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Walküre:
MERCY AND GRACE



--- Zitat ---Praise to the fine king,
Magnificent lord and courageous sire,
He pardoned foes after the clash for the Ring,
War he stopped and placated fire.

Orcs were gone, routed away,
The enemy was also of other kind,
Still were wicked men to keep at bay
And a suffered peace to find.

The new monarch elected wisdom,
Forgoing vengeance and pain,
So prospered the marble-kingdom
And all accepted fain.

Elessar, your heart commanded grace,
Mercy found the best shelter,
Goodness impressed on your grave face,
And Gondor was thereby not to falter.

Forgiven and let go,
Evil ones took the path to the East,
Whither suns head to die and glow,
Far lands, yet farther from least.
--- Ende Zitat ---

Walküre:
FARMERS AND STRAW



--- Zitat ---Farmers, nothing more to throw on the field,
Yeomen, apt for sickle and not for blade,
Peasants shall sword and pike wield,
Lest the realm vanish and fade.

Aye, the bald meadows of the king
Seek one to hail and sing,
As potent sire of horse;
Ere befalls us the worse.

Nay, the stranger ought not to sneer
Or foretell troubles as fey seer,
For squires before woes stand tall,
Needing neither tower nor wall.

Farmers already battle plagues and cold,
Drought, famine, and ill twofold,
Commoners cry their kin in war
And little of the mere is sung in lore.

Amidst straw and hay,
Round cattle and flower,
Shall Rohan shine of sun's ray
And find her rider.
--- Ende Zitat ---

Walküre:
HIGH KING OF ELVES



--- Zitat ---Into the Realm of Marvel
Dwelleth one grand hero of novel,
Of saga and olden lay,
Akin to those that fiends slay.

Founding father and king,
Highest among the Fair
And of the Eldar behind the ring,
The ring of mounts none violate dare.

Hail the dearest to the Lord!
To the master of air and sword,
The archangel sitting on adamant throne,
Who love and piety in subjects ever hath sown.

Golden locks and sun-stare,
Beneath stars awoken,
Upon winged steeds, all skies to fare,
To him the Power's trust is greatest token.

Betwixt lit West and wild East,
He passed the sea to face the beast,
Voyaging whither crimes beget sorrow
And death that impious staineth morrow.
--- Ende Zitat ---

Walküre:
THE SECRET STAIR



--- Zitat ---That's the secret stair!
Above wicked and far from fair,
Far from knights and bells,
Horror, they say, inside dwells.

Into a net of snares
And overly dark lairs,
Up, near the entrance to the pass
That none dare approach thus.

A hidden path to avoid guard,
Under a silent sky,
Journey does portend hazard
And a big dastardly lie.

No faithful guide shall ever advise
To test luck for renown and fame,
Foolish, grave and unwise,
Unless sure victory is aim.

The road takes within,
There live cruel and mean,
Dust and poisonous fumes,
Pits, gaols and horrid rooms.
--- Ende Zitat ---

Walküre:
THE LESSER KEEPER



--- Zitat ---A lesser keeper of Men
Who little may and can,
So was the valiant deemed
By the father that such never seemed.

One caring and tender soul,
Preferring wood tent over wall,
Patrolling the forest every eve and morrow,
Hiding swift in bush, cave and aught else hollow.

Weak he's not at all;
Steward, blindness is coldness and downfall
Of a throne lying empty,
Of one too much hungry or thirsty.

Aye, your son deserved better,
The loyal vigil belongs to servant and not plotter,
Alas, too late was the fault known,
Himself the lord to flames has thrown.

The lesser appeared then fine
And worthy of honour and king's dine,
Bespoken foul in life,
Now beside brave and strong wife.
--- Ende Zitat ---

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