The Making of Angrist by Zdenka
Fanwork Notes
Written for the Multifandom Drabble Exchange 2018.
Fanwork Information
Summary: The great Dwarvish smith Telchar makes the knife Angrist for Curufin, and Curufin contemplates the new weapon. (Alliterative verse.) Major Characters: Curufin, Telchar Major Relationships: Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General, Poetry Challenges: Rating: General Warnings: |
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Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 102 |
Posted on 16 July 2018 | Updated on 16 July 2018 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Chapter 1
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Telchar
Blow, my bellows, blustering wind!
Flame of my forge, burn fierce and bright.
Lend me, Mahal, might and wisdom,
strengthen my arm to strike with force.
A matchless blade must I fashion—
friendship seeks it, friendship grants it—
hewing in twain hell-wrought iron,
a knife so sharp no sheath holds it.
Curufin
Well-made the work and worth its price,
its cutting edge keen as sorrow,
eager to bite the black iron
and Morgoth’s crown cleave asunder.
Hard be my heart as hammered steel,
sharp my spirit as sheathless blade,
until my hand holds in its grasp
threefold fire, our father’s light.
Chapter End Notes
The meter of these lines is fornyrðislag, an alliterative verse form used in the Poetic Edda.
(1) Comment by Gabriel for The Making of Angrist [Ch 1]
Such power and emotion behind these words. It could almost be a song.
Thank you for sharing.
Re: (1) Comment by Gabriel for The Making of Angrist [Ch 1]
Thank you very much! I'm glad you find it moving.