A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and all the Kindreds of the Mark Written in Prose and in Verse1892

<p><i>The House of the Wolfings</i> tells the tale of a band of German Goths living in a wood they call the Mark. Their lives are idyllic until the long shadow of the Roman Empire threatens the peace in their land. Thiodolf, the leader of the Wolfings and a descendant of the ancient gods, must rally the surrounding tribes to defend their home and way of life.</p> <p>Like much of <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/william-morris">Morris’s</a> work, <i>The House of the Wolfings</i> is written in a purposefully-archaic prose style, with significant portions of the dialog presented in verse. His goal was to explore the language and atmosphere of the medieval ages that so fascinated him, and the result is a uniquely rich and evocative narrative.</p> <p>Morris also uses the contrast of...