Song of Rand al'Thor - The Tale of the Dragon Reborn

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

A short song I had written about Rand's final confrontation with the Dark One, inspired by ancient mythic songs and, of course, Tolkien's own songs (specifically Song of Eärendil and Duel of Songs). I tried to phrase it in ways it would mirror ancients songs, while doing Rand's glory at Tarmon Gai'don justice as well.

Here it is:

 

The Dragon rode on the winds of time,

a gift of the One to humankind,

the Hope of all who ever lived,

the Champion of the endless strife.

The flowers blossomed before him,

the only light in the days dim,

the beasts all gathered in greeting,

the Spawn of the Shadow retreating.

 

The nations broke before his hand,

the Righteous Son of all the land,

the princes cast down all their crowns,

as he sat upon all their thrones.

 

Great was the Shadow in those days,

in days when came the Father of Lies,

as he took light from all who see,

and sought their souls to slay.

 

But the Dragon was there standing,

with his soul the world defending,

and his voice speaking the words

of comfort to all his wards.

 

He came there as a Star to all,

in his hand the Sword of Old,

gleaming like a candle in the night,

a lone good in all the Blight.

 

Among all the children of Men,

of all who lived before and then

none was ever born as beautiful,

and in his wrath more terrible.

 

He stepped into the Shadow,

and dealt it its death blow,

and he returned with the story.

May he remain forever in glory!

 

Please tell me what you think and offer any advice:)

 

[HeavyHalfMoonBlade]

Very impressive. Well done indeed, cannot offer any coherent feedback except I enjoyed it greatly. 

[Elgee]

That's really powerful, Rhaegar! Thank you for sharing that with us 🙂

[Lightfriendsocialmistress]

Just wow. Thank you for sharing! It feels exquisitely authentic and I got the impression that it could have been seamlessly incorporated as one of the pieces we read in the books before or after the official narrative, in the introduction or the conclusion. Like how there will be excerpts of prophecy or literature, I immediately thought how well your piece would have fit into the actual books that way.