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,OLD ,ASMUND ,SPEAKE? ,OV] ,! ,W>-,DUKES3 ,! ,DEAD ,>E ,LAID ,9 ,M\ND 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,N[ :ILE ALL LOOK$ ON1 HE W5T TO ! PLACE :]E LAY ! BODIES ( ! ,W>-DUKES1 & LOOK$ D[N ON ! FACE ( ,OTT] & SAID3  

0,O ,OTT]1 !RE ?\ LIE/6 & ?\ ?AT ,I KNEW ( OLD1   

,:5 MY BE>D BEGAN TO :IT51 AS ! BE/ ( ! KE5 & ! BOLD1   

,& ?\ W]T AS MY Y\NGE/ BRO!R1 & ?\ DID/ LEAD MY SONS   

,:5 WE F>$ =? OV] ! M\NTA9S TO MEET ! >R[Y ,HUNS1   

,& ,I SMIL$ TO SEE !E TEA*+ ! LORE ?AT ,I LE>N$ !E ]/4   

,O ,OTT]1 DO/ ?\ REMEMB] H[ ! ,GO?-FOLK CAME BY ! WOR/1   

,& ) !E 9 M9E >MS ,I WAD$ ! WIDE %AFT-H>R[$ FLOOD   

,?AT LAPP$ ! FEET ( ! M\NTA9S ) ITS WAT] BL5T )   

BLOOD2   

,& H[ 9 ! HOLL[ PLACES ( ! M\NTA9S HIDD5 AWAY   

,WE ABODE ! K9DR$S' COM+ AS ! WET NI<T BIDE? DAY8   

,DO/ ?\ REMEMB]1 ,OTT]1 H[ MANY A JOY WE HAD1   

,H[ MANY A GRIEF REMEMB]$ HAS MADE \R HI<-TIDE GLAD8   

,O FELL[ ( ! HALL-GLEE6  ,O FELL[ ( ! FIELD6   

,:Y !N HA/ ?\ DEP>T$ & LEFT ME UND] %IELD8   

,I ! ANCI5T1 ,I ! *ILDLESS1 :ILE YET 9 ! ,LAX+ HALL   

,>E ?Y BRO!R'S SONS ABID+ & !IR *ILDR5 ON !E CALL4   

0,O K9DR$S ( ! PEOPLE6 ! S\L ?AT DWELT H]E91   

,?IS GOODLY WAY-WORN BODY1 WAS KE5 = Y\ TO W9   

,GOOD DAYS & LONG 5DURANCE4  ,:O KN[E? ( HIS DE$   

,:AT ?+S = Y\ IT HA? FA%ION$ FROM ! FLAME ( ! FIRE (   

NE$8   

,BUT ( ?IS AT LEA/ WELL WOT WE1 ?AT =? FROM Y\R HE>TS IT CAME   

,& BACK TO Y\R HE>TS RETURNE? = ! SE$ ( ?RIV+ & FAME4   

,9 ! GR\ND :]E9 YE LAY IT1 ! BODY ( ?IS MAN1   

,NO DE$ ( HIS ABIDE?1 NO GLORY ?AT HE WAN1   

,BUT EV]MORE ! ,M>KM5 %ALL BE> HIS DE$S O'] E>?1   

,) ! JOY ( ! DE$S ?AT >E COM+1 ! G>L& ( HIS WOR?40   

,HE WAS SIL5T A LITTLE AS HE /OOD LOOK+ D[N ON ,OTT]'S FACE ) GRIEV\S SORR[1 = ALL ?AT HIS WORDS W]E /\T4  ,= 9DE$1 AS HE HAD SAID1 ,OTT] HAD BE5 HIS BATTLE-FELL[ & HIS HALL-FELL[1 ?\< HE WAS MU* Y\NG] ?AN ,ASMUND2 & !Y HAD BE5 /&+ FOOT TO FOOT 9 ?AT BATTLE :]E9 OLD ,ASMUND'S SONS W]E SLA9 BY HIS SIDE4  

