Section 126: Arold's Wedding
Seeing that the monks were trembling but none of them dared to answer their questions, the Danish king Banuk immediately became furious, and prepared to let his guards slaughter all the captured monks, when a monk quickly stood up and greeted the Danish king Banuk in the Viking language.
"Your Majesty, I know the Viking language." The monk who knew the Viking language, he was about thirty to forty years old, and the monks prayed and wrote scriptures all year round, so he was generally weak, but this monk seemed to be a little stronger and more courageous than his companions, and the Danish king Banuk raised his left hand to stop the guards from drawing their swords.
"You know our language?" King Banuk of Denmark asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I have been a missionary in the Vikan region, and I know a little about your language." So the monk said to Banuk, king of Denmark.
"Very well, now that you are my slave, you are going to serve by my side, what is your name?" Danish King Banuk touched the braid and beard on his chin with his hand, looked at the middle-aged monk in front of him and said.
"My name is Warner, and I am a faithful servant of God." Brother Warner said cautiously, feeling keenly aware that he seemed to be useful to the irascible heathen monarch in front of him, and made a condition, "Please release my companions, they are innocent monks." ”
"No, they are my slaves, but if your service satisfies me, I can give them a place to leave without having to do the heavy work." Of course, the Danish king would not let the monks go, but he said flexibly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. May God bless you. Warner hurriedly bowed his head and thanked the King of Denmark, and blessed the monarch in his own religious way, and strangely the pagan monarch was not annoyed.
Why did the Danish king Banuk leave these kidnapped monks, what his real purpose was, maybe no one knows except himself, but at this time there was a great happy event in Mecklenburg County, the nobles of the Duchy of Mason led by the Duke of Able entered the castle of Mecklenburg on the third day, Princess Josie finally had to complete the marriage ceremony with Arrod, for the Duke of Abel at this time, Arold was fully worthy of his sister, and even the nobles of the other Duchy of Mason were optimistic.
Early in the morning of the day. Churches throughout Mecklenburg County rang their bells. The loud bells of the parish of the Friars of St. Jom echoed the bells of the churches in the castle of Mecklenburg, where the so-called relics of the Virgin were placed, and the more prominent people of the county of Mecklenburg had been invited the day before to attend the grand wedding ceremony of their lords. People are dressed in costumes that are only worn during festivals. Delight in high spirits and head to Mecklenburg Castle.
"Please accept our gifts and blessings." The kulaks and squires in the countryside brought with them some souvenirs. These souvenirs were given to the men sent by the Elvet monks, in fact, if the lord was traditionally married as his subject, Arold could collect the marriage tax from everyone. But Arold felt that he had no need to be considered a money-stingy lord for such a small amount of money, so he decreed that no one should pay the marriage tax, so that all the people in Mecklenburg praised Arold for his kindness and generosity, and many of them spontaneously took some souvenirs and handed them to the Elvet monks in the castle.
The peasants mostly took eggs and fruits, and the squires took coarse wool and linen, but these were carefully sorted by the attendants from the Angry Lion Castle Academy, led by Brother Elvet, and then sent to Arold's granary or storehouse, which was made of wood in a corner of the castle, and the granary was like a stilted building, suspended by stakes, and then covered with dry planks and hay. The reason for this is to prevent moisture, because the territory of the Baltic Sea coast is close to the sea, the climate is also very humid, if the food is not dried and preserved, it is easy to mold and spoil, and the most difficult to preserve is dairy products, so there is a place in the castle dedicated to raising cows, so that the lord can drink fresh milk.
"Bell, bell, bell~~~." As the bell rang, the marriage ceremony in the church seemed to kick off, in order to impress the nobles of the Duchy of Mason, Arold also spent a lot of thought to arrange it with Brother Elvet, because Arold knew that the power of culture can sometimes conquer people's hearts invisibly, which is more effective than using hard force, so it is necessary to establish a cultural atmosphere in Mecklenburg.
