The Saxons and the Kings of the World

Never was a country turned inside out so soon or quietly. Nothing now to swear by, but our lady of tor and holy saint bridget. All saxon wives were in danger of kissing. And all saxon abbots were become barefooted monks. Towns and boroughs went down; the hungry flames of lust and avarice fed upon what they destroyed. Thane and franklin uncapped them at the roadside to these steel bound swarms of ruthless spoilers. When i thought of all this, i was extraordinarily ill at ease. Before i could settle upon how best to meet the danger, it came upon us, and we were overwhelmed.