ÆFRE SWĀ DÆGES, ĪSERNUM-BORDHREÓÐUM
GRYRELÉOÐ OND HLÉOÞCWIDE SWĀ!
FÉÐEWÍGUM SĒ EFTCYME! SWĀ SĒ WIELM BLŌD!
Thae Verra Wordis o' Battle Auld! an' Verra Prelude War-Hye o' mine!
Tae ye a' ageyne tell Ah! afor yondir Forgotten Myrk Whunstane!
Fore cannae ye a' see? frae ma Verra Vision, Thais Immortal Battle-Landis,
Fore let mee Thais War-Sange, ne'er tae e'er, wi'in Anie Quiet Loch, wane!
Nowe ageyne, weall! thro' Hye-Boilin' Steel-Bluid Eternal Ȝell:
Cauld an' Feudal Battle-Yeir, Sacral o' mine A.D. MXVII hynne!
Let mee weall, weall! stick-an-stowe intae Thais Deep Past Bluid-Fyre,
O'er Thais Hoat Airn, ma Guid Auld Swaird Feathfull!
Ays a Distinct War-Vision Ah nowe stylle see! unco radiatin',
Dogydder wae Thad Bygane Shower o' Arrows nowe ay War-Invisible:
MĪN HEAÐUWÆD!
An' afore Thae Hye Lowes! ma Stane-Hearth, nowe hynne remember,
Fore ageyne! ay maun nowe Thais Bluid-Vision o' mine tallid unco Ah!
Ays Supreme Fyre-Wylle! o'er an' 'yont th' Cauld Lang Hame,
Meanie Feudal Towmonts ago, hynne, wae ma Airn-Wame,
An' th' War-Mask o'er ma Swaird-Cut Cheek Bane
Unco haiwin', a Feudal Rebel an' Wulde Brooch-Wearer, Ah!
DOLHWUND OND BORDRANDE,
EFT WLWULF SWIÞE WÆS IC!
Intae CARHAM'S BATTLE MAYHEM AULD! an' th' Scyld-Horror
Ne'er, IT! thro' th' Murky Moorlan Nicht tae unco wane!
Wae ITS Open Jaws, an' Het Braith, an' Whyte Teeth Dazzlin',
Thro' Thoosan Cries Norland an' Clashes Micht hynne!
Frae Thoosan Battle-Scheldes unco Wooden-Colorful Thay A'!
BORDWUDA MĪN HRÍÐ,
Across yondir Scyld-Wauch found masell hynne Ah!
Verra, Verra Guid Vision! Verra, Verra Guid Wunner!
NORÐÞUNRES SCIELDWEALL,
An' th' Steel-Spirit, verra Gleamin' IT unco haiwin'
Thad deep thro' ma Battle-Veins in Deep Moorlan Gore,
Yondir! o'er Thae Blacklyn Hylles, wae ma Guid Claymore-Lore:
LĪEĠÞRACUM NÆGLING!
Ays a Storne Micht! Þenne an' nowe stylle unco flowed,
Hwenne, IT! Great Þunor's an' Bauds' Warlike Orrah!
Th' Daye-Luminarie at ITS Zenith-Trune Sacral,
Verra, Verra Hye IT! waes, wae Rid Lowes Invincible
In nae, nae hynne! Hye Skye-Agony dwellin':
ĒACEN DÆGSCIELD,
Invisible, IT! intae Thae Deep Cauld Norland Skyes
Whare Thais Sunne! allwayes unco owre Wee,
O'er Thais Horizon Harsh an' Warlike an' Dreary
Wae Fiery Skye-Dignity Primordial unco rules,
Hwenne, IT! weall, weall Ah nowe stylle in Fyre Thad see!
STĪELENE GLYDERING,
Great Kvaysir's Orrah! th' Swaird-Hurt Schawdu!
HYS Ghastly Apparition o'er Whin-Rock devastatingly makyt
Wae HYS Bluid Mirk! downe, downe! descendin',
Hwenne, IT! ****** Hel's Guid Battle Orrah!
Th' Enraged Ocean spake nae, nae IT laanger!
OFERȲÞUM BRIMRAD,
Wae HYS Whispered Woirds o' War intae HYS Storne Rageful,
Hwenne hynne, at length IT! Airn an' Guid Thundir's Orrah!
Th' Gore Sacrificial o' thoosan enemies o' mine!
