The Tables of the Histories of the Stoneborn of Dynkyr - Table VII

In the days when Clangeddin ruled Dynkyr alone, he sent scouts into every land to espy his enemy. And when the storjarl was at last found, Clangeddin rose up and went forth to meet Yrsog Firemane and all his throng, as they lay encamped near the Oxbow of Sakar.

There were three hundred giants in that throng, and within their camp were the hounds of hell, a gift from the fell powers they worshipped, and from the god who dwelt in their midst, Karon. Clangeddin commanded four companies of spear and hammerhand, and he was joined by two companies from Festog and Oromir, led by his own sons. To these were added three companies of Terani archers and a company of Vyrum cavaliers.

By such might the throng was destroyed.

Yrsog was not spared. His head was taken and cast into the hot springs where he had sought shelter, so that the flesh was stripped from bone. His body was burned upon the field of his defeat, and the ashes were scattered upon the waters of the Oxbow, never again to trouble the worlds of Dwenir or Besnir. The hounds of hell were likewise slain, though many fled into the mountains, and their baying was heard in the valleys for long years thereafter.

No sign was found of their evil god. Karon had no form that could be seen, though he was known to inhabit the bodies of others, as he had once inhabited Caros, the foul prophet. Against him Clangeddin swore his vengeance, though that oath went unfulfilled, even upon his deathbed.

Then all the Besnir rejoiced, but the Dwenir were heavy of heart. For though Baere had made her promise concerning their wives and daughters, the manner of its fulfillment was yet unknown to them. For this reason the Besnir called the Dwenir dour and taciturn, given to hard labor and caring little for mirth—though their fondness for strong drink was both misunderstood and, in time, appreciated.

With the enemies of all Besnir slain, the Dwenir ruled fairly and prosperously, once again sharing their tools with all people, and trading in the coigns which they minted. Clangeddin was Regn of Dynkyr for eight score years, and he died as he had lived, axe in hand. Thus Dugmar became the second Regn of the Stoneborn.