Brother Wilfred
Year of Our Lord 557 An account given to Brother Wilfrid by an old woman of the valley, called Aedre, and set down by him as nearly as he could recall her words Gilded Woman *I set this down as she gave it to me, changing as little as I am able. She would not come...
Year of Our Lord 557 Recorded by Brother Wilfrid The Jewelled Widow We found the house because Gildas would not stop complaining about the rain. It stood apart from any village, on rising ground above a stream that had long since chosen a different course. Once it had...
The Boy at the Ford Year of Our Lord 557 Recorded by Brother Wilfrid There is a ford north of Eoforwic where the river runs shallow between two banks of alder. We had been warned not to cross it after sunset. The warning came from an old farmer whose name I have...
She Is Remembered Entry dated the 3rd day of the month of Blodmonath, Year of Our Lord 558 Today we met Veil Walker near the marshes east of Eoforwic. She is a woman of our own blood, still wearing the simple gown she was buried in. Her sorrow is heavy — she seeks her...