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,OTT] ,FALLS ,ON ,AGA9/ ,HIS ,WILL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS ) ! SAME IMAG9ATION WORK+ 9 HIM BELIKE ?AT ! ,ROMAN ,CAPTA9 SET NONE TO GU>D ! =D ON ! WE/W>D SIDE ( ,MIRKWOOD- WAT]4  ,! ,ROMANS T>RI$ !RE BUT A LITTLE H\R1 & !N W5T !IR WAYS2 BUT ,OTT] S5T A MAN ON A SWIFT HORSE TO WAT* !M1 & :5 !Y W]E CLEAN GONE = HALF AN H\R1 HE BADE HIS FOLK TO HORSE1 & !Y DEP>T$1 ALL SAVE A H&FUL ( ! SWA9S & ELD]S1 :O W]E LEFT TO TELL ! TID+S TO ,?IODOLF :5 HE %\LD COME 9TO ,MID-M>K4  

,SO ,OTT] & HIS FOLK CROSS$ ! =D1 & DREW UP 9 GOOD ORD] ON ! WE/W>D BANK1 & IT WAS !N SOME:AT MORE ?AN ?REE H\RS AFT] NOON4  ,HE HAD BE5 !RE BUT A LITTLE :ILE BE=E HE NOT$ A /IR 9 ! ,BE>+ MEAD[1 & LO1 IT WAS ! FIR/ ( ,?IODOLF'S FOLK1 :O HAD GOTT5 \T ( ! WOOD & HAD FALL5 9 ) ! M5 :OM HE HAD LEFT BEH9D4  ,& !SE FIR/ W]E ! RID]S ( ! ,BE>+S1 & ! ,WORM+S1 7= !Y HAD \T-GONE ! O!RS :O W]E AFOOT74  ,IT MAY WELL BE ?\<T H[ FE>FUL WAS !IR ANG] :5 !Y SET EYES ON ! SMOLD]+ A%ES ( ! DWELL+S2 NOR EV5 :5 ?OSE FOLK ( ,OTT] HAD TOLD !M ALL !Y HAD TO TELL C\LD SOME ( !M REFRA9 !M FROM RID+ (F TO ! BURNT H\SES TO SEEK = ! BODIES ( !IR K9DR$4  ,BUT :5 !Y CAME !RE1 & AMID ! A%ES C\LD F9D NO BONES1 !IR HE>TS W]E LI<T5$1 & YET SO MAD WRO? !Y W]E1 ?AT SOME C\LD SC>CE SIT !IR HORSES1 & GREAT TE>S GU%$ FROM ! EYES ( SOME1 & PATT]$ D[N LIKE HAIL-/ONES1 SO EAG] W]E !Y TO SEE ! BLOOD ( ! ,ROMANS4  ,SO !Y RODE BACK TO :]E !Y HAD LEFT !IR FOLK TALK+ ) !M ( ,OTT]2 & ! ,BE>+S W]E SITT+ GRIM UPON !IR HORSES & SOME:AT SC[L+ ON ,OTT]'S M54  ,!N ! =EMO/ ( ?OSE :O HAD COME BACK FROM ! H\SES WAV$ HIS H& T[>D ! =D1 BUT C\LD SAY NAU<T = A :ILE2 BUT ! CAPTA9 & *IEF ( ! ,BE>+S1 A GRIZZL$ MAN V]Y BIG ( BODY1 :OSE NAME WAS ,>9BIORN1 SPAKE TO ?AT MAN & SAID2 0,:AT AILE? !E ,SWE9BIORN ! ,BLACK8  ,:AT HA/ ?\ SE580  