Quhame faced a' Ah! th' Lone Wolf-Feeder! ay nae Age-Worn!
Wae ma War-Blade Dearest, THOROLF GIED called:
DYNGES BEADULÉOMA!
Red-Boilin' IT becam! an' frae Cauld Horizon tae Cauld Horizon extendin',
An' Þenne a Vortex Feudal o' Coagulatin' Energy Micht!
Indistinguishable frae thais Battle-Mass frae Auld Carham,
A LONE CRIMSON WAR-FIGURE UNCO MICHT
WAE THAIS BOILIN' BLUID BATTLE-SACRIFICIAL
UNCO! IN WAR-GORE PERENNIAL MAKYT!
FRAE THAIS CAULD PROWID BATTLE-LANDIS
O'ER A'! TAE TH' WOUNDED SKYES HYE SOARIN'
WHA'S FEUDAL NAIM GORY, TH' OWAR-MANN!
AYS WYLLE O' MINE BLUID-INCARNATED!
FRAE DEEP TH' BYGANE, TOWARDIS YONDIR FUTURE,
NOWE AFORE MINE SCARS O' WAR WAES
O'ER AN' O'ER, GUID BRUNANBURH'S ORRAH!
TAE MEE! WAE MA SOLITARYE VISION
WAR-BLINDED UNCO RETURNIN',
Weall Ah hynne remember! An' nowe play mair, mair for mee!
Yer Steel-Lyre Auld Wise! Fore Ah e'en mair distinctly see!
Thro' Wreaths o' Bluid-Vapor Sacrificial, th' Heat o' th' Strywe!
Theare cam forth, Ah say, an' TH' THYNGE! soared, unco free,
HEAHÞRYM OND DRĒOR-HÉAHSÆ,
O'er Thais Swaird-Encounter an' a' th' fallen afore mine eyes,
Bye wha's Naim neither Ullr in Airn Enraged hynne,
Nor Kvaysir Micht! nor Auld Vargs Unda gleamin'
Nor o' Hôm Loga Himna Hye! waes IT called,
An' IT swayed nae, o'er th' Battle-Mass Gory!
CAMPWÍGES CWEALMDRÉOR,
Nor thro' HYS Feudal Bluid soarin', IT spake in any Battle-Ȝell,
An' theare IT unco remained! o'er Thais Perennial o' mine Swaird-Hel:
MĪN GEMYNDIG GIET ÞUNRODE!
Wha's HYS ROUND SCYLD O' WAR held hye! towardis th' Sunne!
A Continual Lowe o' Dense Fyre hynne a' gatherin', an' a
Luminous Rain frae th' Zenith-Sunne Invisible, thad waes IT
WAE REASON THUNDIR-FORCE A' STEERIN',
DAZZLIN' LIGHTNIN' PERENNIAL A' CONQUERIN',
TAE TH' INFINITE ITS WAR-BLUID INCREASIN',
O'ER TH' SCYLD O' TH' OWAR-MANN
AYS A FYRE-RAY AN' MICHT STAR FLASHIN',
AN' IN FEUDAL AIRN DWELLIN',
Hwenne! HYS Substance frae Bluid Sacrificial intae Gleamin' Steel turned,
Thro' Loud Cries frae th' Battle thad stylle heard Ah:
WULFUM BEARHTM!
Stylle Liquid Metal o' War Dazzlin'! Feudal Wapin Formidable!
Weaponized Airn-Soul Fetch'in-Micht o' mine!
Wha's naim, in loud cries stylle! ays a BLINDIN' STAR O' WAR SUPREME,
HEOFONSTEORRA-GEBYLD,
Frae th' Remote Zone Mirk o' th' Luminous Skye nowe appearin'
Waes! Þenne Distinct a Titan Steel-Colossal IT becam,
Whileas Thae Auld Woirds o' War Whispered Thay!
BLÓDWRACU,
Wee, ewyre-remembered, an' nae at a' Damnable Thay!
Thad winna Thay a' ne'er, ne'er fade awa! stylle
Wi'in ear o' mine thro' th' Whooshin' Wynde
An' o'er th' whole Kintra rulin', stick-an'-stowe felt Ah:
ENDELĒAS MANFULTUM OND MÆGENÞISE
MĪN GEWILL ÆT SĒ ŌFER-MANN BIÞ,
FORWEARD OND ÆGHWÆR STÍELE SWĀ,
ÞA ÍSENWYRHTAN SĒ ŌFER-MANN,
Th' Frame! The Verra Frame o' Hye Conquerin' Steel-Feudal!
