The Roots of the Mountains

Table of Contents

1. Of Burgstead and Its Folk and Its Neighbors


2. Of Face-of-God and His Kindred


3. They Talk of Divers Matters in the Hall


4. Face-of-God Fareth to the Wood Again


5. Face-of-God Falls In With Menfolk on the Mountain


6. Of Face-of-God and Those Mountain-Dwellers


7. Face-of-God Talketh With the Friend on the Mountain


8. Face-of-God Cometh Home Again to Burgstead


9. Those Brethren Fare to the Yewwood With the Bride


10. New Tidings in the Dale


11. Men Make Oath at Burgstead on the Holy Boar


12. Stone-Face Telleth Concerning the Wood-Wights


13. They Fare to the Hunting of the Elk


14. Concerning Face-of-God and the Mountain


15. Murder Amongst the Folk of the Woodlanders


16. The Bride Speaketh With Face-of-God


17. The Token Cometh from the Mountain


18. Face-of-God Talketh With the Friend in Shadowy Vale


19. The Fair Woman Telleth Face-of-God of Her Kindred


20. Those Two Together Hold the Ring of the Earth-God


21. Face-of-God Looketh on the Dusky Men


22. Face-of-God Cometh Home to Burgstead


23. Talk in the Hall of the House of the Face


24. Face-of-God Giveth That Token to the Bride


25. Of the Gate-Thing at Burgstead


26. The Ending of the Gate-Thing


27. Face-of-God Leadeth a Band Through the Wood


28. The Men of Burgdale Meet the Runaways


29. They Bring the Runaways to Burgstead


30. Hall-Face Goeth Toward Rose-Dale


31. Of the Weapon-Show of the Men of Burgdale and Their Neighbours


32. The Men of Shadowy Vale Come to the Spring Market at Burgstead


33. The Alderman Gives Gifts to Them of Shadowy Vale


34. The Chieftans Take Counsel in the Hall of the Face


35. Face-of-God Talketh With the Sun-Beam


36. Folk-Might Speaketh With the Bride


37. Of the Folk-Mote of the Dalesmen, the Shepherd-Folk, and the Woodland Carles:
    The Banner of the Wolf Displayed


38. Of the Great Folk-Mote: Atonements Given, and Men Made Sackless


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


40. Of the Hosting in Shadowy Vale


41. The Host Departeth from Shadowy Vale: The First Day’s Journey


42. The Host Cometh to the Edges of Silver-Dale


43. Face-of-God Looketh on Silver-Dale: The Bowman’s Battle


44. Of the Onslaught of the Men of the Steer, the Bridge, and the Bull


45. Of Face-of-God’s Onslaught


46. Men Meet in the Market of Silver-Stead


47. The Kindreds Win the Mote-House


48. Men Sing in the Mote-House


49. Dallach Fareth to Rose-Dale: Crow Telleth of His Errand: The Kindreds Eat Their Meat
    in Silver-Dale


50. Folk-Might Seeth the Bride and Speaketh With Her


51. The Dead Borne to Bale: The Mote-House Re-Hallowed


52. Of the New Beginning of Good Days in Silver-Dale


53. Of the Word Which Hall-Ward of the Steer had for Folk-Might


54. Tidings of Dallach: A Folk-Mote in Silver-Dale


55. Departure from Silver-Dale


56. Talk Upon the Wild-Wood Way


57. How the Host Came Home Again


58. How the Maiden Ward Was Held in Burgdale


59. The Behest of Face-of-God to the Bride Accomplished: A Mote-Stead Appointed for the Three Folks, to Wit, the Men of Burgdale, the Shepherds, and the Children of the Wolf

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