The House of the Wolfings
33 chapters English Public domain
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This is one of William Morris' fantasy books, set in the world of the ancient Germanic Gothic tribes. J.R.R. Tolkien acknowledged the literary influence of this book, as well as The Roots of the Mountains, published in the same year. In this book, Morris' Goths live in a land called the Mark on a river in the forest of Mirkwood, in ancent Germany. They worship the Germanic gods Tyr and Odin by horse-sacrifice. Morris' Goths have shamans who can see the future. They repel an invasion by the Romans, led by a war leader with a mysterious piece of cursed dwarf-forged armor.
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33 chapters
26 Chapter XXIV—The Goths are Overthrown by the Romans 27 Chapter XXV—The Host of the Markmen Cometh into the Wild-Wood 28 Chapter XXVI—Thiodolf Talketh with the Wood-Sun 29 Chapter XXVII—They Wend to the Morning Battle 30 Chapter XXVIII—Of the Storm of Dawning 31 Chapter XXI—Of Thiodolf's Storm 32 Chapter XXX—Thiodolf is Borne out of the Hall and Otter is Laid Beside Him 33 Chapter XXXI—Old Asmund Speaketh Over the War-Dukes: the Dead are Laid in Mound
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The House of the Wolfings
33 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is one of William Morris' fantasy books, set in the world of the ancient Germanic Gothic tribes. J.R.R. Tolkien acknowledged the literary influence of this book, as well as The Roots of the Mountains, published in the same year. In this book, Morris' Goths live in a land called the Mark on a river in the forest of Mirkwood, in ancent Germany. They worship the Germanic gods Tyr and Odin by horse-sacrifice. Morris' Goths have shamans who can see the future. They repel an invasion by the Romans, led by a war leader with a mysterious piece of cursed dwarf-forged armor.
Table of contents
33 chapters
26 Chapter XXIV—The Goths are Overthrown by the Romans 27 Chapter XXV—The Host of the Markmen Cometh into the Wild-Wood 28 Chapter XXVI—Thiodolf Talketh with the Wood-Sun 29 Chapter XXVII—They Wend to the Morning Battle 30 Chapter XXVIII—Of the Storm of Dawning 31 Chapter XXI—Of Thiodolf's Storm 32 Chapter XXX—Thiodolf is Borne out of the Hall and Otter is Laid Beside Him 33 Chapter XXXI—Old Asmund Speaketh Over the War-Dukes: the Dead are Laid in Mound
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The House of the Wolfings
33 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is one of William Morris' fantasy books, set in the world of the ancient Germanic Gothic tribes. J.R.R. Tolkien acknowledged the literary influence of this book, as well as The Roots of the Mountains, published in the same year. In this book, Morris' Goths live in a land called the Mark on a river in the forest of Mirkwood, in ancent Germany. They worship the Germanic gods Tyr and Odin by horse-sacrifice. Morris' Goths have shamans who can see the future. They repel an invasion by the Romans, led by a war leader with a mysterious piece of cursed dwarf-forged armor.
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33 chapters
26 Chapter XXIV—The Goths are Overthrown by the Romans 27 Chapter XXV—The Host of the Markmen Cometh into the Wild-Wood 28 Chapter XXVI—Thiodolf Talketh with the Wood-Sun 29 Chapter XXVII—They Wend to the Morning Battle 30 Chapter XXVIII—Of the Storm of Dawning 31 Chapter XXI—Of Thiodolf's Storm 32 Chapter XXX—Thiodolf is Borne out of the Hall and Otter is Laid Beside Him 33 Chapter XXXI—Old Asmund Speaketh Over the War-Dukes: the Dead are Laid in Mound
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