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…From the south came Long-Horn O’Leary and his host.
“Hail, the flame-hot hammerer: wielder of the red mallet,” said Father Fish as he lolloped alongside O’Leary’s company on foot, “When the men of Albion return from foreign lands you protect their rear so that an assailant may not spring past you, nor over you, what then should prevent the Champion’s Portion of Red-Hill-Hall being yours ?”
Said Long-Horn O’Leary, “why, if it isn’t that dullard Fish Face, come to pester me with his eccentric wit,” he laughed aloud and his company set up a roar and raised their swords.
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Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Sue, I must bring your attention to a wonderful book by Richard Girling called ‘Ielfstan’s Place’. It is really hard to find these days (not on Amazon or other reputablte book sites), but can be ordered directly from www.https://longmarshpress.co.uk/
Quote from Longmarsh website: In Ielfstan’s Place Richard Girling recreates the thousands of years of life in and around the village from the time of the earliest human inhabitants of the area to the early twentieth century, through a connected sequence of short stories or vignettes. In a vivid, concentrated style he beautifully evokes the sights, smells, sensations and mentalities of past ages.
I thoroughly recommend finding it and reading it. Magical!
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Thanks, Julian, I’ll look it up 🙂
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