Having made my way back to my home steading of Thegn Brihtwold and caught up with news, it was a welcome surprise to soon be re-united with the other warriors who looked happy with their recently gained loot. The well talked-over plan was to re-trace the gully up which I first ventured with these stalwart […]
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Too Late the Heroes – Rhyme of the Geats and the Merfolk
Just past the Moot time Arcenbryht called us to battle With the sly Merfolk. This boy led us forth Wistan carl and brave Lytelman Tohrwulf and Nothgyth. On the first day’s row Sacked Meresedge we reached Fell sight of murder. That night we watched For then the foul Merlings struck Tohrwulf laid […]
Dark Waters, Hidden Treasures – The Tale of the Golden Sword-hilt
Good Arcenbryht, well met. I’d welcome your counsel on what I might do with this old broken sword which I have here… It’s a hilt see – with some six-inches of blade still attached – which I know to my cost… The hilt, at least, seems old and wrought with some skill. See the rune […]
Dark Waters – Hrothgar’s Tale
After leaving my family in the crags to seek adventure, I arrived in Ercongotastead after a journey containing no notable experiences, to find preparations underway for an expedition to find some bandits and was very happy to volunteer to join them. The company was led by Lyttleman, and included Cynewulf, Stigand, Nothgyth and Herewulf along […]
Dark Waters, Hidden Treasures – Herewulf’s Lay
Digging Oot Pukels O come ye here the fight to shun – or herd the sheep wi me, man ? Or were ye at the Pukel-Nest, and did the battle see, man ? I saw the battle sair and cheugh, and reekin red ran many a chiel, My heart for fear gea sugh for sugh, […]
10 – Dark Waters, Hidden Treasures – Cynewulf’s Lay
Rhyme of the Geats and the Pukelwife After the defense Of Ercongotastead’s walls We led in cold light. To the pukel den Amid close branches we took Attacks from pucklings. Then in dark passages With the pukel-men we fought A narrowing battle won. Against our enemies And against failing torch-light In that […]
The Defence of Ercongotastead – Lytelman’s Lay
Then she ordered each of her warriors the shieldwall to make From that one could tell that this chieftain would never Weaken in the warfare – when she her weapons seized. And after her Osric chose his chief to follow, Her friend in the fight – then ‘gan he forth to bear The spear to […]
Lucky Wulf’s Wyrd – Eawulf’s Lay
After battle and blood The captives are freed Most tired and wounded With some in grave need Spare arms are shared out now Some healing is done More herbs are required For mending of bones ‘Fore long we are set on A small band of wights Wulfs and the Littleman Make light of […]
Lucky Wulf’s Wyrd – Herewulf’s Lay
Nae Luck There Now it fell before the Litha-tide, When the Muir-men win their hay, The doughty Wulf bound him stride For the wild, to drive a prey He chose the Herewulf and the Eawulf, The Lyttleman, light and gay But the Cynewulf would nae wi’ him stride, And he rues it to this day […]
The Dark of the Moon – Lyttleman’s Lay
Never before this were so many folk so evilly bonded By Pukelmen and evil wights Greatest among them woze-friend Raedwald Lost in dark deeds the terror of his band one of his crew, outlaw Aculf, named as nithing dweller apart in the frost hard woods soul rebelled in face of evil sought pact with Eawuld […]