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This is a wintry February world of cold iron, gray dawns, stoicism and lonely exile, with little brightness to life apart from an occasional cup of mead in a thane's household or a shining ring bestowed by some noble lord to an honored warrior.

'The Word Exchange' book review: Old English poetry isn't lost in translation Michael Dirda 2011

This is a wintry February world of cold iron, gray dawns, stoicism and lonely exile, with little brightness to life apart from an occasional cup of mead in a thane's household or a shining ring bestowed by some noble lord to an honored warrior.

'The Word Exchange' book review: Old English poetry isn't lost in translation Michael Dirda 2011

This is a wintry February world of cold iron, gray dawns, stoicism and lonely exile, with little brightness to life apart from an occasional cup of mead in a thane's household or a shining ring bestowed by some noble lord to an honored warrior.

'The Word Exchange' book review: Old English poetry isn't lost in translation Michael Dirda 2011

This is a wintry February world of cold iron, gray dawns, stoicism and lonely exile, with little brightness to life apart from an occasional cup of mead in a thane's household or a shining ring bestowed by some noble lord to an honored warrior.

'The Word Exchange' book review: Old English poetry isn't lost in translation Michael Dirda 2011

Her father, mother - until Perian's birth - and uncles had all served with merit in the thane's House Guard.

Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003

Three colors of plumes - red, black, and gray - waved in martial precision, as the thane's guards moved past them far below, perhaps two miles ahead.

Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003

Re - cruited shortly after the untimely suicide of Pitrick's twenty - third harrnservant, Legaer had felt honored to be asked to serve as important a person as the thane's savant.

Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003

Immediately afterward, they recognized the thane's adviser and snapped to attention.

Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003

This would allow him, with luck and speed, to move his force onto the road somewhere ahead of the thane's troops.

Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003

Now she commanded the House Guard, proudly taking her place with the four or five highest ranking offi - cers in the thane's service.

Flint, the King Kirchoff, Mary 2003