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  1. Book of Heroes
    Heroic Poetry Hero's Journey
  2. Heroic Poetry
    Song of the Timeless Myths Hymn to Pallas Athena Old Friend Doom of Odin Song of the Lady of the Fair Hair Prayers Answered Blood Oath of the Paladin
  3. Old Friend

Old Friend

Old Friend

by Unknown Bard

"Come forth, my old friend.
And set your foot on the land
Where time has no meaning.

"Have faith, my old friend.
And cast your spell
Where the lands come alive with magic.

"Have courage, my old friend;
for there is always hope.
For only the bravest,
May tread these dreaded paths.

"Heed the messages from our ancient lore,
my old friend.
For hidden within these pages,
The words will fill your mind
with your greatest adventures and fantasies,
But be prepare to face your
worst nightmares."

Jimmy Joe Timeless Myths

By Jimmy Joe

Heroic Poetry:

  • • Song of the Timeless Myths
  • • Hymn to Pallas Athena
  • • Old Friend
  • • Doom of Odin
  • • Song of the Lady of the Fair Hair
  • • Prayers Answered
  • • Blood Oath of the Paladin
Song of the Timeless Myths

Song of the Timeless Myths

Song of the Timeless Myths by Unknown Bard "Sing O Muse,Sing to us of the glorious gods,who ruled the land and sea.And tell usOf the fair beauty of the goddesseswho dwell in Eternal Olympus. "Sing to us, O Muse:Of Ages that have come to pass,Of th...

April 2nd, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Song of the Lady of the Fair Hair

Song of the Lady of the Fair Hair

Song of the Lady of the Fair Hair Reminiscence of an Old Man "O Lady of the Fair Hair,Sing to me of the fair ancient land.Your divine voiceWhispers the poetry of magicthat flows through the wind,Like sweet-tasting water of the Boyne. "Girls, forev...

March 4th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Bards

Bards

The bards were poets, musicians and singers in the Celtic world. They were required to master hundreds of verses or develop new ones, without the use of writing. The bards passed down their poems or songs as oral tradition to their apprentices, fr...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Hildebrandslied

Hildebrandslied

Hildebrandslied was a fragmented, alliterative heroic poem, written in Old High German, probably in the early 9th century. The poem centred around the hero Hildebrand and his son Hadubrand. A large part of the poem was a dialogue between the two c...

June 13th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
The Fair Unknown

The Fair Unknown

The French poet Renaud de Beaujeu (or Renaut de Bâgé) wrote Le Bel Inconnu in 1185-1190. It was the story of Guinglain, the son of Gawain, who was known as the "Fair Unknown". Le Bel Inconnu was a typical tale of the hero who searched for his iden...

April 12th, 2000 • Jimmy Joe
Heinen Fardd

Heinen Fardd

Heinen Fardd appeared in Hanes Taliesin as the chief bard or poet of Maelgwn Gwynedd. Young Taliesin challenged Maelgwn's court bards, including Heinen Fardd, to save his foster father Elffin who was imprisoned for boasting about his wife's beauty...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Other Bards

Other Bards

Below is a list of minor bards, poets and satirists who appeared in Celtic myths and legends. I have even included a couple of fools or jesters here. Name Myth Description Morfesa of Falias Irish Danann druid and poet of the Tuatha De Danann. See ...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Song of Roland

Song of Roland

The Song of Roland, or, in French, La Chanson de Roland, is the best known of the Old French epics. It was possibly first composed some time in the 10th or 11th century, though the earliest extant version of the chanson, was found in the 12th cent...

January 11th, 2006 • Jimmy Joe
The Fool (Amandán)

The Fool (Amandán)

The Fool, known in Irish and Scottish Gaelic as Amandán, was a social fairy. They were sometimes seen as wiser than their masters. According to W. B. Yeats, the Great Fool, or Amandán Már, resided in the fairy palace. In Yeats' description of The ...

June 3rd, 2005 • Jimmy Joe
Oisín

Oisín

A warrior-bard. Oisín (Oisin) was the son of Finn Mac Cumhaill and Sadb (Saba or Blaí), the woman-hind. See Sadb and the Birth of Oisín in the Fenian Cycle. One tale tells of how he and Caílte Mac Ronan survived the Battle of Gabhra, in the Acalla...

November 25th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
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