Beltane the Smith

Growing up isolated among hermits, young Beltane has a lot to learn about the world. His education begins when a stranger comes to the woods offering sword and horse lessons to the young man. Still, will he be ready when Lady Helen of Mortain rides through and catches his eye?

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• Dedication
• 1: How Beltane Lived Within the Greenwood
• 2: How Beltane Had Word with the Duke, Black Ivo
• 3: How Love Came To Beltane In The Greenwood
• 4: Of The Love and the Grief of Helen the Proud
• 5: Which Tells of the Story of Ambrose the Hermit
• 6: How Beltane Fared Forth Of The Green
• 7: How Beltane Talked with One Hight Giles Brabblecombe, Who Was a Notable and Learned Archer
• 8: How Beltane Held Discourse With A Black Friar
• 9: Wherein Is Some Account of the Philosophy of Folly and the Wisdom of a Fool
• 10: How Beltane Made Comrade One Black Roger That Was a Hangman
• 11: Which Tells How Three Mighty Men Swear Fealty to Beltane: And How Good Friar Martin Digged a Grave in the Wild
• 12: Which Tells How Duke Ivo's Great Gallows Ceased to Be
• 13: How They Break Ope The Dungeon of Belsaye
• 14: How Beltane Came Nigh to Death
• 15: How Beltane Had Word With Pertolepe The Red, and How They Left Him in the Forest
• 16: Of the Rueful Knight of the Burning Heart
• 17: Of the Ambushment Near Thornaby Mill
• 18: How Beltane Met Sir Gilles of Brandonmere
• 19: Concerning the Eyes of a Nun
• 20: How Beltane Plighted His Troth In The Green
• 21: Of The Tale of Godric the Huntsman
• 22: Concerning the Wiles of Winfrida the Fair
• 23: Of The Humility of Helen the Proud
• 24: Of What Befell at Blaen
• 25: How Beltane Became Captive to Sir Pertolepe
• 26: Of The Horrors of Garthlaxton Keep, And How a Devil Entered Into Beltane
• 27: How Beltane Took To The Wild-Wood
• 28: Of The Place of Refuge Within the Green
• 29: How Beltane Slew Tostig and Spake With The Wild Men
• 30: How They Smote Garthlaxton
• 31: How Giles Made a Merry Song
• 32: How Beltane Met With a Youthful Knight
• 33: How Beltane Had News of One That Was a Notable Pardoner
• 34: How They Came To Belsaye
• 35: How Gui of Allerdale Ceased From Evil
• 36: How The Folk of Belsaye Town Made Them An End of Tyranny
• 37: How They Left Belsaye
• 38: Of Beltane's Black and Evil Mood, And How He Fell In With the Witch of Hangstone Waste
• 39: How Beltane Fought For One Mellent That Was a Witch
• 40: Further Concerning the Maid Mellent; And of the Hue and Cry
• 41: How They Rode Into The Wilderness
• 42: How Beltane Dreamed In The Wild-Wood
• 43: How Beltane Knew Great Humility
• 44: How A Madness Came Upon Beltane in the Wild-Wood
• 45: How Black Roger Taught Beltane Great Wisdom
• 46: How Black Roger Prayed In The Dawn: And How His Prayers Were Answered
• 47: How Beltane Swear an Oath
• 48: How Beltane Set Out for Hangstone Waste
• 49: How Beltane Found Peace and a Great Sorrow
• 50: Telleth How Beltane Went Forth To His Duty
• 51: How Black Roger Won To Fuller Manhood
• 52: How They Had News of Walkyn
• 53: Of Jolette, That Was a Witch
• 54: How Beltane Fought With a Doughty Stranger
• 55: How They Marched For Winisfarne
• 56: What They Found at Winisfarne
• 57: Telleth of the Onfall At Brand
• 58: How Beltane Had Speech With the Abbess
• 59: Telleth How Sir Benedict Went A-Fishing
• 60: Telleth How They Marched From The Valley of Brand
• 61: How The Forest Fought For Them
• 62: How They Came To Belsaye for the Third Time
• 63: Telleth Somewhat of the Woes of Giles O' The Bow
• 64: How Giles Cursed Belsaye Out Of Her Fear
• 65: Telleth of Roses
• 66: Concerning A Blue Camlet Cloak
• 67: Telleth What Befell In The Reeve's Garden
• 68: Friar Martin's Dying Prophecy
• 69: How At Last They Came To Pentavalon City
• 70: Which Speaketh for Itself