! ,HALL1 ?\< ! W>RIORS ( ! ,H\SE W]E AWAY1 & MANY A SONG & LAY !Y SANG3  BUT AMID ! FIR/ ( ! S++ !Y BE?\<T !M ( ! OLD WOMAN1 & W\LD HAVE BIDD5 H] TELL !M SOME TALE ( TIMES PA/1 S9CE %E WAS SO WISE 9 ! ANCI5T LORE4  ,BUT :5 !Y S\<T = H] ON ALL SIDES %E WAS NOT TO BE F\ND1 NOR C\LD ANYONE REMEMB] SEE+ H] DEP>T FROM ! ,HALL4  ,BUT ?IS HAD !Y NO CALL TO HE$1 & ! FEA/ 5D$1 AS IT BEGAN1 9 GREAT GLEE4  

,ALBEIT ! ,HALL-,SUN WAS TR\BL$ AB\T ! C>L9E1 BO? ?AT %E HAD COME1 & ?AT %E HAD GONE3  & %E DET]M9$ ?AT ! NEXT TIME %E MET H] %E W\LD /RIVE TO HAVE ( H] A TRUE TALE ( :AT %E WAS1 & ( ALL ?AT WAS T[>D4  

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