Please excuse this self-indulgent Sword and Sorcery saga, based on recent events.
thanks guys!
Veronica the Viqueen
THREE GALLANT CHAMPIONS
Beset so vilely by the Witch of Crete
who cast her poison serpents at my feet
I prepare for war, strap on my mail
buckle my breastplate, and my sword avail.
My wisest counsellor stands cloaked, behind
With ointments and rare salves, my wounds to bind.
But before I can my enemy confound
three gallant champions join the battleground.
One from the shadow of a Greygum tree
his weapon, dusty dreamtime's sorcery.
With self-forged sword, Glyndwr's Thegn turns south
God's holy curses ringing from his mouth.
A cloud of dust the Weeping Knight reveals
with flaming scythes upon his chariot-wheels.
No vassalage binds them to me in thrall,
but for the tales I weave in the Mead-Hall.
Each deals the Sorceress a mighty blow,
to slash her gorgon face and lay her low.
I kiss each one in thanks, with praise invest,
release each to continue on his quest.
Good fortune mine, that I command such men!
I now ungird my sword, take up my pen.
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Written by Brett (486 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
It is for such rewards that we fight.
'but for the tales I weave in the Mead-Hall'
Cheers |
hear hear
Written by fellpony (1507 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
And of course you will also have a Wise Woman in the background to assist  |
well
Written by patterjack (1068 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
I am not so sure of the sorcery bit -- but for a long time I did actually possess a bone that was reputedly used for the ritual of pointing the bone to bring death to an enemy
Gone now and so not able to be used
Not that I am now much good at pointing the bone.
patterjack |
Written by Veronica_Milvus (459 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
Fellpony, thank you. I've edited you in!
A thoughtful comment, there, pj, which does not bear too much analysis.
and thanks, Sir Brett, the very ddraig goch himself. |
As ever!
Written by Katanga (731 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
Superb! I mean, do you ever write and post 'porridge', something I am guilty of after a few too many?!
Love the line 'I prepare for war, strap on my male'
Oh dear, Sorry!
And pj - Oooooh! You naughty boy!
On the topic of your 'bone', I have an ivory skull with a serpent emerging form the left eye socket and curling on the bald (obviously!) domed pate.
Apparently this was used as a 'memento mori' (Sp?!)by monks somewhere, sometime or other - a treasured possession . . .
But what fun it all is, eh?! Beats Jury Service!
Cheers!
John |
And another thing . . .
Written by Katanga (731 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
Forgot to add,
Where on earth did you find the word 'vassalage'?!!!!
Okay, no need to give away 'trade secrets'.
Ho! You must have a mental lexicon the size of a planet!
Respect!
Tolstoy |
Written by Veronica_Milvus (459 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
Well done Katanga, I thought you might pick up on that one with your filthy mind! But somebody tell me what you do with chain mail - tie it on...? lash it together...? knit it into place? link it up? I imagine it having little leather buckles to hold it place, hence the word employed, but I don't really know. If you can tell me, I will make the appropriate edit.
Vassalage was completely made up by me.
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You disappoint me, V
Written by Brett (486 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
The christener of the Holy Hand Grenades, I thought you would have worn the same chain mail as the Python mob in The Holy Grail - theirs was knitted and then either sprayed or dyed grey - why they didn't use grey wool I can't imagine!
Cheers |
Chain Male!
Written by Katanga (731 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
Chain male is a rattled sort of chap, who needs to be tied up or down.
Beyond that, I cannot help - try Google!
Ho!
Cheers!
T K J |
Written by Fledermaus (3159 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
| Nice poem. For a moment I was wondering about some hidden content and Wales beating Greece in some sports... Yet as I'm not aware of such things I just consider it as it is and it reads nicely. |
Written by Veronica_Milvus (459 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
| Actually Tolstoy, if you Google "how to fasten chain mail" some suitably scary things come up. e.g. Chain mail knickers fastened with something called a "lobster clasp". Let's not go there, right? |
Lobster clasp?
Written by Brett (486 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
That would pinch a bit, wouldn't it? Have to put it to the think tank.
Cheers, V. |
thongs!
Written by fellpony (1507 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
| Look up "re-enactment" and you'll find that most chain mail is just a one-piece shirt. I did come across leg mail, which came as a tube for each leg with thongs to put round your waist. As for scary stuff via search engines, "Sheep dip" once caused much merriment in a class I was teaching. |
Royal mail
Written by Brett (486 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
| is presumably what the Queen would have to wear! I bet not many have come across her leg-mail. |
Written by fellpony (1507 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
| I bet not many have come across her leg-mail. That sounds distinctly painful, not to say "nippy". PS Veronica - thank you for editing me in - makes a change from being edited out! |
Heir Male
Written by Katanga (731 comments posted) 20th May 2008 |
to the thrown . . . Prince Charles, peut-etre, or is it a younger one?
I weep once more!
Cheers again!
K T J |
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