large/9571/a_dreamers_tales_dm_1501_librivox_64kb_mp3/dreamerstales_07_dunsany_64kb_23
large/9571/a_dreamers_tales_dm_1501_librivox_64kb_mp3/dreamerstales_07_dunsany_64kb
English
9571
Midnight had barely come when Lod arose and went with his iron sword again to the hill. And there sat Ged. Had Ith been to him yet? Ith whom Ged loved, who hated the sword holders. And Lod looked long at the old sword of iron that had come to his grandfather on the plains of Thold. Good bye, old sword! And Lod laid it on the knees of Ged, then went away. MIDNIGHT HAD BARELY COME WHEN LAUD AROSE AND WENT WITH HIS IRON SWORD AGAIN TO THE HILL AND THERE SAT DEAD HAD IT BEEN TO HIM YET IT WHOM DED LOVED WHO HATED THE SWORD HOLDERS AND LAUD LOOKED LONG AT THE OLD SWORD OF IRON THAT HAD COME TO HIS GRANDFATHER ON THE PLAINS OF THOLDE GOOD BYE OLD SWORD AND LAUD LAID IT ON THE KNEES OF GAD THEN WENT AWAY
 peace, and questions of law and disputes, were always brought to him, and Ith gave the answers after speaking to Ged by night. At last Ith said, the day after an eclipse, that the gifts which they brought to Ged were not enough, that some far greater sacrifice was needed, that Ged was very angry even now, and not to be appeased by any ordinary sacrifice. And Ith said that to save the tribe from the anger of Ged he would speak to Ged that night, and ask him what new sacrifice he needed. Deep in his heart Lod shuddered, for his instinct told him that Ged wanted Lod's only son, who should hold the iron sword when Lod was gone. No one would dare touch Lod because of the iron sword, but his instinct said in his slow mind again and again, "Ged loves Ith. Ith has said so. Ith hates the sword-holders." "Ith hates the sword-holders. Ged loves Ith." Evening fell and the night came when Ith should speak with Ged, and Lod became ever surer of the doom of his race. He lay down but could not sleep. S THAT CONCERNED WAR OR PEACE AND QUESTIONS OF LAW AND DISPUTES WERE ALWAYS BROUGHT TO HIM AND IT GAVE THE ANSWERS AFTER SPEAKING TO DEAD BY NIGHT AT LAST IT SAID THE DAY AFTER AN ECLIPSE THAT THE GIFTS WHICH THEY BROUGHT TO DEAD WERE NOT ENOUGH THAT SOME FAR GREATER SACRIFICE WAS NEEDED THAT GED WAS VERY ANGRY EVEN NOW AND NOT TO BE APPEASED BY ANY ORDINARY SACRIFICE AND IF SAID THAT TO SAVE THE TRIBE FROM THE ANGER OF DEAD HE WOULD SPEAK TO GOD THAT NIGHT AND ASK HIM WHAT NEW SACRIFICE HE NEEDED DEEP IN HIS HEART LAUD SHUDDERED FOR HIS INSTINCT TOLD HIM THAT GAED WANTED LAUD'S ONLY SON WHO SHOULD HOLD THE IRON SWORD WHEN LAUD WAS GONE NO ONE WOULD DARE TOUCH LAUD BECAUSE OF THE IRON SWORD BUT HIS INSTINCT SAID IN HIS SLOW MIND AGAIN AND AGAIN DEAD LOVES IT IF IT HAS SAID SO IT HATES THE SWORD HOLDERS IT HATES THE SWORD HOLDERS DEAD LOVES IT EVENING FELL AND THE NIGHT CAME WHEN IT SHOULD SPEAK WITH DEAD AND LAUD BECAME EVER SURER OF THE DOOM OF HIS RACE HE LAY DOWN BUT COULD NOT SLEEP
large/9571/a_dreamers_tales_dm_1501_librivox_64kb_mp3/dreamerstales_07_dunsany_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/9571/a_dreamers_tales_dm_1501_librivox_64kb_mp3/dreamerstales_07_dunsany_64kb.flac