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The House of the Wolfings

First published
1889
Pages
233

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  1. 01 - The Dwellings of Mid-Mark

    15:51

  2. 02 - The Flitting of the War-Arrow

    14:32

  3. 03 - Thiodolf Talketh with the Wood-Sun

    27:27

  4. 04 - The House Fareth to the War

    16:13

  5. 05 - Concerning the Hall-Sun

    20:43

  6. 06 - They Talk on the Way to the Folk-Thing

    15:33

  7. 07 - They Gather to the Folk-Mote

    16:02

  8. 08 - The Folk-Mote of the Markmen

    29:03

  9. 09 - The Ancient Man of the Daylings

    7:10

  10. 10 - That Carline Cometh to the Roof of the Wolfings

    7:26

  11. 11 - The Hall-Sun Speaketh

    7:42

  12. 12 - Tidings of the Battle in Mirkwood

    15:34

  13. 13 - The Hall-Sun Saith Another Word

    7:28

  14. 14 - The Hall-Sun is Careful Concerning the Passes of the Wood

    11:29

  15. 15 - They Hear Tell of the Battle on the Ridge

    22:04

  16. 16 - How the Dwarf-wrought Hauberk was Brought Away from the Hall of the Daylings

    8:03

  17. 17 - The Wood-Sun Speaketh with Thiodolf

    21:09

  18. 18 - Tidings Brought to the Wain-Burg

    14:29

  19. 19 - Those Messengers Come to Thiodolf

    17:28

  20. 20 - Otter and his Folk Come into Mid-Mark

    22:29

  21. 21 - They Bicker About the Ford

    13:55

  22. 22 - Otter Falls on Against his Will

    17:58

  23. 23 - Thiodolf Meeteth the Romans in the Wolfing Meadow

    13:23

  24. 24 - The Goths are Overthrown by the Romans

    10:13

  25. 25 - The Host of the Markmen Cometh into the Wild-Wood

    19:42

  26. 26 - Thiodolf Talketh with the Wood-Sun

    21:55

  27. 27 - They Wend to the Morning Battle

    9:37

  28. 28 - Of the Storm of Dawning

    17:55

  29. 29 - Of Thiodolf's Storm

    24:59

  30. 30 - Thiodolf is Borne out of the Hall and Otter is Laid Beside Him

    15:41

  31. 31 - Old Asmund Speaketh over the War-Dukes: The Dead are Laid in Mound

    14:21

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Morris built this early invented-world romance out of Germanic legend and his own love of the heroic past. The Wolfings and their kindred, a free tribal people of the northern forests, face the disciplined legions of Rome pushing into their land. Their war leader Thiodolf carries a dwarf-made mail-shirt given him by his supernatural lover, Wood-Sun, not knowing that its protection will betray his folk in the hour of battle. Written in a deliberately archaic mix of prose and verse, the tale weaves fate, kinship, and sacrifice around the defense of a homeland. It stands among the first modern fantasies set wholly in an imagined world, and it left its mark on Tolkien. Free to read here as a PDF and EPUB edition.

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William Morris

William Morris (1834-1896) was an English poet, designer, and socialist whose wallpapers and textiles helped define the Arts and Crafts movement. Late in life he turned to prose romances set in imagined lands, and those books are now regarded as foundations of modern fantasy literature.

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First published
1889
Reading time
About 6 hours
Pages
233
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook