Hnefatafl poem
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 5:59 am
Chuck ward wrote:
HNEFATAFL
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Attackers surround the Defenders of King's Throne
They circle him, his army and all he does own
The King must flee to one of the corners four
Once he leave the Throne it is the King's no more
Any may pass his vacant seat
but the throne is the King's even in retreat
In the battle all paths must be straight and true
But must stop when faced with obstacle a new
A warrior will fall when trapped by enemies two
But to slay the King only four will do
The must flee to fight again
It is the second battle that will see who will win.
And if the war is tied when done
The number of fallen will declare who has won
If still evenly matched are these foe
The Hranfn's riddle is the one that will know
HNEFATAFL
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Attackers surround the Defenders of King's Throne
They circle him, his army and all he does own
The King must flee to one of the corners four
Once he leave the Throne it is the King's no more
Any may pass his vacant seat
but the throne is the King's even in retreat
In the battle all paths must be straight and true
But must stop when faced with obstacle a new
A warrior will fall when trapped by enemies two
But to slay the King only four will do
The must flee to fight again
It is the second battle that will see who will win.
And if the war is tied when done
The number of fallen will declare who has won
If still evenly matched are these foe
The Hranfn's riddle is the one that will know