The March to Ettinsmoor | A Marching Ballad
By Noctus Fury
Off to battle, off to war,
We're marching off to Ettinsmoor.
We're off to face the Northern Giants,
And give them a royal kick in the pants.
We're led from the front by our two boy-Kings,
Their armor giving off a silver sheen.
The eldest is the High King Peter,
Our Magnificent and Golden leader.
Alongside him is Edmund the Just,
Urging us on against the cold wind's gust!
As we once again head up North,
Though the Marshes we're marching forth.
We trust in Aslan, we're in His Paws,
Beware all ye foes of His teeth and claws!
We march towards those barren Giant-Lands,
It'll be there where we'll make our stand.
These Ettinsmoor Giants are brutish louts,
Stubborn than stone even after they route.
Why, oh why, do they never learn?
Why, oh why, do they always return?
Why do they keep coming back for more,
Instead of living in peace in Ettinsmoor?
What do they think they will gain,
When all they'll get is more, more pain?
Why must they rebel and sharpen their swords,
Instead of accepting our Kings as their lords?
Why ally themselves with those Fell-Beasts,
When they could live in Ettinsmoor in peace?
Who knows what's going through their heads,
It matters not since they'll soon be dead.
With the might of our Kings, the Giants will flee,
And we'll pursue them, showing no mercy.
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah to our Kings!
Their praises and victories we will sing!
As we march back home in victory,
To Cair Paravel bordering the sea.
Oh, what a blessing it is to be alive,
As our glorious nation grows and thrives.
We'd gladly give our lives to gage,
In return for a lengthy Golden Age.
Author's Note: Hope you guys enjoy this. This poem is a ballad as well as poetic verse. I was wanting to give the Narnians some war songs to sing - as I'm sure they've had endless varying amounts of songs in Narnia, both for peace and war, celebration and mourning, etc, etc. I've noticed that the Fandom hasn't done a whole lot of this, so I wanted to be among the few to contribute. Hope you guys like them.
If you guys would like to see more Narnia ballads, please let me know, either by PM or by review! ^_^
For Narnia and for Aslan!
- Noctus Fury