Echoes of Dead Worlds

Fear the Ghost Seal

January 10, 2021 Saxo

“The same night that Thorodd had left, when the people at Froday came up to the fireside in the evening, they saw a seal’s head coming coming out of the fireplace.” […]

Ritualized Affection

January 9, 2021 Saxo

“Still on his knees, the Cid kissed the King’s hands, and then, rising to his feet, he kissed him on the mouth. The whole assembly rejoiced at this.” […]

“They consume everything, even the grass. Like wild beasts, they slaughter our herds. They even eat the vermin that crawl on the earth. No other species multiplies like they do. Not one of them dies without fathering a thousand children.” […]

God Put to the Test

January 5, 2021 Saxo

“The next morning he ordered a bar of iron of great weight to be heated with fire, and then bade the cleric, in defense of the Catholic faith, to carry the glowing iron.” […]

An Assassin in the Family

January 3, 2021 Saxo

“As she passed in front of Brian, he immediately recognized her. He called to her in a low voice, bursting into tears as he did so.” […]

Blood Brings Wisdom and Death

January 2, 2021 Saxo

“Then a third spoke: “He should strike Regin’s head off; then he alone would control the huge store of gold.”” […]

A Scoundrel of the Highest Order

December 29, 2020 Saxo

“He nervously toiled and schemed how he might enter the castle, taking various disguises as sometimes on horse, sometimes on foot, he pretended to be a jongleur or prostitute.” […]