Middanhal

When morning came, it was the day of the prince's burial. The procession began in the Hall of the Honoured Dead. A simple bier had been constructed to carry the prince's body; four kingthanes, one in each corner, lifted him up. Berimund, their captain, walked in front and led the group. The rest of the thanes were placed in a circle; as the procession moved up and outside the Citadel, they formed a defensive line around the body of the slain. Just behind the bier walked ...