,9TRODUCTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

    ,IF ,! ,H\SE ( ! ,WOLF+S  
WAS AN ADMIR+ RECON/RUCTION ( OLD ,G]MANIC CLAN-BAS$ SOCIETY AS A  
SELF-CONTA9$ WORLD1 ,! ,ROOTS ( ! ,M\NTA9S %[S ! ABILITY  
( ?AT SOCIETY TO REVITALIZE O!RS4 ,! 0O!RS0 9 ?IS CASE 
>E ANO!R ,G]MANIC PEOPLE2  ONE SETTL$ 9 SMALL T[NS & VILLAGES 
9 ! VALLEYS AT ! FOOT ( ! M\NTA9S4 ,!Y >E A PEOPLE 9 ! PROCESS  
( LOS+ !IR PA/3 ! OLD CLAN ORGANIZATION IS BECOM+ RIGID - ?\<  
9DIVIDUALS >E /ILL ELECT$ TO POSITIONS1 ?OSE 9DIVIDUALS >E ALWAYS  
MEMB]S ( ONE H\SE - & :ILE !RE >E /ILL NO CLASSES 79 A TIME  
)\T W> ! ?RALLS HAVE DISAPPE>$ RA!R ?AN TURN+ 9TO A CA/E (  
S]FS7 !RE IS ! BEG9N+ ( A DIVISION ( LABOR BY PEOPLES3 !  
,BURGDAL]S1 LIV+ BY WEAV+1 SMI?Y+1 & TRADE ) ! \TSIDE WORLD2  
! ,WOODL&]S1 HUNT]S & C>P5T]S1 0FREEM51 YET AS REG>DS !  
,DALEM5 WELL-NI< !IR S]VANTS02 & ! ,%EPH]DS4 

,! H]OIC AGE IS OV] = !SE PEOPLES2 WEAV]S & TRAD]S CANNOT  
NATURALLY BREAK 9TO V]SE AS C\LD ! OLD ,WOLF+S - ?IS BOOK IS 9 PROSE1  
UNLESS PEOPLE *OSE TO S+ A SONG4 ,NOR CAN !Y S]I\SLY BELIEVE 9 ELVES1  
TROLLS & DW>FS2 ! ONE P]SON :O DOES HOV]S ON ! $GE ( BE+ A  
LAU<+ /OCK4 

,9TO ?IS QUIET1 UNROMANTIC RURAL WORLD COME TWO \TSIDE =CES3 !  
DESC5DANTS ( ! ,SONS ( ! ,WOLF !MSELVES 7,MORRIS HAS N[1  
DISCONC]T+LY1 BEGUN TO TRANSLATE ALL ,G]MANIC NAMES7 :O HAVE MIGRAT$  
WE/ TO ! M\NTA9S1 P]HAPS ! ,C>PA?IANS2 & ! ,HUNS1 OR ',DUSKY ,M5'4  
,DEPLET$ 9 NUMB]S 7MANY HAVE GONE TO FI<T AS M]C5>IES = ! ,ROMANS71  
EVICT$ FROM !IR SETTLEM5T BY ! ,HUNS1 ! ,SONS ( ! ,WOLF /ILL  
REMEMB] ,?IODULF & !IR H]OIC PA/ -  NOT ONLY REMEMB] HIM1 BUT MAY  
EV5 BE ! ONES :O TOLD ! /ORY ( ! ,H\SE ( ! ,WOLF+S 7! TELL]  
( ?IS /ORY IS LAT] /ILL1 & COMES FROM ,*RI/IAN TIMES74 
,UNLIKE ! RURAL PEOPLE ( ! O!R VALLEYS !Y DO NOT GIVE UP HOPE FAC$ 
) ! BRUTALITY ( ! ,HUNS1 BUT >E ACT+ AS AN UNSE5 GU>D ON 
! BORD]S ( CIVILIZATION1 BLOCK+ ANY FUR!R ADVANCE4 

