I'd go into detail about how this came about, but that would bore even me.
I'd go into detail about how this came about, but that would bore even me.
“unlocked his word-hoard”
“kind peace-weaver”
I’m stealing those.
Mearc the Hundingas, my new Olde English name!
Wonderful!
What is a torc?
“I’d go into detail about how this came about, but that would bore even me.”
Now that made me chuckle!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widsith
“Widsith” (Old English: Widsið), also known as “The Traveller’s Song”,[1] is an Old English poem of 143 lines. It survives only in the Exeter Book, a manuscript of Old English poetry compiled in the late-10th century....
The poem is for the most part a survey of the people, kings, and heroes of Europe in the Heroic Age of Northern Europe.
Debate on when the poem was first written, some say 6th century.
Very cool.
That reads like “Lord of the Rings” meets “Forrest Gump”......................
Anachronistic name dropping and bold braggadocio? (Alexander and Caesar and host of gemanic/baltic war lords A reaaally long lived warrior?)
Or, the speaker is the the “Type” of the wandering mercenary warrior and bard (Knight Errant) who recounts lists of legendary leaders to demonstrate to a potential war lord that he, Widsith the bard, can bring to people’s memory and recollection the abilities and prowess of that King / Leader.
“Thaet was God Cyning!” (MAGA)
(But now??....”Lets go Brandon!”)
