-
empire was. Similarly,
Alain Renoir points to the author's use of the word "
wyrde,"
meaning "fate," as the
reason for the buildings' decay,
implying the inevitable...
- - has been
orchestrating their destiny from the start.
Disposing of the
Wyrdes,
influencing Leng to send
Forad Darre, and
taking the
forms of Yrsa the...
-
gescyred rime siex hun... ...a searohæbbendra; þæt eal
fornam yþ... wraþe
wyrde in woruldrice." As
translated by
Patrick J. Murphy, this reads: "Tell me...
- Syððan hine man byrigde, swa him wel gebyrede, ful wurðlice, swa he
wyrðe wæs, æt þam westende, þam
styple ful gehende, on þam suðportice; ...