Holger Danske (Wikipedia article mentions this novel)
(I can't find Carahue of Mauretania.)
See He Knew Himself for the silence when the wind stops.
Before that, when Holger gallops to the ruined church where he is to regain his legendary sword, Cortana:
"His iron clashed on him, leather creaked, the wind shouted." (p. 150)
"He heard the clamor of huge winds and saw murk before his eyes." (p. 151)
"He thought he heard the wind whistle through his ribs." (ibid.)
It is soon after that that the wind is gone but, shortly after that again, when the threatening Hell Horse departs:
"...the faintest of breezes awoke and scattered the fog." (p. 152)
That is the last of the wind references and they accompany Holger all the way to his understated defeat of:
"'...the host of Chaos...riding forth on mankind." (p. 153)
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
That line you quoted, about the hosts of Chaos marching on mankind, reminded me of similar lines I vaguely recall from the Flandry stories about the enemies of the Empire mustering against mankind and the friends of men.
Ad astra! Sean
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