Mead-hall - in the Middle Ages in Northern Europe and Scandinavia, a large building with just one room that was used as a central place for entertainment and as a living place for a lord or king:
Reprieve an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner:
fjord a long strip of sea between steep hills, found especially in Norway
piteous causing you to feel sadness and sympathy
loathsome extremely unpleasant
brooding makes you feel uncomfortable or worried, as if something bad is going to happen:
mead-horn a traditional drinking vessel made from the horn of a bovid animal (like a bull, ox, or goat) that is historically used to consume mead, ale, and wine
omens something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place:
ringmailed Ring armour (ring mail) is an assumed type of personal armour constructed as series of metallic rings sewn to a fabric or leather foundation.
marauding going from one place to another killing or using violence, stealing, and destroying:
larder a cupboard or small room used, especially in the past, for storing food in someone's home:
sinew a part of a structure or system that provides support and holds it together:
vise a tool with two parts that can be moved together by tightening a screw so that an object can be held firmly between them while it is being worked on:
moors an open area of hills covered with rough grass, especially in Britain:
whetted And once those appetites are whetted, having a physical experience without the distractions of screens and wires could become the next logical step.
thanes a man who was given land by the king or a military ruler and who held a rank above that of the common people
hearsay information that you have heard but do not know to be true:
regal very special and suitable for a king or queen:
fitfully in a way that often stops and starts and is not regular or continuous:
callous unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people:
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