Nigh upon fifty winters ago, there was growing up in the North a boy named Halfred. In Iceland, on the Hamund Fjord, stood the splendid hall of his father, Hamund. At that time, so the heathen people believe, elves and goblins still moved about freely among the Northern nations. And many say that an elf, who had been friendly to the powerful Hamund, drew near to the shield cradle of the boy Halfred, and for his first food laid wild honey upon his lips, and said— ‘Victory shall be thine in harping— Victory shall be thine in singing— Sigskald shall all nations name thee.’ But this is a mere idle tale of the heathen people. And Halfred grew, and was strong and beautiful. He sat often alone on the cliffs, and listened how the wind played in rifts in the crags, and he would fain have tuned his harp to the same strain, and because he could not do it he was filled with fury…
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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781531296919 ● Mărime fișier 0.4 MB ● Editura Endymion Press ● Publicat 2016 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 6175558 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor fără
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