"Hey, hey, Yi, Hail Mary~~~~." Twelve young children, chosen from the Acolytes' Academy in the Castle of the Angry Lion, stood next to the Virgin's Relic Chest, lined up in three rows and sang like a heavenly sound, which echoed around the dome of the church of Guò, as if it were a song from heaven.
The singing of praise to the Virgin Mary lingered in the ears of the Mason nobles, and suddenly an atmosphere of solemnity and sacredness permeated the church, and they looked at the choir children in white robes in amazement, and listened to this melodious voice, and on either side of the church stood twelve soldiers in black and blue blouses, holding trombone hanging small square flags depicting cherubs playing trombone instruments, Next to the soldiers, a group of daughters of the local noble families of Mecklenburg who had been drafted, a total of twelve maidens, also dressed in long white dresses, wearing garlands of flowers on their heads, and holding baskets of various flower petals in their hands, waited quietly beside them, hanging with blue fabric cloth between the columns supporting the church, and on the ground leading to the altar lay a long red woolen blanket.
"It's really generous, I've heard that Mecklenburg County is a rich territory for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be so prosperous."
"Tsk, it looks like the Herman family has added another good helper." The Mecklenburg nobles looked at each other with envy in their eyes, and they were struck by the vivid colors of sight and sound.
"Drop~~~." When all the nobles who witnessed this holy wedding were present, the twelve soldiers standing on the left and right sides raised their flutes, puffed up their cheeks and blew hard, the flute echoed in the church, and the Elvet monk wearing a holy robe acted as the clergy of this wedding, after all, there was no court priest in Arrod's court, it was because several wars had left Arold with no time to think about the religious leaders of his court, at least Arold declared it to the outside world, The absence of a priest at the court was inconceivable for this religious man, and it was not long before a clergyman from Rome would enter Arrod's court as court priests.
"Wow~~~." There were so many people who came to attend the wedding of Count Arold of Mecklenburg that many lined up outside the church, and at this time, Arold, dressed in a placket embroidered garment with gold thread, led his knights to swagger in, and the people outside the church cheered with joy, and the nobles in the church also turned their heads to look at the young and imposing Count Arrod, who had blond hair.
"Congratulations to your brother." Yves waited at the entrance of the church early, he took his brother's hand, kissed Arold on the cheek and blessed him, and then accompanied Arold into the church, which must be accompanied by family members.
"Thank you, my brother." Arrod's face was also beaming, as a groom, he was really excited and complicated, this was the first wedding in his life, and it was actually held in a castle of thousands of young Europa, that lightning actually made his soul travel through a thousand years, which he never imagined, from now on in this era he will have his own family, truly integrated into this land and this era.
When Arold walked along the red carpet to the altar, his heart was dripping blood, just this woolen carpet cost him a lot of money, he could simply arm fifty heavy soldiers, but for the on-site effect of his marriage, he could only endure the pain, who let the marriage walk the red carpet is already a fixed pattern in the minds of the people of the Celestial Empire, and it seems to be a pity that his wedding is not like this.
"Bless you, Lord Earl." Brother Elvet stood in front of the altar with a smile on his face, stretched out his finger and made a cross at Arold, and then said with a blessing.
"Drip ~~~ drip ~~~~~." At this moment, the trombone sound came again, this time the sound became longer and longer, and even the cheers outside the church became more and more enthusiastic, and I saw the Duke of Abel dressed in a full costume with silk around his waist, and his sister Princess Josie walking slowly towards them with his left hand, the beautiful Princess Josie was dressed in a white long white dress, with a white turban wrapped around her head and chin, and a gold head chain on her head, with a steady and elegant gait, and when she appeared, twelve noble maidens immediately sprinkled the petals in the basket on Princess Josie's body.
"Blessed Virgin Mary ~~~~." The choir children sang again in their innocent voices, and the nobles in the church saluted the beautiful princess with applause and cheers, and Princess Josie blushed with a cluster of flowers in her arms. (To be continued......)