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The Roots of the Mountains

The Roots of the Mountains

by William Morris

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Author
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Title
The Roots of the Mountains Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale, Their Friends, Their Neighbours, Their Foemen, and Their Fellows in Arms
Credits
Transcribed from the 1896 Longmans, Green, and Co. edition by David Price
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Fantasy fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
6050
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6050
Release Date
July 1, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE ROOTS OF THE MOUNTAINS WHEREIN IS TOLD SOMEWHAT OF THE LIVES OF THE MEN OF BURG- DALE THEIR FRIENDS THEIR NEIGHBOURS THEIR FOEMEN AND THEIR FELLOWS IN ARMS
  2. 2.CONTENTS .
  3. 3.CHAPTER I. OF BURGSTEAD AND ITS FOLK AND ITS NEIGHBOURS.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. OF FACE-OF-GOD AND HIS KINDRED.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. THEY TALK OF DIVERS MATTERS IN THE HALL.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. FACE-OF-GOD FARETH TO THE WOOD AGAIN.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. FACE-OF-GOD FALLS IN WITH MENFOLK ON THE MOUNTAIN.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. OF FACE-OF-GOD AND THOSE MOUNTAIN-DWELLERS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. FACE-OF-GOD TALKETH WITH THE FRIEND ON THE MOUNTAIN.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. FACE-OF-GOD COMETH HOME AGAIN TO BURGSTEAD.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. THOSE BRETHREN FARE TO THE YEWWOOD WITH THE BRIDE.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. NEW TIDINGS IN THE DALE.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. MEN MAKE OATH AT BURGSTEAD ON THE HOLY BOAR.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. STONE-FACE TELLETH CONCERNING THE WOOD-WIGHTS.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. THEY FARE TO THE HUNTING OF THE ELK.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. CONCERNING FACE-OF-GOD AND THE MOUNTAIN.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. MURDER AMONGST THE FOLK OF THE WOODLANDERS.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. THE BRIDE SPEAKETH WITH FACE-OF-GOD.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. THE TOKEN COMETH FROM THE MOUNTAIN.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. FACE-OF-GOD TALKETH WITH THE FRIEND IN SHADOWY VALE.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. THE FAIR WOMAN TELLETH FACE-OF-GOD OF HER KINDRED.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. THOSE TWO TOGETHER HOLD THE RING OF THE EARTH-GOD.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. FACE-OF-GOD LOOKETH ON THE DUSKY MEN.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. FACE-OF-GOD COMETH HOME TO BURGSTEAD.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. TALK IN THE HALL OF THE HOUSE OF THE FACE.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. FACE-OF-GOD GIVETH THAT TOKEN TO THE BRIDE.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. OF THE GATE-THING AT BURGSTEAD.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. THE ENDING OF THE GATE-THING.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. FACE-OF-GOD LEADETH A BAND THROUGH THE WOOD.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. THE MEN OF BURGDALE MEET THE RUNAWAYS.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. THEY BRING THE RUNAWAYS TO BURGSTEAD.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. HALL-FACE GOETH TOWARD ROSE-DALE.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. OF THE WEAPON-SHOW OF THE MEN OF BURGDALE AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII. THE MEN OF SHADOWY VALE COME TO THE SPRING MARKET AT BURGSTEAD.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII. THE ALDERMAN GIVES GIFTS TO THEM OF SHADOWY VALE.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV. THE CHIEFTAINS TAKE COUNSEL IN THE HALL OF THE FACE.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV. FACE-OF-GOD TALKETH WITH THE SUN-BEAM.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVI. FOLK-MIGHT SPEAKETH WITH THE BRIDE.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVII. OF THE FOLK-MOTE OF THE DALESMEN, THE SHEPHERD-FOLK, AND THE WOODLAND CARLES: THE BANNER OF THE WOLF DISPLAYED.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVIII. OF THE GREAT FOLK-MOTE: ATONEMENTS GIVEN, AND MEN MADE SACKLESS.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIX. OF THE GREAT FOLK-MOTE: MEN TAKE REDE OF THE WAR-FARING, THE FELLOWSHIP, AND THE WAR-LEADER. FOLK-MIGHT TELLETH WHENCE HIS PEOPLE CAME. THE FOLK-MOTE SUNDERED.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XL. OF THE HOSTING IN SHADOWY VALE.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XLI. THE HOST DEPARTETH FROM SHADOWY VALE: THE FIRST DAY’S JOURNEY.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XLII. THE HOST COMETH TO THE EDGES OF SILVER-DALE.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLIII. FACE-OF-GOD LOOKETH ON SILVER-DALE: THE BOWMEN’S BATTLE.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLIV. OF THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE MEN OF THE STEER, THE BRIDGE, AND THE BULL.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLV. OF FACE-OF-GOD’S ONSLAUGHT.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLVI. MEN MEET IN THE MARKET OF SILVER-STEAD.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLVII. THE KINDREDS WIN THE MOTE-HOUSE.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVIII. MEN SING IN THE MOTE-HOUSE.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLIX. DALLACH FARETH TO ROSE-DALE: CROW TELLETH OF HIS ERRAND: THE KINDREDS EAT THEIR MEAT IN SILVER-DALE.
  52. 52.CHAPTER L. FOLK-MIGHT SEETH THE BRIDE AND SPEAKETH WITH HER.
  53. 53.CHAPTER LI. THE DEAD BORNE TO BALE: THE MOTE-HOUSE RE-HALLOWED.
  54. 54.CHAPTER LII. OF THE NEW BEGINNING OF GOOD DAYS IN SILVER-DALE.
  55. 55.CHAPTER LIII. OF THE WORD WHICH HALL-WARD OF THE STEER HAD FOR FOLK-MIGHT.
  56. 56.CHAPTER LIV. TIDINGS OF DALLACH: A FOLK-MOTE IN SILVER-DALE.
  57. 57.CHAPTER LV. DEPARTURE FROM SILVER-DALE.
  58. 58.CHAPTER LVI. TALK UPON THE WILD-WOOD WAY.
  59. 59.CHAPTER LVII. HOW THE HOST CAME HOME AGAIN.
  60. 60.CHAPTER LVIII. HOW THE MAIDEN WARD WAS HELD IN BURGDALE.
  61. 61.CHAPTER LIX. THE BEHEST OF FACE-OF-GOD TO THE BRIDE ACCOMPLISHED: A MOTE-STEAD APPOINTED FOR THE THREE FOLKS, TO WIT, THE MEN OF BURGDALE, THE SHEPHERDS, AND THE CHILDREN OF THE WOLF.

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