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"The Roots of the Mountains" is a novel by William Morris, which follows the Gothic theme from its predecessor, "The House of the Wolfings".
Many years after the events of "The House of the Wolfings" the descendants of the Wolfing tribe live on the mountains dispersed in smaller tribes and mostly ignorant of their past. A new danger, this time the Huns, will unite them once more and force them to war in order to defend their freedom and way of life.
This is the second, and last, of Morris’s novels with a strong historic background. The descendants of the Wolfings live simple lives in a world of less magic and poetry than their ancestors. The story here is more complex as it follows the reunification of the tribes under a common threat. It is written almost entirely in prose with only a few songs. Once again Morris writes in his unique style immersing us in a unique tapestry of war and love embellished with fine details of nature, landscape and ancient customs.
J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" was influenced by this tale of a romance that unites two long-ago peoples and of the battle to defend their freedom against invading Huns.
Tolkien fans who long for more of the same delight that they get from "The Lord of the Rings" will find it in the writings of William Morris, for he created the literary style that J. R. R. Tolkien brought to such perfection in his tales.
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Rating★★★★ 3.8 (399)
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GenreHorror, General Fiction, Fairy Tales and Folklore
Length15 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 29, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1. Of Burgstead And Its Folk And Its Neighbours
2Chapter 2. Of Face-Of-God And His Kindred
3Chapter 3. They Talk Of Divers Matters In The Hall
4Chapter 4. Face-Of-God Fareth To The Wood Again
5Chapter 5. Face-Of-God Falls In With Menfolk On The Mountain
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6Chapter 6. Of Face-Of-God And Those Mountain-Dwellers
7Chapter 7. Face-Of-God Talketh With The Friend On The Mountain
8Chapter 8. Face-Of-God Cometh Home Again To Burgstead
9Chapter 9. Those Brethren Fare To The Yewwood With The Bride
10Chapter 10. New Tidings In The Dale
11Chapter 11. Men Make Oath At Burgstead On The Holy Boar
12Chapter 12. Stone-Face Telleth Concerning The Wood-Wights
13Chapter 13. They Fare To The Hunting Of The Elk
14Chapter 14. Concerning Face-Of-God And The Mountain
15Chapter 15. Murder Amongst The Folk Of The Woodlanders
16Chapter 16. The Bride Speaketh With Face-Of-God
17Chapter 17. The Token Cometh From The Mountain
18Chapter 18. Face-Of-God Talketh With The Friend In Shadowy Vale
19Chapter 19. The Fair Woman Telleth Face-Of-God Of Her Kindred
20Chapter 20. Those Two Together Hold The Ring Of The Earth-God
21Chapter 21. Face-Of-God Looketh On The Dusky Men
22Chapter 22. Face-Of-God Cometh Home To Burgstead
23Chapter 23. Talk In The Hall Of The House Of The Face
24Chapter 24. Face-Of-God Giveth That Token To The Bride
25Chapter 25. Of The Gate-Thing At Burgstead
26Chapter 26. The Ending Of The Gate-Thing
27Chapter 27. Face-Of-God Leadeth A Band Through The Wood
28Chapter 28. The Men Of Burgdale Meet The Runaways
29Chapter 29. They Bring The Runaways To Burgstead
30Chapter 30. Hall-Face Goeth Toward Rose-Dale
31Chapter 31. Of The Weapon-Show Of The Men Of Burgdale And Their Neighbours
32Chapter 32. The Men Of Shadowy Vale Come To The Spring Market At Burgstead
33Chapter 33. The Alderman Gives Gifts To Them Of Shadowy Vale
34Chapter 34. The Chieftains Take Counsel In The Hall Of The Face
35Chapter 35. Face-Of-God Talketh With The Sun-Beam
36Chapter 36. Folk-Might Speaketh With The Bride
37Chapter 37. Of The Folk-Mote Of The Dalesmen, The Shepherd-Folk, And The Woodland Carles: The Banner Of The Wolf Displayed
38Chapter 38. Of The Great Folk-Mote: Atonements Given, And Men Made Sackless
39Chapter 39. Of The Great Folk-Mote: Men Take Rede Of The War-Faring, The Fellowship, And The War-Leader. Folk-Might Telleth Whence His People Came. The Folk-Mote Sundered
40Chapter 40. Of The Hosting In Shadowy Vale
41Chapter 41. The Host Departeth From Shadowy Vale: The First Day's Journey
42Chapter 42. The Host Cometh To The Edges Of Silver-Dale
43Chapter 43. Face-Of-God Looketh On Silver-Dale: The Bowmen's Battle
44Chapter 44. Of The Onslaught Of The Men Of The Steer, The Bridge, And The Bull
45Chapter 45. Of Face-Of-God's Onslaught
46Chapter 46. Men Meet In The Market Of Silver-Stead
47Chapter 47. The Kindreds Win The Mote-House
48Chapter 48. Men Sing In The Mote-House
49Chapter 49. Dallach Fareth To Rose-Dale: Crow Telleth Of His Errand: The Kindreds Eat Their Meat In Silver-Dale
50Chapter 50. Folk-Might Seeth The Bride And Speaketh With Her
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