,HE SAID3  

0,N[ R$ & GRAY IS ! PAVEM5T ( ! ,BE>+S' H\SE ( OLD3   

,R$ YET IS ! FLOOR ( ! DAIS1 BUT ! HE>? ALL GRAY & COLD4   

,I KNEW NOT ! H\SE ( MY FA!RS2 ,I C\LD NOT CALL TO M9D   

,! FA%ION ( ! BUILD+ ( ?AT ,W>D] ( ! ,W9D4   

,O WIDE W]E GR[N ! W9D[S1 & ! RO( EXCE$+ HI<6   

,= NAU<T !RE WAS TO LOOK ON 'TWIXT ! PAVEM5T & ! SKY4   

,BUT ! TIE-BEAM LAY ON ! DAIS1 & ME?\<T ITS /A9+ FAIR2   

,= R+S ( SMOO!/ *>COAL W]E R\ND IT H]E & !RE1   

,& ! R$ FLAME FLICK]$ O'] IT1 & NEV] A /A9+ WI<T   

,HA? R$ E>? 9 HIS C(F] SO CLE> & GLITT]+ BRI<T1   

,& /ILL ! LITTLE SMOKE-WREA?S CURL$ O'] IT PALE & BLUE4   

,YEA1 FAIR IS \R HALL'S ADORN+ = A FEA/ ?AT IS /RANGE &   

NEW40   

,SAID ,>9BIORN3  0,:AT SAWE/ ?\ !RE91 ,O ,SWE9BIORN1 :]E SAT ?Y GR&SIRE AT ! FEA/8  ,:]E W]E ! BONES ( ?Y MO!R LY+80  

,SAID ,SWE9BIORN3  

0,WE S\<T ! FEA/-HALL OV]1 & NAU<T WE F\ND !RE9   

,( ! BONES ( ! ANCI5T MO!RS1 OR ! Y\NGL+S ( ! K94   

,! M5 >E GRE$Y1 D\BTLESS1 TO LOSE NO :IT ( ! PREY1   

,& WILL TRY IF ! HO>Y ELD]S MAY YET \TLIVE ! WAY   

,?AT LEADS TO ! S\?L& CITIES1 TILL AT LA/ !Y COME TO /&   

,) ! Y\NGL+S 9 ! M>KET TO BE SOLD 9 AN ALI5 L&40   

,>9BIORN'S BR[ LI<T5$ SOME:AT2 BUT ]E HE C\LD SPEAK AGA9 AN ANCI5T ?RALL ( ! ,GALT+S SPAKE & SAID3  

0,TRUE IT IS1 ,O W>RIORS ( ! ,BE>+S1 ?AT WE MI<T NOT SEE ANY W>-?RALLS BE+ L$ AWAY BY ! ,ROMANS :5 !Y CAME AWAY FROM ! BURN+ DWELL+S2 & WE DEEM IT C]TA9 ?AT !Y CROSS$ ! WAT] BE=E ! COM+ ( ! ,ROMANS1 & ?AT !Y >E N[ ) ! /AY- AT-HOMES ( ! ,WOLF+S 9 ! WILD-WOOD BEH9D ! ,WOLF+ DWELL+S1 = WE HE> TELL ?AT ! ,W>-DUKE W\LD NOT ?AT ! ,HALL-,SUN %\LD HOLD ! ,HALL AGA9/ ! :OLE ,ROMAN HO/40  

,!N ,SWE9BIORN TOSS$ UP HIS SWORD 9TO ! AIR & CAU<T IT BY ! HILTS AS IT FELL1 & CRI$ \T3  0,ON1 ON TO ! MEAD[1 :]E !SE ?IEVES ABIDE US60  ,>9BIORN SPAKE NO WORD1 BUT TURN$ HIS HORSE & RODE D[N TO ! =D1 & ALL M5 FOLL[$ HIM2 & ( ! ,BE>+S !RE W]E AN HUNDR$ W>RIORS SAVE ONE1 & ( ! ,WORM+S EI<TY & SEV54  

,SO RODE !Y OV] ! MEAD[ & 9TO ! =D & OV] IT1 & ,OTT]'S COMPANY /OOD ON ! BANK TO MEET !M1 & %\T$ TO SEE !M2 BUT ! O!RS MADE BUT LITTLE NOISE AS !Y CROSS$ ! WAT]4  

,SO :5 !Y W]E ON ! WE/]N BANK ,>9BIORN CAME AMONG !M ( ,OTT]1 & CRI$ \T3  0,:]E !N IS ,OTT]1 :]E IS ! ,W>-DUKE1 IS HE ALIVE OR DEAD80  

,& ! ?RONG OP5$ TO HIM & ,OTT] /OOD FAC+ HIM2 & ,>9BIORN SPAKE & SAID3  0,?\ >T ALIVE & UNHURT1 ,W>-DUKE1 :5 MANY HAVE BE5 HURT & SLA92 & ME?9KS ?Y COMPANY IS LITTLE M9I%$ ?\< ! K9DR$ ( ! ,BE>+S LACKE? A RO(2 & ITS ELD]S & WOM5 & *ILDR5 >E GONE 9TO CAPTIVITY4  ,:AT IS ?IS8 ,WAS IT A LI<T ?+ ?AT GANGREL ?IEVES %\LD BURN & WA/E 9 ,MID-M>K & DEP>T UNHURT1 ?AT YE /& H]E ) CLEAN BLADES & COLD BODIES80  

