Prologue

After a long and weary war, King Pike, to celebrate his victory, hosts a magnificent feast.

But the revelry draws the attention of the evil goblin. And every night for the next twelve years, the goblin brings death to the castle of King Pike.

Now Bear, the son of a great hero, has come to the aid of King Pike. He seeks to do battle with the goblin, to bring its evil to an end.

But there are many evils in his world ...

("Bear and the Goblin of Castle Hartland" is a re-imagining in prose of the Beowulf poem.)