Ys has been inundated and the tide has receded. In the sand, Niall discerns what had been Taranis Way, the Forum, Lir Way and the Temple of Belisama. He hears the siren that Dahut has become:
"The song strengthened. It was in and of the wind and the waves but more than they, from somewhere beyond." (p.35)
In, of and beyond wind and waves: another root of paganism. But paganism will become witchcraft in this new post-Ysan age. The King of Ys, Volume IV, is necessary to recount the world-altering aftermath.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I never thought of paganism, per se, as witchcraft. I recall how pagan Roman Emperors condemned and outlawed sorcery. And HROLF KRAKI'S SAGA shows us some pagan Scandinavian kings practicing disapproved forms of magic called "seid." Also, MOTHER OF KINGS shows the pagan King Harald Fairhair outlawing that kind of magic.
Ad astra! Sean
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