Do you happen to remember me, young man?’ asked the archbishop kindly, surprisingly speaking in French instead of Latin. ‘No, Monseigneur, I cannot honestly say that I do,’ replied Arn with embarrassm...
What troubled Father Henri was that Arn’s apparently unwarranted worries might actually be expressing something else, a great loneliness.
Kristina merely laughed at these foolish ideas; it was like letting the cattle out onto a green pasture to milk, slaughter, and finally roast themselves.
Then the parents might be released from their promise. But in that case, the monks at the same time would be placing themselves, knowingly and willingly, above the clearly manifested will of God.
Now Arn remembered and said that this was indeed a vivid memory, but it was also an event that was considerably better to remember than it was at the time.
Nová technika stvoří nového, rovnoprávnějšího člověka. Hovoří pro to veškerý rozum. Přesto je znepokojivé, že se uprostřed dobře organizované moderní společnosti mohlo zrodit tolik primitivního zla.
Arn was about to say something about having too much work awaiting him, and that only at the end of the workday should a man enjoy the fruits of what he had accomplished by the sweat of his brow.
Actually I had just intended to retaliate, because when we met the first time you chided me for not speaking very good Norse. Well, that jest fell flat, since your French is excellent.
A person had to learn to come to terms with the fate determined for him by God. It would do no good to grumble that one would rather be someone else or live somewhere else. Instead one had to try to m...
Svenska Dagbladet var inte bara en ursinnigt antisovjetisk publikation, det var också den tidning den svenska motparten använde mest för att kanalisera sin aktivism; alla dessa ständiga bevislösa hist...
At first Father Henri gave an evasive reply to the request and asked instead to be informed of what the laws outside the walls said about lay brother Arn’s behavior
There's nothing more important than making a faith reasonable
Don't let the pride take over reason
Erlend also thought that he would undoubtedly make Father Henri very happy with this story, and that his industriousness and exactitude in carrying out this task might also shorten his wait to be admi...
Svarte, who was reckoned the best smith at Arnäs, had watched Arn in the smithy and he reluctantly had to admit that there wasn’t much he could teach the boy about hammer and anvil. If he were to be q...