For A Home or a Throne?

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The twilight is dying

And all Asgard shining

Glistening tears in grandiose ferment.

See the Grim((i)) and the gay

Stooped in sorrow this day

For the lost king, and their prince to lament.

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But as Aesir were mourning,

A destiny, turning,

Awakened a-new-ed, and abounded in pain.

And found then by Death((ii)),

Through vengeance and breath,

Did fix its gaze Earth-ward on power again.

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And then to a new task,

With the All-Father's Cask((iii)),

A gateway was opened. A new prince emerged.

And Midgard stood gaping

As purpose was shaping;

Glorious, deathless, with freedom to purge.

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The prince, clad in splendor

And bright-smiling scepter

No longer 'the fool'((iv)) as the mortals bowed down.

But kingship eluded

As a battle concluded

The foes, old((v)) and new, saw their captive the clown.

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He divided them well

And whilst under his spell

All manner of mayhem befell Midgard's best.

But unbroken he saw

That the meek go to war

When their champions assembled and passed triumph's test.

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Now bound they reject him

Away to his new((vi)) home

The realm that betrayed its own king in a season.

To face judgment unyielding

For trickery wielding.

The homestead awaits and the five((vii)) with their treason.

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Do not be afraid

Of the sorrow you made.

For mischief was missed, sorely, deeply, above.

And you'll see how the thunder((viii))

Forgives pain in his brother

And leads you back praying time will show you his love.

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For when judgment's dispersed

And you stand with the cursed((ix)),

Two pathways will open both guideless, unknown.

And not for a horse((x)), but

For power, of course,

Will you choose then a kingdom? Or a family and home?

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i). Reference to Hogun the Grim.

ii). Reference to Thanos.

iii). The other name for 'The Tesseract' or 'Cosmic Cube' was 'The Cask of Odin'.

iv). Reference to Loki's presence in the Norse Tarot.

v). Reference to Captain America, Thor, and the rest of the Avengers respectively.

vi). Reference to the changes occurred both in Asgard and his family since his exile and exploits.

vii). Reference to Sif and the Warriors 3 and Heimdall for their treason against Loki as king.

viii). Reference to Thor.

ix). Reference to a future alliance with Malekith The Accursed.

x). Reference to Shakespeare's Richard III, could be taken to also humorously represent Sleipnir.