,SAID ,OTT]3  0,?\ GRIEVE/ = ! HURT ( ?9E ,H\SE1 ,>9BIORN2 BUT ?IS AT LEA/ IS GOOD1 ?AT ?\< YE HAVE LO/ ! TIMB] ( Y\R H\SE YE HAVE NOT LO/ ITS FLE% & BLOOD2 ! %ELL IS GONE1 BUT ! K]NEL IS SAV$3  = ?Y FOLK >E BY ?IS TIME 9 ! WOOD ) ! ,WOLF+ /AY-AT-HOMES1 & AMONG !SE >E MANY :O MAY FI<T ON OCCASION1 SO !Y >E SAFE AS = ?IS TIME3  ! ,ROMANS MAY NOT COME AT !M TO HURT !M40  

,SAID ,>9BIORN3  0,HAD YE TIME TO LE>N ALL ?IS1 ,OTT]1 :5 YE FL$ SO FA/ BE=E ! ,ROMANS1 ?AT ! FA!R T>RI$ NOT = ! SON1 NOR ! SON = ! FA!R80  

,HE SPOKE 9 A L\D VOICE SO ?AT MANY HE>D HIM1 & SOME DEEM$ IT EVIL2 = ANG] & DISS5SION BETWE5 FRI5DS SEEM$ ABROAD2 BUT SOME W]E SO EAG] = BATTLE1 ?AT ! WORD ( ,>9BIORN SEEM$ GOOD TO !M1 & !Y LAU<$ = PRIDE & ANG]4  

,!N ,OTT] ANSW]$ MEEKLY1 = HE WAS A WISE MAN & A BOLD3  0,WE FL$ NOT1 ,>9BIORN1 BUT AS ! SWORD FLEE?1 :5 IT SPR+E? UP FROM ! IRON HELM TO FALL ON ! WOOL5 COAT4  ,>E WE NOT N[ ( MORE AVAIL TO Y\1 ,O M5 ( ! ,BE>+S1 ?AN \R DEAD CORPSES W\LD HAVE BE580  

,>9BIORN ANSW]$ NOT1 BUT HIS FACE WAX$ R$1 AS IF HE W]E /RUGGL+ ) A WEI<T H>D TO LIFT3  !N SAID ,OTT]3  

0,BUT :5 WILL ,?IODOLF & ! MA9 BATTLE BE ) US80  

,>9BIORN ANSW]$ CALMLY3  0,MAYBE 9 A LITTLE H\R FROM N[1 OR SOME:AT MORE40  

,SAID ,OTT]3  0,MY R$E IS ?AT WE ABIDE HIM H]E1 & :5 WE >E ALL MET & WELL ORD]$ TOGE!R1 FALL ON ! ,ROMANS AT ONCE3  = !N %ALL WE BE MORE ?AN !Y2 :]EAS N[ WE >E F> FEW]1 & MOREOV] WE %ALL HAVE TO SET ON !M 9 !IR GR\ND ( VANTAGE40  

,>9BIORN ANSW]$ NO?+2 BUT AN OLD MAN ( ! ,BE>+S1 ONE ,?ORBIORN1 CAME UP & SPAKE3  

0,W>RIORS1 H]E >E WE TALK+ & TAK+ C\NSEL1 ?\< ?IS IS NO ,HALL[$ ,?+ TO BID US :AT WE %ALL DO1 & :AT WE %ALL =BE>2 & TO TALK ?US IS LESS LIKE W>RIORS ?AN OLD WOM5 WRANGL+ OV] ! :Y & :]E=E ( A BROK5 CROCK4  ,LET ! ,W>-DUKE RULE H]E1 AS IS BUT MEET & RI<T4  ,YET IF ,I MI<T SPEAK & NOT BREAK ! PEACE ( ! ,GO?S1 !N W\LD ,I SAY ?IS1 ?AT IT MI<T BE BETT] = US TO FALL ON !SE ,ROMANS AT ONCE BE=E !Y HAVE CA/ UP A DIKE AB\T !M1 AS ,FOX TELLE? IS !IR WONT1 & ?AT EV5 9 AN H\R !Y MAY DO MU*40  

,AS HE SPAKE !RE WAS A MURMUR ( ASS5T AB\T HIM1 BUT ,OTT] SPAKE %>PLY1 = HE WAS GRIEV$4  

0,?ORBIORN1 ?\ >T OLD1 & %\LDE/ NOT BE VOID ( PRUD5CE4  ,N[ IT HAD BE5 BETT] = !E TO HAVE BE5 9 ! WOOD TO-DAY TO ORD] ! WOM5 & ! SWA9S ACCORD+ TO ?9E ANCI5T WISDOM ?AN TO EGG ON MY Y\NG W>RIORS TO F>E UNW>ILY4  ,H]E WILL ,I ABIDE ,?IODOLF40  

,!N ,?ORBIORN R$D5$ & WAS WRO?2 BUT ,>9BIORN SPAKE3  

0,:AT IS ?IS TO-DO8  ,LET ! ,W>-DUKE RULE AS IS BUT RI<T3  BUT ,I AM N[ BECOME A MAN ( ,?IODOLF'S COMPANY2 & HE BADE ME HA/E ON BE=E TO HELP ALL ,I MI<T4  ,DO ?\ AS ?\ WILT1 ,OTT]3  = ,?IODOLF %ALL BE H]E 9 AN H\R'S SPACE1 & IF MU* DIK+ %ALL BE DONE 9 AN H\R1 YET LITTLE SLAY+1 =SOO?1 %ALL BE DONE1 & ?AT ESPECIALLY IF ! FOE IS ALL >M$ & SLAYE? WOM5 & *ILDR54  ,YEA IF ! ,BE>+ WOM5 BE ALL SLA91 YET %ALL NOT ,TYR MAKE US NEW ONES \T ( ! /ONES ( ! WA/E TO W$ ) ! ,GALT+S & ! FI%-EAT+ ,H\SES8--?IS IS EASY TO BE DONE =SOO?4  ,YEA1 EASI] ?AN FI<T+ ! ,ROMANS & OV]COM+ !M60  

,& HE WAS V]Y WRA?1 & TURN$ AWAY2 & AGA9 !RE WAS A MURMUR & A HUM AB\T HIM4  ,BUT :ILE !SE HAD BE5 SPEAK+ AL\D1 ,SWE9BIORN HAD BE5 TALK+ S(TLY TO SOME ( ! Y\NG] M51 & N[ HE %OOK HIS NAK$ SWORD 9 ! AIR & SPAKE AL\D & SANG3  

0,YE T>RY1 ,BE>S ( ,BATTLE6 YE L+]1 ,SONS ( ! ,WORM6   

,YE CR\* AD[N1 ,O K9DR$S1 FROM ! GA!R+ ( ! /ORM6   

,YE SAY1 IT %ALL SOON PASS OV] & WE %ALL F>E AFIELD   

,& REAP ! :EAT ) ! W>-SWORD & W9N[ 9 ! %IELD4   

,BUT :]E %ALL BE ! CORN] :]E9 YE !N %ALL ABIDE1   

,& :]E %ALL BE ! WOODL& :]E ! :ELPS ( ! BE>S %ALL   

HIDE   

,:5 'TWIXT ! SN[Y M\NTA9S & ! $GES ( ! SEA   

,!SE M5 HAVE SWEPT ! WILD-WOOD & ! FIELDS :]E M5 MAY BE   

,( EV]Y LIV+ SWORD-BLADE1 & EV]Y QUIV]+ SPE>1   

,& 9 ! S\?L& CITIES ! YOKE ( SLAVES YE BE>8   

,LO YE6 :OEV] FOLL[S ,I F>E TO S[ ! SE$   

,( ! DAYS TO BE H]EAFT] & ! DE$ ?AT COMES ( DE$40   

,!RE) HE WAV$ HIS SWORD OV] HIS HEAD1 & MADE AS IF HE W\LD SPUR ONW>D4  ,BUT ,>9BIORN ?RU/ ?R\< ! PRESS & \TW5T HIM & CRI$ \T3  

0,NONE GOE? BE=E ,>9BIORN ! ,OLD :5 ! BATTLE IS PIT*$ 9 ! MEAD[S ( ! K9DR$4  ,COME1 YE SONS ( ! ,BE>1 YE *ILDR5 ( ! ,WORM6  ,& COME YE1 :OSOEV] HA? A WILL TO SEE /\T M5 DIE60  

,!N ON HE RODE NOR LOOK$ BEH9D HIM1 & ! RID]S ( ! ,BE>+S & ! ,WORM+S DREW !MSELVES \T ( ! ?RONG1 & FOLL[$ HIM1 & RODE CLATT]+ OV] ! MEAD[ T[>DS ,WOLF/EAD4  ,A FEW ( ! O!RS RODE ) !M1 & YET BUT A FEW4  ,= !Y REMEMB]$ ! HOLY ,FOLK-MOTE & ! OA? ( ! ,W>-DUKE1 & H[ !Y HAD *OS5 ,OTT] TO BE !IR LEAD]4  ,H[BEIT1 MAN LOOK$ ASKANCE AT MAN1 AS IF 9 %AME TO BE LEFT BEH9D4  

