My Mother Told Me (Viking)
My mother told me
Someday I would buy
Galleys with good oars
Sails to distant shores
Stand up on the prow
Noble barque I steer
Steady course to the haven
Hew many foe-men
Hew many foe-men
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The song My mother told me, also known as Þat mælti mín móðir in its ninth-century old Norse form. It is almost like a viking chant
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Written on June 12, 2023
Submitted by notmrcchase on June 12, 2023
Modified by notmrcchase on June 12, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | x x a a x x x B B |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 195 |
| Words | 44 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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