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The House of the WolfingsWilliam Morris

The House of the Wolfings

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Original author: William Morris

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"The House of the Wolfings" by William Morris is a fantasy novel published in 1889. Written in a blend of prose and verse, it portrays Germanic Gothic tribes defending their homeland against the armies of imperial Rome. The story follows Thiodolf, a war leader whose fate becomes entwined with a cursed dwarf-made mail-shirt and the divine women who support him. Considered a pioneering work that united historical settings with supernatural elements, it directly influenced J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and helped establish modern fantasy literature.

The House of the Wolfings, by William Morris. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2885.

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31 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Dwellings of Mid-Mark2,437 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Flitting of the War-Arrow2,302 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Thiodolf Talketh with the Wood-Sun3,741 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The House Fareth to the War3,042 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Concerning the Hall-Sun3,745 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: They Talk on the Way to the Folk-Thing3,190 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: They Gather to the Folk-Mote3,370 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Folk-Mote of the Markmen5,601 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Ancient Man of the Daylings1,091 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: That Carline Cometh to the Roof of the Wolfings1,163 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The Hall-Sun Speaketh1,228 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Tidings of the Battle in Mirkwood2,416 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: The Hall-Sun Saith Another Word941 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: The Hall-Sun Is Careful Concerning the Passes of the Wood1,693 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: They Hear Tell of the Battle on the Ridge3,748 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: How the Dwarf-Wrought Hauberk Was Brought Away From the Hall996 words
  1. 17.Chapter XVII: The Wood-Sun Speaketh with Thiodolf3,475 words
  2. 18.Chapter XVIII: Tidings Brought to the Wain-Burg2,327 words
  3. 19.Chapter XIX: Those Messengers Come to Thiodolf2,811 words
  4. 20.Chapter XX: Otter and His Folk Come Into Mid-Mark3,728 words
  5. 21.Chapter XXI: They Bicker About the Ford1,890 words
  6. 22.Chapter XXII: Otter Falls on Against His Will2,418 words
  7. 23.Chapter XXIII: Thiodolf Meeteth the Romans in the Wolfing Meadow2,293 words
  8. 24.Chapter XXIV: The Goths Are Overthrown by the Romans1,827 words
  9. 25.Chapter XXV: The Host of the Markmen Cometh Into the Wild-Wood3,073 words
  10. 26.Chapter XXVI: Thiodolf Talketh with the Wood-Sun4,054 words
  11. 27.Chapter XXVII: They Wend to the Morning Battle1,828 words
  12. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Of the Storm of Dawning2,581 words
  13. 29.Chapter XXI: Of Thiodolf's Storm4,163 words
  14. 30.Chapter XXX: Thiodolf Is Borne Out of the Hall and Otter Is Laid Beside2,610 words
  15. 31.Chapter XXXI: Old Asmund Speaketh Over the War-Dukes: the Dead Are Laid2,381 words