The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Historical Lecturers and Essays by Charles Kingsley: brisk young lads cannot bear their wounds. On what side wert thou
in the fight?" "On the best side," says the beaten Thormod. Kimbe
sees that Thormod has a good bracelet on his arm. "Thou art surely
a king's man. Give me thy gold ring and I will hide thee, ere the
bonders kill thee."
Thormod said, "Take it, if thou canst get it. I have lost that
which is worth more;" and he stretched out his left hand, and Kimbe
tried to take it. But Thormod, swinging his sword, cut off his
hand; and it is said Kimbe behaved no better over his wound than
those he had been blaming.
Then Thormod went into the barn; and after he had sung his song
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