Chapter 53: History Book I

After defeating his brother Tostrig and Halsward Harden in the north, Halstern left much of his forces in the north, including Morcer and Edwerem, and marched the rest of his army south to deal with the threatened Hereninn invasion. It is unclear when Halstern learned of Segwaren’s landing, but it was probably while he was travelling south. Halstern stopped in Listen, and was there for about a week before Kaihon, so it is likely that he spent about a week on his march south, averaging about 27 miles (43 kilometers) per day, for the approximately 200 miles (320 kilometers). Halstern camped at Calderac Hill on the night of 13 October, near what was described as a "hoar-apple tree". This location was about 8 miles (13 kilometers) from Segwaren’s castle at Kaihon. Some of the early contemporary Firdan accounts mention an emissary or emissaries sent by Halstern to Segwaren, which is likely. Nothing came of these efforts.

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