,AFT] A :ILE HE TURN$ SL[LY FROM LOOK+ AT ,OTT] TO GAZE UPON ,?IODOLF1 & HIS BODY TREMBL$ AS HE LOOK$1 & HE OP5$ HIS M\? TO SPEAK2 BUT NO WORD CAME FROM IT2 & HE SAT D[N UPON ! $GE ( ! BI]1 & ! TE>S BEGAN TO GU% \T ( HIS OLD EYES1 & HE WEPT AL\D4  ,!N !Y ?AT SAW HIM WOND]$2 = ALL KNEW ! /\TNESS ( HIS HE>T1 & H[ HE HAD BORNE MORE BURD5S ?AN ?AT ( ELD1 & HAD NOT C[]$ D[N UND] !M4  ,BUT AT LA/ HE >OSE AGA91 & /OOD FIRMLY ON HIS FEET1 & FAC$ ! FOLK-MOTE1 & 9 A VOICE MORE LIKE ! VOICE ( A MAN 9 HIS PRIME ?AN ( AN OLD MAN1 HE SANG3  

   0,WILD ! /ORM IS ABROAD   

   ,( ! $GE ( ! SWORD6   

   ,F> ON RUNNE? ! PA?   

   ,( ! W>-/RIDE ( WRA?6   

   ,! ,GODS HE>K5 & HE>   

   ,! LONG RUMOR ( FE>   

   ,FROM ! MEAD[S B5EA?   

   ,RUNN+ FI]CE O'] ! HEA?1   

,TILL IT BEATS R\ND !IR DWELL+-PLACE BUILD$ ALO(   

,& AT LA/ ALL UP-SWELL+ BREAKS WILD O'] !IR RO(1   

,& QU5*E? !IR LAU<T] & CRIE? ON ALL1   

,AS IT ROLLE? R\ND RAFT] & BEAM ( ! ,HALL1   

,LIKE ! SPEE* ( ! ?UND]-CL\D TANGL$ ON HI<1   

,:5 ! M\NTA9-HALLS SUND] AS DREAD GOE? BY4   

   0,SO !Y ?R[ ! DOOR WIDE   

   ,( ! ,HALL :]E !Y BIDE1   

   ,& TO MURMUR+ SONG   

   ,TURNS ?AT VOICE ( ! WRONG1   

   ,& ! ,GODS WAIT A-GAZE   

   ,= ?AT ,WE>] ( ,WAYS3   

   ,= !Y KN[ HE HA? GONE   

   ,A LONG J\RNEY ALONE4   

,N[ HIS FEET >E !Y HE>K5+1 & N[ IS HE COME1   

,) HIS BATTLE-W\NDS D>K5+ ! DOOR ( HIS HOME1   

,UNBYRNI$1 UN%IELD$1 & LONELY HE /&S1   

,& ! SWORD ?AT HE WIELD$ IS GONE FROM HIS H&S -   

,H&S \T/RET*$ & BE>+ NO SPOIL ( ! FI<T1   

,AS SPEE*LESS1 UNFE>+1 HE /&S 9 !IR SI<T4   

   0,W>-FA!R GLEAMS   

   ,:]E ! :ITE LI<T /REAMS   

   ,R\ND K+S ( OLD   

   ,ALL R$ ) GOLD1   

   ,& ! ,GODS ( ! NAME   

   ,) JOY AFLAME4   

   ,ALL ! ANCI5T ( M5   

   ,GR[N GLORI\S AGA93   

,TILL ! ,SLA9S-FA!R CRIE? AL\D AT ! LA/3   

',H]E IS ONE ?AT BELIE? NO HOPE ( ! PA/6   

,NO WEAPON1 NO TREASURE ( E>? DO? HE BE>1   

,NO GIFT = ! PLEASURE ( ,GODHOME TO %>E2   

,BUT LIFE HIS H& BR+E?1 WELL *]I%$1 MO/ SWEET2   

,& H>K6 ! ,HALL S+E? ! ,FOLK-WOLF TO GREET6'   

