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The Roots of the Mountains

Chapter IX. Those Brethren Fare to the Yewwood with the Bride

Word Count: 1178    |    Released on: 17/11/2017

men knew where to go straight to the sticks that would quarter best for bow-staves; whereas the Alderman had the right of hewing in that wood. So they went forth, those brethren

y met she greeted Face-of-god and kissed him as her wont was; and he looked upon her and saw how fair she was, and how kind and friendly were her eyes that beheld him, and

ghest kindred! Would that I had ha

as he had been before. So indeed it seemed of him; for though at first he was moody and of few words, yet presently he cursed himself for a mar-sport, and so fell into the talk, and enforced himself to be merry; a

es on the beauty of the Bride and the lovely ways of her body: but presently he remembered all that had betid, and turned away again as one who is noting what it behoves him not to

midday they rested on the green slope without the Yew-wood; and they ate bread and flesh and onions and apples, and drank red wine of the Da

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rough the fair afternoon; by seeming all three in all content. But yet Gold-mane, as from time to time he looked up

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1 Chapter I. Of Burgstead and its Folk and its Neighbours2 Chapter II. Of Face-Of-God and His Kindred3 Chapter III. They Talk of Divers Matters in the Hall4 Chapter IV. Face-Of-God Fareth to the Wood Again5 Chapter V. Face-Of-God Falls in with Menfolk on the Mountain6 Chapter VI. Of Face-Of-God and Those Mountain-Dwellers7 Chapter VII. Face-Of-God Talketh with the Friend on the Mountain8 Chapter VIII. Face-Of-God Cometh Home Again to Burgstead9 Chapter IX. Those Brethren Fare to the Yewwood with the Bride10 Chapter X. New Tidings in the Dale11 Chapter XI. Men Make Oath at Burgstead on the Holy Boar12 Chapter XII. Stone-Face Telleth Concerning the Wood-Wights13 Chapter XIII. They Fare to the Hunting of the Elk14 Chapter XIV. Concerning Face-Of-God and the Mountain15 Chapter XV. Murder Amongst the Folk of the Woodlanders16 Chapter XVI. The Bride Speaketh with Face-Of-God17 Chapter XVII. The Token Cometh from the Mountain18 Chapter XVIII. Face-Of-God Talketh with the Friend in Shadowy Vale19 Chapter XIX. The Fair Woman Telleth Face-Of-God of Her Kindred20 Chapter XX. Those Two Together Hold the Ring of the Earth-God21 Chapter XXI. Face-Of-God Looketh on the Dusky Men22 Chapter XXII. Face-Of-God Cometh Home to Burgstead23 Chapter XXIII. Talk in the Hall of the House of the Face24 Chapter XXIV. Face-Of-God Giveth that Token to the Bride25 Chapter XXV. Of the Gate-Thing at Burgstead26 Chapter XXVI. The Ending of the Gate-Thing27 Chapter XXVII. Face-Of-God Leadeth a Band Through the Wood28 Chapter XXVIII. The Men of Burgdale Meet the Runaways29 Chapter XXIX. They Bring the Runaways to Burgstead30 Chapter XXX. Hall-Face Goeth Toward Rose-Dale31 Chapter XXXI. Of the Weapon-Show of the Men of Burgdale and Their Neighbours32 Chapter XXXII. The Men of Shadowy Vale Come to the Spring Market at Burgstead33 Chapter XXXIII. The Alderman Gives Gifts to Them of Shadowy Vale34 Chapter XXXIV. The Chieftains Take Counsel in the Hall of the Face35 Chapter XXXV. Face-Of-God Talketh with the Sun-Beam36 Chapter XXXVI. Folk-Might Speaketh with the Bride37 Chapter XXXVII38 Chapter XXXVIII. Of the Great Folk-Mote Atonements Given, and Men Made Sackless39 Chapter XXXIX40 Chapter XL. Of the Hosting in Shadowy Vale41 Chapter XLI. The Host Departeth from Shadowy Vale The First Day's Journey42 Chapter XLII. The Host Cometh to the Edges of Silver-Dale43 Chapter XLIII. Face-Of-God Looketh on Silver-Dale The Bowmen's Battle44 Chapter XLIV. Of the Onslaught of the Men of the Steer, the Bridge, and the Bull45 Chapter XLV. Of Face-Of-God's Onslaught46 Chapter XLVI. Men Meet in the Market of Silver-Stead47 Chapter XLVII. The Kindreds Win the Mote-House48 Chapter XLVIII. Men Sing in the Mote-House49 Chapter XLIX50 Chapter L. Folk-Might Seeth the Bride and Speaketh with Her51 Chapter LI. The Dead Borne to Bale The Mote-House Re-Hallowed52 Chapter LII. Of the New Beginning of Good Days in Silver-Dale53 Chapter LIII. Of the Word which Hall-Ward of the Steer had for Folk-Might54 Chapter LIV. Tidings of Dallach A Folk-Mote in Silver-Dale55 Chapter LV. Departure from Silver-Dale56 Chapter LVI. Talk Upon the Wild-Wood Way57 Chapter LVII. How the Host Came Home Again58 Chapter LVIII. How the Maiden Ward was Held in Burgdale59 Chapter LIX