Randver Askmadr Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 We came upon a midnight clear To raid as was foretold From way up north we sailed down here To steal your chests of gold Your village and your little town Will make your church bells ring While the world waits and listens To hear our axes sing And through the wind tossed seas we came With dreadful sails unfurled And still our hellish music floats And makes you scream like girls Above your sad and high pitched screams The glorious battle rings And ever over the battle sound The blessed axes sing You fall beneath our crushing blows Your lives are running out We take your women to our ships You run and cry and shout Look not for mercy nor reprieve Death comes on burning wings Rest now your weary soul, gods man And hear our axes sing And now your death is hastening on By my axes you shall die Blood is flowing freely now It is time to say goodbye And when you meet your god on high Tell him just one thing A Norseman sent you to your grave And made his axes sing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmarti1 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The old monkish prayer: "From the fury of the Norsemen, O Lord, deliver us!" rang through this. Solid imagery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 One to stir the blood. You can imagine the scops chanting in long houses to appreciative pagan ears. The Norsemen truly left their mark on history for many reasons. Enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger11 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I think you have the song in this. Perhaps blessed/soul are words I associate with the Christian lexis. all the best badge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Lyrical, inspired and just plain fun! ;-) Juris Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randver Askmadr Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Yes Badge, It started as a filk of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, but I decided it was a good poem too. I thank you all for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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