   0,AS ! RA9 ( ,MAY   

   ,ON E>?'S HAPPIE/ DAY1   

   ,SO ! FAIR FL[]S FALL   

   ,ON ! SUN-BRI<T ,HALL   

   ,AS ! ,GODS RISE UP   

   ,) ! GREET+-CUP1   

   ,& ! WELCOM+ CR[D   

   ,FALLS TO MURMUR AL\D4   

,!N ! ,GOD ( ,E>? SPEAKE?2 SWEET-WORD$ HE SAI?1   

',LO1 ! ,SUN EV] SEEKE? ,LIFE FA%ION$ ( DEA?2   

,& TO-DAY AS HE TURNE? ! WIDE WORLD AB\T   

,ON ,WOLF-/EAD HE YE>NE?2 = !RE )\T D\BT   

,DWELLS ! DEA?-FA%ION$ /ORY1 ! FL[] ( ALL FAME4   

,COME HI!R NEW ,GLORY1 COME ,CR[N ( ! ,NAME6'0   

,ALL M5'S HE>TS ROSE HI< AS HE SANG1 & :5 HE HAD 5D$ >OSE ! CLANG ( SWORD & %IELD & W5T R++ D[N ! MEAD[1 & ! MI<TY %\T ( ! ,M>KM5'S JOY R5T ! HEAV5S3  = 9 SOO? AT ?AT MOM5T !Y SAW ,?IODOLF1 !IR *AMPION1 SITT+ AMONG ! ,GODS ON HIS GOLD5 *AIR1 SWEET SAVORS >\ND HIM1 & SWEET S\ND ( S++1 & HE HIMSELF BRI<T-FAC$ & M]RY AS NO MAN ON E>? HAD SE5 HIM1 = AS JOY\S A MAN AS HE WAS4  

,BUT :5 ! S\ND ( !IR EXULTATION SANK D[N1 ! ,HALL-,SUN SPAKE AGA93  

0,N[ W5DE? ! SUN WE/W>D1 & WE>Y GR[S ! ,E>?   

