
Beowolf's description of his stepmother,
Pale Moon
Stepmother of Beowolf wife of Carric. She lived in a village that was
part of Highpyre, where in her village women are not allowed to
train as warriors but Pale Moon's father showed her how to
master the great spear. When her village
was attacked for its greencake deposits Pale Moon picked
up a great spear from a fallen warrior, found the tribe elder under
attack, and killed the invader. After her village moved into Highpyre
a gathering of the elders was held and it was decided
that she would be exiled instead of death. She wandered Highpyre
and met my stepfather, one who did not believe
in the old ways. He took Pale Moon as his wife and taught her the
ways of being a blacksmith. But to the women of her village she is
known as the warrior princess. She
trained me, Beowolf, to be master of the great spear.
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