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All this and more was the harp to Camorak's men; for not only would it cheer his warriors on, but many a time would Arleon of the Harp strike wild amazement into opposing hosts by some rapturous prophecy suddenly shouted out while his hand swept over the roaring strings. ALL THIS AND MORE WAS THE HARP TO CAMERACK'S MEN FOR NOT ONLY WOULD IT CHEER HIS WARRIORS ON BUT MANY A TIME WOULD ARLEON OF THE HARP STRIKE WILD AMAZEMENT INTO OPPOSING HOSTS BY SOME RAPTUROUS PROPHECY SUDDENLY SHOUTED OUT WHILE HIS HAND SWEPT OVER THE ROARING STRINGS
 they described the shield of Camorak that had gone to and fro across so many battles, and the sharp but dinted edges of his sword; there were the weapons of Gadriol the Leal, and Norn, and Athoric of the Sleety Sword, Heriel the Wild, Yarold, and Thanga of Esk, their arms hung evenly all round the hall, low where a man could reach them; and in the place of honour in the midst, between the arms of Camorak and of Gadriol the Leal, hung the harp of Arleon. And of all the weapons hanging on those walls none were more calamitous to Camorak's foes than was the harp of Arleon. For to a man that goes up against a strong place on foot, pleasant indeed is the twang and jolt of some fearful engine of war that his fellow-warriors are working behind him, from which huge rocks go sighing over his head and plunge among his foes; and pleasant to a warrior in the wavering light are the swift commands of his King, and a joy to him are his comrades' instant cheers exulting suddenly at a turn of the war. THE BUYERS THERE THEY DESCRIBED A SHIELD OF CAMERACK THAT HAD GONE TO AND FRO ACROSS SO MANY BATTLES AND THE SHARP BUT DINTED EDGES OF HIS SWORD THERE WERE THE WEAPONS OF GADRIEL THE LEAL AND NORN AND ATHORIC OF THE SLEETY SWORD HARREL THE WILD YEAR OLD AND THANGA OF ESK THEIR ARMS HUNG EVENLY ALL ROUND THE HALL LOW WHERE A MAN COULD REACH THEM AND IN THE PLACE OF HONOUR IN THE MIDST BETWEEN THE ARMS OF CAMERACK AND OF GADRIEL THE LEAL HUNG THE HARP OF ARLEON AND OF ALL THE WEAPONS HANGING ON THOSE WALLS NONE WERE MORE CALAMITOUS TO CAMERACK'S FOES THAN WAS THE HARP OF ARLEON FOR TO A MAN THAT GOES UP AGAINST A STRONG PLACE ON FOOT PLEASANT INDEED IS THE TWANG AND JOLT OF SOME FEARFUL ENGINE OF WAR THAT HIS FELLOW WARRIORS ARE WORKING BEHIND HIM FROM WHICH HUGE ROCKS GO SIGHING OVER HIS HEAD AND PLUNGE AMONG HIS FOES AND PLEASANT TO A WARRIOR IN THE WAVERING LIGHT ARE THE SWIFT COMMANDS OF HIS KING AND A JOY TO HIM ARE HIS COMRADE'S INSTANT CHEERS EXULTING SUDDENLY AT A TURN OF THE WAR
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