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The Thorin Dwarf (The Minstrel Boy)
I thought of this right after posting the previous version. I am starting to run out of ideas, so if you have anything you want done for the first time or repeated, please leave a suggestion in a review.
The Thorin Dwarf to the war is gone
In the ranks of death you will find him;
An Elven sword he hath girded on,
And his gold harp slung behind him;"
Land of gold!" said the Dwarven band,
"Tho' all the world covets thee,
10 swords, at least, thy rights shall guard,
One faithful harp shall praise thee!"
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Old Thorin fell! But the foeman's chain
Could not bring that proud soul under;
The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again,
For he left in a Wood-Elf Cavern.(1)
And said "No chains shall sully thee,
Thou soul of gold and jewelry
Thy gems were made for the pure and free,
They shall not be found in slavery!"
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The King under the Mountain is back again
We have heard the news and will cheer it,
The Dragon may will return one day,
And Bard is out of black arrows!
But may he shoot his bow in peace,
In a world such as the Elves intended,
For all the bitterness of dwarves must cease,
And ev'ry battle must be ended.
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(1): I'm not sure what happened to the dwarves' instruments after they left Bag End. They are said to be playing them to Thorin during the siege, but how they got them (especially the viols) all the way through Goblin Town, the Wood Elf prison, the barrels, and into Erebor is beyond me.