oestrich

Updated: June 12, 2025

"Three nights since, when slumber was on the earth, was not my voice heard in the streets? "Did I not proclaim woe to the kingly house of Oestrich? and verily the dark arm had fallen on the bosom of the mighty, that is no more. "Could I have dreamed this thing merely in a dream, or was I not as the voice of the bright gods that watch over the tribes of Oestrich?

Baron Henry Peter Brougham Brougham and Vaux - The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham

Morven resumed: "Know then, O men of Oestrich, that Siror and Voltoch, his brother, and Darvan, the elder of the wise men, have purposed to slay your prophet, even at such hour as when alone he seeks the shade of the forest to devise new benefits for you. Let the king deny it, if he can!" Then Voltoch, of the giant limbs, strode forth from the hall, and his spear quivered in his hand.

Baron Henry Peter Brougham Brougham and Vaux - The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham

"The star of the west hath spoken to me and thus saith the star: "'Evil shall fall upon the kingly house of Oestrich yea, ere the morning dawns; wherefore, go thou mourning into the streets, and wake the inhabitants to woe! "So I rose and did the bidding of the star." And while Morven was yet speaking, a servant of the king's house ran up to the crowd, crying loudly: "The king is dead!"

Baron Henry Peter Brougham Brougham and Vaux - The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham

And Morven, the high-priest, was ten thousand times mightier than the king. He taught the people to till the ground, and to sow the herb; and by his wisdom, and the valor that his prophecies instilled into men, he conquered all the neighboring tribes. And the sons of Oestrich spread themselves over a mighty empire, and with them spread the name and the laws of Morven.

Baron Henry Peter Brougham Brougham and Vaux - The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham

"'Say then to the people and the chiefs, that they shall take, from among the doves that nest in the roof of the palace, a white dove, and they shall let it loose in the air, and verily the gods of the night shall deem the dove as a prayer coming from the people, and they shall send a messenger to grant the prayer and give to the tribes of Oestrich a king worthy of themselves.

Baron Henry Peter Brougham Brougham and Vaux - The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham

Three hundred of the chiefs perished that night by the swords of their own tribe. And the son of Osslah, seeing the waves now spreading over the valley, led Orna his wife, and the men of Oestrich, their women and their children, to a high mount, where they waited the dawning sun. But Orna sat apart and wept bitterly, for her brothers were no more, and her race had perished from the earth.

Baron Henry Peter Brougham Brougham and Vaux - The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham

Thus are your huntsmen swift and your warriors bold; and thus do your cattle bring forth their young, and the earth its fruits. "What think ye, and what do ye ask to hear? "Listen, men of Oestrich! they have laid snares for my life; and there are amongst you those who have whetted the sword against the bosom that is only filled with love for you.

Baron Henry Peter Brougham Brougham and Vaux - The Fallen Star, or, the History of a False Religion by E.L. Bulwer; And, A Dissertation on the Origin of Evil by Lord Brougham