,BUT ,OTT] BE?\<T HIM 9 ! FLA% ( A MOM5T1 0,IF !SE M5 RIDE ALONE1 !Y %ALL DIE & DO NO?+2 & IF WE RIDE ) !M IT MAY BE ?AT WE %ALL OV]?R[ ! ,ROMANS1 & IF WE BE VANQUI%$1 IT %ALL GO H>D BUT WE %ALL SLAY MANY ( !M1 SO ?AT IT %ALL BE ! EASI] = ,?IODOLF TO DEAL ) !M40  

,!N HE SPAKE HA/ILY1 & BADE C]TA9 M5 ABIDE AT ! =D = A GU>D2 !N HE DREW HIS SWORD & RODE TO ! FRONT ( HIS FOLK1 & CRI$ \T AL\D TO !M3  

0,N[ AT LA/ HAS COME ! TIME TO DIE1 & LET !M ( ! ,M>KM5 :O LIVE H]EAFT] LAY US 9 H[E4  ,SET ON1 ,SONS ( ,TYR1 & GIVE NOT Y\R LIVES AWAY1 BUT LET !M BE DE>LY E>N$ ( \R FOEM540  

,!N ALL %\T$ L\DLY & GLADLY2 NOR W]E !Y O!RWISE ?AN EXCE$+ GLAD2 = N[ HAD !Y =GOTT5 ALL O!R JOYS ( LIFE SAVE ! JOY ( FI<T+ = ! K9DR$ & ! DAYS TO BE4  

,SO ,OTT] L$ !M =?1 & :5 HE HE>D ! :OLE COMPANY CLATT]+ & ?UND]+ ON ! E>? BEH9D HIM & FELT !IR MI<T 5T] 9TO HIM1 HIS BR[ CLE>$1 & ! ANXI\S L9ES 9 ! FACE ( ! OLD MAN SMOO!D !MSELVES \T1 & AS HE RODE ALONG ! S\L SO /IRR$ )9 HIM ?AT HE SANG \T AL\D3  

0,TIME WAS :5 HOT WAS ! SUMM] & ,I WAS Y\NG ON ! E>?1   

,& ,I GRUDG$ ME EV]Y MOM5T ?AT LACK$ ITS %>E ( MIR?4   

,I WOKE 9 ! MORN & WAS M]RY & ALL ! WORLD ME?\<T   

,= ME & MY HE>T'S DELIV]ANCE ?AT H\R WAS NEWLY WR\<T4   

,I HAVE PASS$ ?R\< ! HALLS ( MANHOOD1 ,I HAVE REA*$ ! DOORS   

( ELD1   

,& ,I HAVE BE5 GLAD & SORRY1 BUT EV] HAVE UPHELD   

,MY HE>T AGA9/ ALL TR\BLE ?AT NONE MI<T CALL ME SAD1   

,BUT NE'] CAME SU* REMEMBRANCE ( H[ MY HE>T WAS GLAD   

,9 ! AFT]NOON ( SUMM] 'NEA? ! /ILL UNWE>I$ SUN   

,( ! DAYS :5 ,I WAS LITTLE & ALL DE$S W]E HOPES TO BE WON1   

,AS N[ AT LA/ IT COME? :5 E'5 9 SU*-LIKE TIDE1   

,= ! FREE+ ( MY TR\BLE O'] ! FA!RS' FIELD ,I RIDE40   

,MANY M5 P]CEIV$ ?AT HE SANG1 & SAW ?AT HE WAS M]RY1 H[BEIT FEW HE>D HIS V]Y WORDS1 & YET ALL W]E GLAD ( HIM4  

,FA/ !Y RODE1 BE+ WI%FUL TO CAT* UP ) ! ,BE>+S & ! ,WORM+S1 & SOON !Y CAME ANI< !M1 & !Y1 HE>+ ! ?UND] ( ! HORSE-HO(S1 LOOK$ & SAW ?AT IT WAS ! COMPANY ( ,OTT]1 & SO SLACK$ !IR SPE$ TILL !Y W]E ALL JO9$ TOGE!R ) JOY\S %\T+ & LAU<T]4  ,SO !N !Y ORD]$ ! RANKS ANEW & SO SET =W>D 9 GREAT JOY )\T HA/E OR TURMOIL T[>D ,WOLF/EAD & ! ,ROMANS4  ,= N[ ! BITT]NESS ( !IR FURY & ! S\RNESS ( !IR ABID+ WRA? W]E TURN$ 9TO ! M]E JOY ( BATTLE2 EV5 AS ! CLE> R$ & SWEET W9E COMES ( ! UGLY F]M5T & R\< TR\BLE ( ! MU/4  

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