This is the audio version of my short story. It’s been years since I published a work of fiction that is not satire. This story is inspired the by archaeology of a Copper Age site in Spain and my study of primitive poliorcetics, or early siege warfare. Some explanatory visuals are included in the text version, here.
What Mangelo the Wolf Said to Me After He Met the Stone Rings of the Bosska
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I have counted sixteen summers since I saw the settlement of stone rings and met the people who wear them. Mangelo the Wolf was my chief then, as you say. He gave me these rings of metal on my arms, as you ask. I did raid and walk the amber roads with him, as you heard.
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