,( ALL ! LONG DAY'S DO+S 9 SORR[ & 9 MIR?2   

,& AS ! GREAT SUN WANE?1 SO DO? MY C&LE WANE1   

,& ITS FLICK]+ FLAME DESIRE? TO RE/ & DIE AGA94   

,!RE=E ACROSS ! MEAD[S W5D WE ABACK ONCE MORE   

,TO ! HOLY ,RO( ( ! ,WOLF+S1 ! %R9E ( PEACE & W>4   

,& !SE ?AT ONCE HAVE LOV$ US1 !SE W>RIORS IMAGES1   

,%ALL SIT AMID \R FEA/+1 & SEE1 AS ! ,FA!R SEES   

,! WORKS ?AT M5FOLK FA%ION & ! RE/ ( TOIL+ H&S1   

,:5 HIS EYES LOOK D[N FROM ! M\NTA9S & ! HEAV5S ABOVE ALL   

L&S1   

,& UP FROM ! FL[]Y MEAD[S & ! ROLL+ DEEPS ( ! SEA4   

,!RE !N AT ! FEA/ ) \R *AMPIONS FAMILI> %ALL WE BE   

,AS (T WE >E ) ! ,GODFOLK1 :5 9 /ORY-RHYMES & LAYS   

,WE LAU< AS WE TELL ( !IR LAU<T]1 & !IR DE$S ( O!R DAYS4   

0,COME !N1 YE SONS ( ! K9DR$S :O HI!R BORE !SE TWA96   

,TAKE UP !IR B$S ( GLORY1 & F>E WE HOME AGA91   

,& FEA/ AS M5 DELIV]$ FROM TOIL UNMEET TO BE>1   

,:O ?R\< ! NI<T >E LOOK+ TO ! DAWN-TIDE FRE% & FAIR   

,& ! MORN & ! NOON TO FOLL[1 & ! EVE & ITS MORR[ MORN1   

,ALL ! LIFE ( \R DELIV'RANCE & ! FAIR DAYS YET UNBORN40   

,SO %E SPOKE1 & A MURMUR >OSE AS ?OSE VALIANT M5 CAME =? AGA94  ,BUT LO1 N[ W]E !Y DI<T 9 FRE% & FAIR RAIM5T & GLEAM+ W>->RAY4  ,= :ILE ALL ?IS WAS A-DO+ & A-SAY+1 !Y HAD GOTT5 !M BY ! ,HALL-,SUN'S BIDD+ UNTO ! WA9S ( !IR ,H\SES1 & HAD >RAY$ !M FROM ! /ORE !RE94  

,SO N[ !Y TOOK UP ! BI]S1 & ! ,HALL-,SUN L$ !M1 & !Y W5T OV] ! MEAD[ BE=E ! ?RONG ( ! K9DR$S1 :O FOLL[$ !M DULY ORD]$1 EA* ,H\SE AB\T ITS BANN]2 & :5 !Y W]E COME ?R\< ! G>? :I* ! ,ROMANS HAD MADE TO ! ,MAN'S-DOOR ( ! ,HALL1 !RE W]E ! WOM5 ( ! ,H\SE FRE%LY ATTIR$1 :O CA/ FL[]S ON ! LIV+ M5 ( ! HO/1 & ON ! DEAD ,W>-DUKES1 :ILE !Y WEPT = PITY ( !M4  ,SO W5T ! FREEM5 ( ! ,H\SES 9TO ! ,HALL1 FOLL[+ ! ,HALL-,SUN1 & ! BE>]S ( ! ,W>- DUKES2 BUT ! BANN]S ABODE )\T 9 ! G>? MADE BY ! ,ROMANS2 & ! ?RALLS >RAY$ A FEA/ = !MSELVES AB\T ! WA9S ( ! K9DR$S 9 ! OP5 PLACE BE=E !IR COTS & ! SMI?Y+ BOO?S & ! BYRES4  

,& AS ! ,HALL-,SUN W5T 9TO ! ,HALL1 %E ?RU/ D[N ! C&LE AGA9/ ! ?RE%OLD ( ! ,MAN'S-DOOR1 & SO QU5*$ IT4  

,LONG W]E ! K9DR$S 5T]+1 & :5 !Y W]E UND] ! ,RO( ( ! ,WOLF+S1 !Y LOOK$ & BEHELD ,?IODOLF SET 9 HIS *AIR ONCE MORE1 & ,OTT] SET BESIDE HIM2 & ! *IEFS & LEAD]S ( ! ,H\SE TOOK !IR PLACES ON ! DAIS1 ?OSE TO :OM IT WAS DUE1 & ! ,HALL-,SUN SAT UND] ! WONDR\S ,LAMP H] NAMESAKE4  

,N[ WAS ! GLOOM+ FALL+ UPON ! E>?2 BUT ! ,HALL WAS BRI<T )9 EV5 AS ! ,HALL-,SUN HAD PROMIS$4  ,!RE9 WAS SET =? ! ,TREASURE ( ! ,WOLF+S2 FAIR CLO?S W]E HUNG ON ! WALLS1 GOODLY BROID]$ G>M5TS ON ! PILL>S3  GOODLY BRAZ5 CAULDRONS & FAIR- C>V5 *E/S W]E SET D[N 9 NOOKS :]E M5 C\LD SEE !M WELL1 & VESSELS ( GOLD & SILV] W]E SET ALL UP & D[N ! TABLES ( ! FEA/4  ,! PILL>S ALSO W]E WREA!D ) FL[]S1 & FL[]S HUNG G>L&$ FROM ! WALLS OV] ! PRECI\S HANG+S2 SWEET GUMS & SPICES W]E BURN+ 9 FAIR-WR\<T C5S]S ( BRASS1 & SO MANY C&LES W]E ALI<T UND] ! ,RO(1 ?AT SC>CE HAD IT LOOK$ MORE ABLAZE :5 ! ,ROMANS HAD LITT5 ! FAGOTS !RE9 = ITS BURN+ AMID ! HURRY ( ! ,MORN+ ,BATTLE4  

