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 […]
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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 […]
The Dark of the Moon – Eawulf’s Tale
Eawulf’s tale My shame is eating me, I have heard of weirling things, of beserkers, or curses and think perhaps I might be afflicted? Could I be? Would I know? I look to Tiw for answers but there was only silence, now it seems the ghods have found me wanting too. There must be a […]
Death of Gadd – Herewulf’s Lay
Death of Gadd When Merelings burst upon our camp When Wulf fell, forth came Gadd Steel flashing as foes surround Luckless, Gadd took their spears Prone he lies on the field of tears Blackheart mereling spears his heart Valhalla waits for Gadd the brave Affray of the Pukelmen Dark the night below the cliff When […]
Death of Gadd – Cynewulf’s Lay
Brave Gad, battle-weary. Seeks vengeance for evil done. A Merman opens Valhalla. Plain-Wulf seeks respite. In May hills he challenges again. Puklemen deny his pleas. Valiant Herwulf strikes. With Bow, with Sax, and strikes again. Weathers all Pukel attacks. Our fellow Nothgyth strikes. Showing skill, spearing without mercy. A Valkerie in attack. […]
Death of Gadd – Eawulf’s Tale
It was a while ago I stopped telling stories about my life, since this place became too tedious that nothing new ever happened. That was until a few days ago… Some adventurous types arrived at the farm searching for a boat, but carrying a fallen comrade with them. Being the only man with any priestly […]
The Wood Wose – Cynewulf’s Tale
A Wood Wose’s Wrath – as told by Cynewulf to Arkenbright As our rumour had it a carl of the Swedish host, latterly vanquished by our Geatish force, had been trapped by a Wood Wose or Wose Wife in a grove of trees within a day’s march of our camp. Guided by Hop, Stigund, Littleman […]
The Pursuit – Gadd’s Tale
Time passed and Deorwulf and I found our way to the area with the action. Those Swedes had come down from the north expecting to crush all before them with their brothers to the south closing the trap. Except the massacre of the drunken Swedes in Leastnee meant the tables could be turned. So, we […]
The Golden Bull – Gadd’s Tale
I met two other travellers this past evening, a short fellow by the name of Lyttleman, and an enthusiatic man called Deorwulf. Immediately, Deorwulf wanted my aid in being blessed by his father and wanted guidance from him on his future. In return, he pledged to help me find and kill a bear, I accepted […]
Woden’s Price – Gadd’s Tale
I had learned my maege arts and devoted myself to Wod and now it was time to put those arts to the test, no longer practising, but appying them in the world. Now was the time to act. Throwing my lot in with a ragged group all travelling the same way, we soon got to […]