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Post by ElfChild on Feb 26, 2015 12:31:12 GMT -8
The pieces of this were given to us after answering questions from skalds (or Norse bards) at the Odin (Yohanisburg) and Thor (Odilwatch) shrines. Reasonably concise conversation notes for context can be found over here. I'll try to get a scan up ASAP, but currently lack a working scanner, so we'll see how long that takes.
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Post by clara on Feb 26, 2015 20:38:11 GMT -8
I did a transcript into letters, because that's easier to both read and work with for decoding. Posting it here in case anyone else wants to give it a crack, since I might be too busy to get it done quick.
lhkfbaejchwqdafg~ ~ljckfmkjcdqqsdqqkjwdgab ~ibsjlhmdlhaebrkncjtnblcpcvaxdea ~gcdlaebcmkjkfbkepqbofkvaqdakcbncdpl ~fbljclaarjybjlwbdlhljedcbqjakkjga ~akfbwfdtrpjlmnjckfbedcjgcqjchaepqq_ ~kkjkfbqdlhajnkfbfpofrqdpladlhtb_ ~hplhdcylbaamfdqnbqzblkbccjcml~ ~trpjlepqqblkbckfbfdqqajnwfdqqblobk~ icploepkfsjgjlqskfjabepkfwjgcdobmakcb~ ~njcdqqbqabepqqrbcpafplkfbkcpdqadfbdhmdlhibqbnkkjh~ kfpapajgcajlojnedcmefpwfkgclakfbkphbajn~ aplopkepkfgamjcibwcgafbhibnjcbga~ kfbedcwjtba
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Post by Tyson on Feb 27, 2015 0:49:55 GMT -8
Hahah, I glanced at that mess first and thought "Clara, I think you did something wrong..."
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Post by clara on Feb 27, 2015 15:57:45 GMT -8
Yup. That is absolutely the decoded version. Sorry guys, it was all just the skalds pranking us. Yeah, no. I finished decoding the actual version though! Though I have yet to double/triplecheck it, so there may be typos. ~s are where it's cut off. Also I'm sorry it's all in caps, but that's a result of my decoding method and I will fix it at some point when I'm not feeling so damn lazy.
ND THE SWORD CLASH U~ ~NORTH, TO RALLY ALL TO CAUSE ~BEYOND, AND SWEPT FROM FENRIR’S JAWS ~UR ANSWER, TO THE TWILIGHT’S LAST REFRAIN ~HE NORNS SPOKE ONCE AND NOW ARE LOST TO US ~S THE CHAMPION, FOR THE WAR OUR LORDS WILL~ ~T TO THE LANDS OF THE HIGH PLAINS AND ME~ ~ED IN DARKNESS, HALFELVEN TERROR, N~ ~AMPION WILL ENTER THE HALLS OF CHALLENGE T~ BRING WITH YOU ONLY THOSE WITH COURAGE, STRE~ ~FOR ALL ELSE WILL PERISH IN THE TRIALS AHEAD, AND BE LEFT TO D~ THIS IS OUR SONG OF WAR, WHICH TURNS THE TIDES OF~ SING IT WITH US, OR BE CRUSHED BEFORE US~ THE WAR COMES
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Post by ElfChild on Mar 22, 2015 22:22:41 GMT -8
I can't find the physical copies of the rest of it, I'll keep looking. In the meantime I digitally kinda put stuff together how it should be? It's sort of messy but everything should line up with the right lines. I'll get up a clean solid version as soon as I find the hard copy of the first couple pieces. If you want just the clean of the two new pieces, I have that too. Once again, sincere apologies, I'm trying to find the first two pieces...
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Post by clara on Mar 25, 2015 9:07:22 GMT -8
So here's the full thing decoded: The winter fire is burning bright, in the halls of the aesir lords The battle songs are raised in praise, and the sword clash upon the hordes The war we bring out of the north, to rally all to cause The darkness will be cast beyond, and swept from Fenrir's jaw For the war will be our answer, to the twilight's last refrain Of which the Norns spoke once and now are lost to us The keeper seeks the champion, for the war our lords will make The seed long lost to the lands of te high plains and men of light The weapon forged in darkness, half elven terror, now a hound to the hunt Only the champion will enter te halls of challenge to wake the blade of hunger Bring with you only those with courage, strength, and will For all else will perish in the trials ahead, and be left to dust in the ages of time This is our song of war, which turns the tides of our lords Sing it with us, or be crushed before us, The war comes --- And the red letters spell "Ebonafter" because of course they do.
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Post by clara on Mar 25, 2015 9:22:20 GMT -8
Also, a couple notes so people don't have to look stuff up: The Aesir are the main Norse pantheon, and the Norns are basically the Norse version of the fates. As for "Fenrir's Jaw," according to legend at ragnarok he will run through the world the top of his jaw touching the sky and the bottom the earth, devouring everything in his path, and will also devour Odin.
Also, it's worth noting that this is mostly written in the style of Old English poetry, using caesura, those pauses in the middle of lines.
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Post by Scott on Mar 25, 2015 11:38:50 GMT -8
It sounds almost like the Norse are ushering in the Ragnarok...
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