,!RE !N !Y FELL TO FEA/+1 HALL[+ 9 ! HI<-TIDE ( !IR RETURN ) VICTORY 9 !IR H&S3  & ! DEAD CORPSES ( ,?IODOLF & ,OTT]1 CLAD 9 PRECI\S GLI/]+ RAIM5T1 LOOK$ D[N ON !M FROM ! ,HI<-SEAT1 & ! K9DR$S WOR%IP$ !M & W]E GLAD2 & !Y DRANK ! ,CUP TO !M BE=E ANY O!RS1 W]E !Y ,GODS OR M54  

,BUT BE=E ! FEA/ WAS HALL[$ 91 CAME ,ALI ! SON ( ,GRAY UP TO ! ,HI<-SEAT1 BE>+ SOME?+ 9 HIS H&3  & LO6 IT WAS ,?RONG- PL[1 :I* HE HAD S\<T ALL OV] ! FIELD :]E ! ,M>KM5 HAD BE5 OV]COME BY ! ,ROMANS1 & HAD F\ND IT AT LA/4  ,ALL M5 SAW HIM H[ HE HELD IT 9 HIS H& N[ AS HE W5T UP TO ! ,HALL-,SUN & SPAKE TO H]4  ,BUT %E KISS$ ! LAD ON ! =EHEAD1 & TOOK ,?RONG-PL[1 & W\ND ! PEACE-/R+S R\ND HIM & LAID HIM ON ! BO>D BE=E ,?IODOLF2 & !N %E SPAKE S(TLY AS IF TO H]SELF1 YET SO ?AT SOME HE>D H]3  

0,O FA!R1 NO MORE %ALT ?\ DRAW ,?RONG-PL[ FROM ! %EA? TILL ! BATTLE IS PIT*$ 9 ! LA/ FIELD ( FI<T1 & ! SONS ( ! FRUITFUL ,E>? & ! SONS ( ,DAY MEET ,SW>T & HIS *ILDR5 AT LA/1 :5 ! *ANGE ( ! ,WORLD IS AT H&4  ,MAYBE ,I %ALL BE ) !E !N3  BUT N[ & 9 MEAN:ILE1 F>EWELL1 ,O MI<TY H& ( MY FA!R60  

,?US !N ! ,H\SES ( ! ,M>K HELD !IR ,HI<-TIDE ( ,RETURN+ UND] ! ,WOLF+ ,RO( ) NONE TO BLAME !M OR MAKE !M AFRAID3 & ! MOON ROSE & ! SUMM] NI<T WORE ON T[>DS DAWN1 & )9 ! ,RO( & )\T WAS !RE FEA/+ & S++ & H>P+ & ! VOICE ( ABUNDANT JOYANCE3  = )\T ! ,RO( FEA/$ ! ?RALLS & ! /RANG]S1 & ! ,ROMAN W>-CAPTIVES4  

,BUT ON ! MORR[ ! K9DR$S LAID !IR DEAD M5 9 M\ND BETWIXT ! ,GREAT ,RO( & ! ,WILD-WOOD4  ,9 ONE M\ND !Y LAID !M ) ! ,W>-DUKES 9 !IR MID/1 & ,>9BIORN BY ,OTT]'S RI<T SIDE2 & ,?IODOLF BORE ,?RONG-PL[ TO M\ND ) HIM4  