Frae yondir Norþan-hymbre auld an' verra colorful!
Wae th' War-Blade Bleezan intae deep Thais Battle-Storne,
Th' Scarred in th' Cheek! th' Lone Scyld-Fighter:
BORDHREÓÐAN SCEADUGENGA OND WRECEND!
Nowe unco! Great Orrah! o' Soarin' War-Airn Empowered!
Wi'in Thoosan Hye Skye-Clashes! Wi'in Thoosan Onslaughts, A' Rairan o' mine!
Tae nowe in Airn schawe ye a'! HYE HEL:
EFTWYRD-GEWILL OND ÆLÍFES GEWIDERE,
MĪN HEOFONFYRE WÆPENÞRACU!
NU LÍGETSLIEHTUM SĒ ÞEGN,
SWĀ STÍELE ĒACEN SĒ ŌFER-MANN,
Frae th' Bygane ays allwayis a Blank intae th' Gore dabbed,
Towardis th' Future ays allwayis a Dangerus Landis!
Whare th' cowardly enemies allwayis lurk an' await:
BEADOLEÓMAN UNWEORÐE!
Th' same wae TH' WYLLE TAE TH' HYE OVERMAN waes!
Richte Nowe! Thais Steel-Titan Micht afore mine eyes
O'er th' corpses o' th' fallen an' intae th' Core-Fyre Sacrificial
Thad HYS SOLAR SCYLD held hye! stylle receivin' IT waes:
AHWÆR OND BALDLICE,
EFT HEAÐUSIGLES ÁNWÍG,
Fore willin' th' Bygane ays IT haes bin in th' Overman Hye!
Th' future ays empowered in HYS Feudal Person waes tae,
Fore Willin' waes, IT! willin' th' Person o' Overman alone!
Lyke a Verra Destination Tangible o' mine, IT!
Intae thais Colossus o' Battle-Gore boilin' ays Cast Steel, Thad Wylle!
ÞYRSUM HEAÐUWÆD,
Thad th' Rational Firey Ah say, Continuum o' Lowes waes IT haudin!
Wpon th' Scyld o'er an' o'er Flashin' IT, hynne Steel-Crucial!
Increasin' IT! ITS Force Micht an' the Ray! tae th' Endless Skye!
An' th' Frame! Th' Verra Noble Frame IRONCLAD-FEUDAL!
AD ALTA SIDERA INVICTO METALLO
NUPER SUPREMUM ARTIFICIUM BELLI
FLAMMISQUE CORPUS EXTRAMUNDANUM
QUOD GEWILL OVERMAN NUNC NOMINATUR
ERIT FERRO MAGNO SANGUINEQUE ET SCUTO
IN PROELIO APUD CAMPUM CARHAM
RUBRA VEXILLA REDITUS IGNEA SPIRAQUE
INVICTO METALLO VOLUNTAS MEA,
Fore, ageyne! Beguid Great, Great Orrah!
Th' willin' Ane Thynge waes! wae Thais Steel-Titan O'erhuman!
Thad GEWILL OVERMAN o'er Carham's Gory Landis waes IT called Auld:
SWEOLUNGA OND ÆLINGUM SWIÞE SWĀ!
ÞÆR MĪN GLOWENDE-ÆDREGEARD ĀRĀS,
Fore, ageyne! Great Glamis' Wae Orrah!
Willin' backiewards th' Bygane ays IT allwayis in Gore haes bin,
Waes IT! willin'th' Overman ays nae laanger a Blank an' a War-Cauld:
HEÁFODWYLME OND SWEOLOÐAN HLEO!
Fore, ageyne! Þunores Fair an' Wounded Orrah!
Willin' th' Bygane ays Want o' Pow'r waes willin' th' future ays Pow'r,
Intae th' Verra Steel-Person o' Thais O'erhuman Steel-Avenger untold:
SĒ ĪSERN-HEREWÆÐA,
Fore, ageyne! Dagur's Guid Orrah o' mine!
Willin' backiewards intae th' Tyme Irreversible, hynne unco Unforgivin' IT!
Waes IT! willin' th' future ays Skye-Empowered nowe!
