Noble Beornfrith I thank you for the chance to speak and here then Is my Rede. Whatever course you take I will remain at your back until you declare this war to be over Well; sore, bitter tidings are these Our King lost to us and so many kin We all came here, far […]
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Storming of Ossby – Lytelman’s Lay
Fine and calm the day at Ossby Cares complete; the fine whale Long since sung in and cutting Leisurely works on fleet commenced And time for men to take their ease Scan across the noontide sea; no foe there to be seen Suomi chieftain Toivi swings the flensing iron Deep into blubber on inner strand; […]
Sicvarp and the Nicors’ Lair – Lytelman’s Lay
Early in Sikvarp, Huge Sweyn and Tiny Thegn Cheerful words shared over broken fast By the Great and Small of any axe wall Yet to the recovered, tidings came of Nicor – spoor; a tale of the missing Facts could bear no other meaning Nicor suffered to swive and thrive Foul trafficking in place of […]
Thegn Osgar Gives Battle – Lytelman’s Lay
Sun out of White Sea springs Whale road of the Geats Their highway to truck and barter Field of sea-cunning mens decent labours Northward spreads a stain Riband of wickedness and despair Honest traders or new-hungry travellers Now but Seith brew rowers, Oar-bench beasts no wyrd save Witch cruelty like venomous serpent rides the […]
Osgar’s Oaths – Lytelman’s Flyting
Hear then! The song that I of myself can sing. No shame to speak of humble birth When deeds can show no moral dearth East Geat? Ever! Beast Geat? Never! Ceorl who flung the dung from stable Glad of scraps from masters table Ceorl to fetch, and ceorl to carry Reason scant by coast to […]
The Queens of the Summerlands – Lytelman’s Lay
Wise the words of the wisest of all Mind your courtesies ! As he led forth the Gefndene heroes his choice of the best of the best Whose mettle and courage he’d put the the test By lich-flood to point of despair Tall striding the Eotanhame greensward with little folk jogging in train Osgar and […]
Winterfell II – Lytelman’s Lay
Gefndene Geats, grave peril anew Shadow on mirror, spreading the stain Warned of wights, western in woods Straightly to horse, the hardy heroes Riding as rescuers, into night Fearless in face of festering lich Smote to Saebeorth steading their way Tondberht’s tidings, thurse-tale arrived told by Travelling youth, loyal Leofdag To Tondberhts the Thegn, trusty […]
Winterfell I – Lytelman’s Lay
To Gefnhame Groar, his guards and goods Weary wanderers, wounded came Seeking succour, in shielded pale Osgar obliging, open his his hand Hearthfire and healing for bone-weary band tidings and Tales, cheerfully traded till rudely were reivers, pukelfolk thievers Spied by silver-wrought, spellcraft of Nothgyth. * Stout then the Shopman, stood by the host Hard […]
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The Bear and the Nightwalker – Lytelman’s Lay
In wicker waits water-meat, helpless in trout trap Hungry the hunter, now tempted and thief Saexbeohrt suck-teeth at wreck of his work Spoor sought the little man, fewmets to follow Bear at bay taken and spearwise slain Wistan the warrior, of bruin the bane * Came out of cavern, the call of the wight Older […]