,! EV5TUAL M]G+ ( ! ,SONS ( ! ,WOLF & ! ,BURGDAL]S COMES 
AB\T ?R\< 9DIVIDUALS2 ! /ORY1 AT ITS HE>T1 IS A FIVE-WAY LOVE /ORY1 
SO ?AT ONCE AGA9 A !ME ( ! NOVEL IS ! RELATION%IP ( 9DIVIDUAL 
TO SOCIETY4 ,BUT IT IS A RELATION%IP ?AT IS BEG9N+ TO *ANGE2 ! 
,SONS ( ! ,WOLF MAY BE H]OES1 BUT !Y >E ALSO RELICS ( ! PA/1 FAD+ 
AWAY1 & ,?IODULF'S SIMPLE ID5TIFICATION ) HIS PEOPLE - AN 
ID5TIFICATION EV5 BUILT 9TO HIS NAME - WILL SOON NO LONG] BE 
POSSIBLE4 ,N[ !RE IS ALWAYS 
A SUSPICION ?AT ! 9T]E/S ( 9DIVIDUALS & PEOPLES MAY 9 FACT BE  
DIFF]5T4 ,AS ON ONE LEVEL ! /ORY DESCRIBES ! WELD+ ( DIFF]5T  
PEOPLES TOGE!R ?R\< ! LOVE ( 9DIVIDUALS1 SO ON ANO!R1 IT %[S !  
BEG9N+ ( ! 5D ( ?IS POSSIBILITY4 ,AS ! H]O ASKS HIS LOV] AT  
! />T3   

,IS IT ?AT ?\ WILL SUFF] ME TO W$ !E & B$ !E AT LA/ AS M]E 
PAYM5T = ! HELP ?AT ,I %ALL GIVE TO !E & ?9E8 

,! D\BT CONT9UES ALMO/ TO ! 5D2 & IT IS %>$ BY ALL BUT ONE (  
! FIVE LOV]S 9 ! /ORY - ! ONLY ONE :OSE LOVE IS UNREQUIT$4 

,! ,ROOTS ( ! ,M\NTA9S SEEMS TO BE ! /ORY ?AT 9SPIR$ 
! SUBPLOT ( ! ,DUN$A91 W&]]S ( FAD+ H]OIC PA/ DEF5D+ ! 
FRONTI]S ( ! ,%IRE AGA9/ ! ,ORCS1 & ! LOVES (  ,>AGORN1 ,E[YN1  
,F>AMIR1 & ,>W5 9 ,TOLKI5'S ,LORD ( ! ,R+S4  ,! SPURN$ 
LOV] :O GOES TO W> AS A MAN & EV5TUALLY M>RIES ANO!R1 ! WOMAN 
:O MAY 7OR MAY NOT7 BE ONE ( ?OSE :O 'LIVE =EV]'1 ! DUTIFUL CAPTA9 
PREP>$ TO GIVE ALL TO DEF5D HIS PEOPLE - & O!RS - FROM EVIL2 ALL CAN 
BE F\ND 9 ,! ,ROOTS ( ! ,M\NTA9S 7( C\RSE MANY ( ! !MES  
CAN ALSO BE TRAC$ BACK TO REAL ,G]MANIC ORIG9S :I* BO? ,TOLKI5 & ,MORRIS 
W]E FASC9AT$ BY1  BUT ! CO9CID5CES SEEM TOO MANY = ?IS TO BE ! 
ONLY CAUSE ( ! SIMIL>ITIES74 

,9 ,TOLKI5'S CASE ! ,ORCS >E1 LIT]ALLY1 BO? 9HUMAN & 9/RUM5TS (  
EVIL2 !Y >E ALSO UGLY1 MAL=M$1 & KILL$ 9 L>GE NUMB]S )\T  
COMPASSION4  
,! DESCRIPTION HAS L$ TO ACCUSATIONS ( RACISM 7AGA9/ :OM IS NOT CLE>74  
,MORRIS DESCRIBES HIS ,HUNS AS3 

,%ORT ( /ATURE1 CROOK$ LEGG$1 LONG >M$1 V]Y /RONG = !IR SIZE3 
) SMALL BLUE EYES1 SNUBB$-NOS$1 WIDE-M\!D1 ?9-LIPP$1 V]Y 
SW>?Y ( SK91 EXCE$+ F\L ( FAVOR4 

MAKES !M UNABLE TO BRE$ ) ! ,GO?S1 & SIMIL>LY HAS !M KILL$ 9  
L>GE NUMB]S )\T COMPASSION4 ,HE HAS AS A RESULT ALSO BE5 ACCUS$ ( 
RACISM3  