Intae th' Person o' th' Overman Thais Steel-Titan o'er th' Scyld-Wa Micht,
Thro' th' Spiral-Continuum thad Becomin' ays Increase in Pow'r waes:
TH' SEL-RETURNIN' RAY CONDENSATIN' FYRE-JOYFUL:
FULLMÆGENES BRYNELEÓMA,
WPON TH' COLOSSAL SCYLD HELD IT, wae th' arm VERRA HYE!
Fore ageyne! Devastatin' frae Cauld Thule Orrah!
Th' bygane intae th' Airn-Person o' th' Overman ays IT haes bin!
Must be IT willed! Fore thus different IT shall agyne be!
Ays empow'red intae th' Central an' unco Firey-Abysmal IT,
An' wae Rid Lowes hynne Rid! Return o' Pow'r Event:
BÆLÞRACE WUDUROSE!
Firm Thynge! an' Verra Core wi'in continual Becomin' ays Pow'r,
Fore, ageyne! Thoosan Thundirs' Skye-Orrah!
Tae affirm Lyife tae affirm th' OVERMAN nesisarie IT waes!
Ays Wylle Superior, hynne True Wylle IT provin'!
Ma Final Inner Strength! Ma Ultimate Inner Vision!
ÞUNORUM OND BEADWE GRYRELÉOÐE,
MĪN WIGSIGOR-GESIHÐNES HLÍFEDE!
Thad ainlie Thais Steel-Jǫtunn o' War cannae, wi'in Battle-Lowes Hye!
Across Auld Carham's Colorful, verra Colorful Scyld Wa Micht nae be!
BREIÐØX-DRENGR ÆN ATGANGA!
Frae th' Past allwayis bleedin'! intae th' Future allwayis Dangerus!
An' nae for a' wi'in th' Great Spiral o' Strife, o'er th' Battlefield
Ah nowe stylle see, Thais Steel-Spirit unco waes!
ÁGLÆCAN WUNDORSÉON, HĀL!
NU MĪN FEORHBOLD BRǢDEÞ SWIÞE,
RANDWÍGA WÆS IC! SĒ BISENE WRECEND!
SWURD ON HANDA! HEORU-DRĒORE NACOD!
HILDE-GRĪMAN! RÝNE STÍELE OND CRÆFTUM
BEADU WÆPEN, BRYNEWELMES STÁNTORR,
HEAÐUWYLME OND STIELE SWĀ,
GEWILL ÆT SĒ ŌFER-MANN HÂTEN,
Þenne, och! Great Guid Orrah! Tae nae mere War-Legend nowe fullefylle!
Let mee ma Vision lastly recollect! THRIE SKYE-GLOBES O' SKYE-FYRE Fwlle!
Tae ma Battle-Scarred Sight appeared out-owre th' Conquerin' Sunne!
Intimately blended Thay A'! intae Thais Soarin' Metal-Fusion Gleamin' stylle:
TH' OVERMAN! AN' TH' BEIN' AYS POW'R, unco Magnificent Thynge!
AN' TH' RETURN AYS INCREASE IN POW'R! a Reingȝe formin' o'er yondir Hylle!
Flashin' A' Thay! wae Thais STEEL-TITAN ays hynne ma Verra Guid Battle-Wylle!
GEGYLDEN HRINCG GEWILLE!
This composition of mine, or rather brief saga, mainly in archaic Scottish alongside Anglo-Saxon, Classical Latin and Old Norse, focuses on my own philosophical notion of will (“gewill” in Anglo-Saxon). The scene takes place during and after the Battle of Carham in about 1017 A.D. A giant steel mass emanates from the bloodshed as a sheer historical act, and then towers as the Person of the Overman itself, staring at the sun and holding a shield, thus signifying an ultimate embodiment of will, both in individual (as experienced by the narrator) and then collective (historical) terms. A physical-metaphysical Energy under a historical garb is accordingly involved, as well as thus a Hegelian influence. Other central philosophical notions of mine appear, like the Return of Power event, an overcoming, in terms of essence of recurrence, of the classical Eternal Return, visually evoked at the end as forming within the sky one of the "Three Globes of Fire" ("THRIE SKYE-GLOBES O’ SKYE-FYRE"). "ĒACEN DÆGSCIELD" (Anglo-Saxon) reads "The Mighty Shield of the Day (Sun)" and "ÞYRSUM HEAÐUWÆD" "The Battle Blood of the Demons". The word "WIGSIGOR-GESIHÐNES" (Anglo-Saxon) is a kenning, as it is "War-Mask" for "helmet" and "Scyld-Horror" for "close combat".
