In this case, they built a wall to keep them out. It worked to an extent, but north of the Wall is a different story, and what do you do if the Wall comes down? Or what if some people are trapped there with the dead, and forgotten or hated, because people south of the Wall think it was put there to keep them out? It's what we've faced. These powers slept until people forgot who the real enemy is.
I don't know that the Old Gods are slumbering, though I don't really know how the two are related, except that the Children and the First Men fought the threat together a very long time ago. Maybe the Old Gods are just more reluctant to put their hand in with mortal men. Not like yours, and not like the Lord of Light.
What sort of god is Apollo?
I'm in the mess hall if you'd rather talk in person.
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I don't know that the Old Gods are slumbering, though I don't really know how the two are related, except that the Children and the First Men fought the threat together a very long time ago. Maybe the Old Gods are just more reluctant to put their hand in with mortal men. Not like yours, and not like the Lord of Light.
What sort of god is Apollo?
I'm in the mess hall if you'd rather talk in person.