voltoch

Updated: May 10, 2025

It was evening and the warriors and chiefs of the tribe were assembled in the place where the new king was to be elected. And the voices of the many favored Prince Voltoch, the brother of Siror, for he had slain twelve foeman with his spear; and verily, in those days, that was a great virtue in a king.

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

"With that the star spoke no more." Then the friends of Voltoch murmured among themselves, and they said, "Shall this man dictate to us who shall be king?" But the people and the warriors shouted: "Listen to the star; do we not give or deny battle according as the bird flies shall we not by the same token choose him by whom the battle should be led?"

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