Meet Werwulf

Meet the characters who populate Courting Trouble. Today we'll feature Werwulf, one of King Beorhtric's (pronounced (BEE OR Tricks) feral warriors, with an excerpt from the book that describes how he treats a lover.

. . . the group included 30 warriors, many of them famous heroes like Unferth, Werwulf and Erpwald, whose reputations spread before them like road dust before horses’ hooves. One of the priests traveling with the group had told . . . the latest story about Werwulf.

“He had a beautiful lady friend at their last encampment whom he treated very well. He gave her gold rings and a jeweled belt. He brought her to court—everyone knew her. The night before they were to leave Werwulf visited the lady in her bower and made love to her.

“ ‘I must leave you, my lady,’ he said. ‘And how will you fare without me?’

“The lady wept. Then she said, as they must part and there was no help for it, she hoped she would find a younger lover. Werwulf took her in his arms, embraced her tenderly, and bit off her nose.”