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King Olaf’s Kinsman

CHAPTER 9: The Treachery Of Edric Streone
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I would have the penny of St.Eadmund set in a gold band on the scabbard of sword Foe's Bane, where I should see it continually.

There was much gilt silver work over all the scabbard from end to end--wrought by what skilful artists in the Norseland, or how long ago, I cannot tell--and there was a place among the other work where such a fitting would go well.
But I had placed the coin in safety in the house, and I must go and fetch it, and I passed on for the time.

Then I loitered on the bridge, for the old town and its grim earthworks looks very fair thence, and so a thane sent from Eadmund caught me up and took me back to the great house, for he had some word for me.

It was near sunset by this time.
"Redwald, my friend," the Atheling said, when I stood before him, "I would have you go back to Olaf.

You have done your errand well, and your kinsman will want to have you with him.


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