{"product_id":"2940013697577","title":"The Folk of the Mountain Door","description":"Of old time, in the days of the kings, there was a king of  folk, a\u003cbr\u003emighty man in battle, a man deemed lucky by the wise, who ruled over a\u003cbr\u003efolk that begrudged not his kingship, whereas they knew of his valour and\u003cbr\u003ewisdom and saw how by his means they prevailed over other folks, so that\u003cbr\u003etheir land was wealthy and at peace save about its uttermost borders. And\u003cbr\u003ethis folk was called the Folk of the Mountain Door, or more shortly, of\u003cbr\u003ethe Door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrong of body was this king, tall and goodly to look on, so that the\u003cbr\u003ehearts of women fluttered with desire when he passed them by. In the\u003cbr\u003eprime and flower of his age he wedded a wife, a seemly mate, a woman of\u003cbr\u003ethe Earl-kin, tall and white-skinned, golden haired and grey-eyed;\u003cbr\u003ehealthy, sweet-breathed, and soft-spoken, courteous of manners, wise of\u003cbr\u003eheart, kind to all folk, well-beloved of little children. In early\u003cbr\u003espring-tide was the wedding, and a little after Yule she was brought to\u003cbr\u003ebed of a man-child of whom the midwives said they had never seen a\u003cbr\u003efairer. He was sprinkled with water and was named Host-lord after the\u003cbr\u003ename of his kindred of old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreat was the feast of his name-day, and much people came thereto, the\u003cbr\u003ebarons of the land, and the lords of the neighbouring folk who would fain\u003cbr\u003estand well with the king; and merchants and craftsmen and sages and\u003cbr\u003ebards; and the king took them with both hands and gave them gifts, and\u003cbr\u003ehearkened to their talk and their tales, as if he were their very earthly\u003cbr\u003efellow; for as fierce as he was afield with the sword in his fist, even\u003cbr\u003eso meek and kind he was in the hall amongst his folk and the strangers\u003cbr\u003ethat sought to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow amongst the guests that ate and drank in the hall on the even of the\u003cbr\u003eName-day, the king as he walked amidst the tables beheld an old man as\u003cbr\u003etall as any champion of the king's host, but far taller had he been, but\u003cbr\u003ethat he was bowed with age. He was so clad that he had on him a kirtle of\u003cbr\u003elambswool undyed and snow-white, and a white cloak, lined with ermine and\u003cbr\u003ewelted with gold; a golden fillet set with gems was on his head, and a\u003cbr\u003egold-hilted sword by his side; and the king deemed as he looked on him\u003cbr\u003ethat he had never seen any man more like to the Kings of the Ancient\u003cbr\u003eWorld than this man. By his side sat a woman old and very old, but great\u003cbr\u003eof stature, and noble of visage, clad, she also, in white wool raiment\u003cbr\u003eembroidered about with strange signs of worms and fire-drakes, and the\u003cbr\u003esun and the moon and the host of heaven.","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152655859952,"sku":"2940013697577","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013697577_p0.jpg?v=1763584406","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013697577","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}