,BUT A LITTLE WAY FROM ! M\ND ( !IR [N DEAD1 T[>D ! S\? !Y LAID ! ,ROMANS1 A GREAT COMPANY1 ) !IR ,CAPTA9 9 ! MID/3  & !Y HEAP$ A LONG M\ND OV] !M NOT RI<T HI<2 SO ?AT AS YE>S WORE1 & ! FEET ( M5 & BEA/S TROD IT D[N1 IT SEEM$ A M]E SWELL+ ( ! E>? NOT MADE BY M5'S H&S2 & BELIKE M5 KNEW NOT H[ MANY BONES ( VALIANT M5 LAY B5EA?2 YET IT HAD A NAME :I* 5DUR$ = LONG1 TO WIT1 ! ,BATTLE-T(T4  

,BUT ! M\ND :]EUND] ! ,M>KM5 W]E LAID WAS CALL$ ,?IODOLF'S ,H[E = MANY G5]ATIONS ( M51 & MANY >E ! TALES TOLD ( HIM2 = M5 W]E LOA! TO LOSE HIM & =GET HIM3  & 9 ! LATT] DAYS M5 DEEM$ ( HIM ?AT HE SITS 9 ?AT ,H[E NOT DEAD BUT SLEEP+1 ) ,?RONG-PL[ LAID BE=E HIM ON ! BO>D2 & ?AT :5 ! SONS ( ! ,GO?S >E AT !IR SORE/ NE$ & ! FALCONS CEASE TO SIT ON ! RIDGE ( ! ,GREAT ,RO( ( ! ,WOLF+S1 HE WILL WAKE & COME =? FROM ! ,H[E = !IR HELP+4  ,BUT NONE HAVE D>$ TO BREAK OP5 ?AT ,H[E & BEHOLD :AT IS !RE94  

,BUT ?AT SWELL+ ( ! MEAD[ :]E ! ,GO?S HAD !IR OV]?R[ AT ! H&S ( ! ,ROMANS1 & ,?IODOLF FELL TO E>? UNW\ND$1 GOT A NAME ALSO1 & WAS CALL$ ! ,SWOON+ ,KN[E2 & IT KEPT ?AT NAME LONG AFT] M5 HAD =GOTT5 :]E=E IT WAS SO CALL$4  

,N[ :5 ALL ?IS WAS DONE1 & ! W>RIORS ( ! K9DR$S W]E DEP>T$ EA* TO HIS [N /EAD1 ! ,WOLF+S GA!R$ 9 :EAT- H>VE/1 & SET !MSELVES TO MAKE GOOD ALL ?AT ! ,ROMANS HAD UNDONE2 & !Y CLEANS$ & M5D$ !IR ,GREAT ,RO( & MADE IT FAIR] ?AN BE=E1 & TOOK FROM IT ALL SIGNS ( ! BURN+1 SAVE ?AT !Y LEFT ! *>R+ & M>KS ( ! FLAMES ON ONE TIE-BEAM1 ! SECOND FROM ! DAIS1 = A TOK5 ( ! PA/ TID+S4  ,ALSO :5 ,H>VE/ WAS OV] ! ,WOLF+S1 ! ,BEAM+S1 ! ,GALT+S1 & ! ,ELK+S1 SET TO WORK ) ! ,BE>+S TO REBUILD !IR ,GREAT ,RO( & ! O!R DWELL+S & BOO?S :I* ! ,ROMANS HAD BURN$2 & RI<T FAIR WAS ?AT H\SE4  

,BUT ! ,WOLF+S ?ROVE 9 FIELD & FOLD1 & !Y BEGAT *ILDR5 :O GREW UP TO BE MI<TY M5 & DEFT ( H&1 & ! ,H\SE GREW MORE GLORI\S YE> BY YE>4  

,! TALE TELLS NOT ?AT ! ,ROMANS EV] FELL ON ! ,M>K AGA92 = AB\T ?IS TIME !Y BEGAN TO /AY ! SPREAD+ ( !IR DOM9ION1 OR EV5 TO DRAW 9 ITS B\ND>IES SOME:AT4  

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