,!RE >E1 9 %ORT1 NO 0HALF-BRE$S0 TO COMPLICATE ! ISSUE4 
,9 ?IS CONV5I5T !SIS ONE MAY WELL SEE A REFLECTION ( !ORIES  
DUR+ ! SPREAD ( ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE TO PREV5T 9FILTRATION ( ! RUL]S 
BY ! RUL$ .<#a.> 

,QUITE AP>T FROM ! IMPROBABILITY ( ?IS !SIS APPLI$ TO A MAN A L>GE 
PROPORTION ( :OSE LIFE AT ! TIME CONSI/$ ( SPEE*ES & WRIT+S 
AGA9/ ! 9IQUITIES ( ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE1 BO? ,TOLKI5 & ,MORRIS'S 
DESCRIPTIONS >E CLE>LY D]IV$ FROM A NE>LY CONTEMPOR>Y ,GO?IC HI/ORIAN3  

,FILIM]1 K+ ( ! ,GO?S 444 F\ND AMONG HIS PEOPLE C]TA9 WIT*ES 444 HE  
EXPELL$ !M FROM ! MID/ ( HIS RACE & COMPELL$ !M TO W&] 9  
SOLIT>Y EXILE AF> FROM HIS >MY4 ,!RE ! UNCLEAN SPIRITS1 :O BEHELD !M  
AS !Y W&]$ ?R\< ! WILD]NESS1 BE/[$ !IR EMBRACES UPON !M  
& BEGAT ?IS SAVAGE RACE1 :I* DWELT AT FIR/ 9 ! SWAMPS -- A /UNT$1  
F\L & PUNY TRIBE1 SC>CELY HUMAN1 & HAV+ NO LANGUAGE SAVE ONE :I*  
BORE BUT SLI<T RESEMBLANCE TO HUMAN SPEE*4 ,SU* WAS ! DESC5T ( ! ,HUNS  
:O CAME TO ! C\NTRY ( ! ,GO?S444 ,!Y MADE !IR FOES FLEE 9 HORROR  
BECAUSE !IR SW>?Y ASPECT WAS FE>FUL1 & !Y HAD1 IF ,I MAY CALL IT SO1  
A SORT ( %APELESS LUMP1 NOT A HEAD1 ) P9-HOLES RA!R ?AN EYES4 
,JORDANES1 ,ORIG9S & ,DE$S ( ! ,GO?S .<#b.> 

,BUT IT IS ALSO CLE> ?AT ) ! ,HUNS ,MORRIS IS BEG9N+ TO MOVE AWAY 
FROM DETAIL$ HI/ORICAL RECON/RUCTION T[>DS A MORE AB/RACT SYMBOLISM4 
,! ,HUNS HAVE3   

,NO DELI<T 9 LIFE1 NO SWEET DAYS DO !Y HAVE = !MSELVES1 
& !Y BEGRUDGE ! DELI<TS ( O!RS !RE94 ,!RE=E !IR ?RALLS 
KN[ NO RE/ OR SOLACE2 !IR REW>D ( TOIL IS MANY /RIPES1 & ! HEAL+ 
( !IR /RIPES GRIEV\S TOIL4 

,A PROJECT$ SEQUEL TO ! ,ROOTS ( ! ,M\NTA9S1  
,! ,/ORY ( ,DESID]IUS1 WAS NEV] COMPLET$1 & ,MORRIS WROTE NO 
MORE TRUE HI/ORICAL NOVELS2 BUT 0DELI<T 9 LIFE0 & ITS 
5EMIES W]E SOON TO REAPPE> 9 DIFF]5T =MS 9 HIS FANTASY NOVELS4  
  

,FOOTNOTES3 

.<#a.> ,GO?S & ,HUNS3 ! R$ISCOV]Y ( ! ,NOR!RN ,CULTURES 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY1 ,T4,A4,%IPPEY1 #f? ,9T]NATIONAL ,SYMPOSIUM ON ! ,M$IEVAL ,LEGACY1 ,OD5SE #a#i#h#a4 

.<#b.> ,SEE ALSO ,AMMIANUS ,M>CELL9US1 ,HI/ORY ( ,ROME 

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