Literature Clue 19 May 04 - Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 19 May 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

mercenary30	19 May 2004
What song is this, drift through the trees To lift men broken from their knees? To untwist hearts from grasping sorrow. To offer the promise of the morrow? Hark, what song, What music sweet? Warm whispers of the dawn. Hot blood waft steam in night air cold. What hopes of treasure, what hunger of gold Hath brought foul beast from caverns deep To face the Nightbird, to know endless sleep? They come for greed. They come to bleed. At gentle hands of elven breed. The shining sword, the horse’s run, The bane of monsters all and one. To their midst the rider, Nightbird the Ranger, Flashing Tempest’s anger, denying the danger Cutting and slashing! Tearing and gashing! Chasing the nightmares away. Fast run, you goblins, the Ranger sets his bow, To let your blood, to stain white snow Arrow and arrow, the river of red Fast fall the Evil, to the one is dead. Hawkwing’s fury. Goblins to bury In worm’s cold domain. Scatter, goblins, fly and flee! You’ll not outrun Symphony. Hooves of music red the gloom Bearing Nightbird, know your doom! At Tempest’s fall, So shall you all To blackness evermore. Away drifts music, Symphony sweet. Away goes Nightbird, the forest to greet In springtime sunshine, of Evil no traces, Through flowers and lovers, step measured paces Hark, listen you all The Nightbird’s call And sleep peaceful lovers, secure. --‘The Song of the the Nightbird’ “The Demon Awakens” – by R.A. Salvatore What card am I?

gloria	20 May 2004
Can we have a clue mercenary?... :laugh: No seriously, I get a sense of the Knight/Swords when I read this.

mercenary30	20 May 2004
Wow..... OK This is a song about a great hero sung by a bard. What action card, represents that....?? I hope that wasn't too good of a clue.

Phoenix Rising	20 May 2004
Hmm, first guess 10 of swords!

jmd	20 May 2004
Hanged Man?

mercenary30	20 May 2004
Sorry but those are not what I was thinking.... Now I wonder if my clue threw you off.... Which card signifies the acts of the hero in the song..... The tarot card that would be on the "album cover" so to speak. hehehe (bigger clue: Court Cards need not apply)

jmd	20 May 2004
XIII...

mercenary30	20 May 2004
I thought about the un named card, but that only covered part of the picture....so it didn't make the final cut.

jmd	20 May 2004
OK... First Friday morning guess: Chariot?

Phoenix Rising	21 May 2004
It's that ole "Devil"

gloria	21 May 2004
I reckon jmd has nabbed this one.....:)

Phoenix Rising	21 May 2004
What about "Ace of Wands"

mercenary30	21 May 2004
Nobody thought if it quite yet...... The song is about a Ranger named Nightbird, Tempest is his sword, Symphony is his horse, and Hawkwing is his bow. He is a hero of the land....thus the bards wrote a song........ Is this helpful?

jmd	21 May 2004
the World?

Phoenix Rising	21 May 2004
What about 6 of Wands!

mercenary30	21 May 2004
Phoenix Rising got it with the Six of Wands. Nightbird was a legend and a champion for the people of his land, taking on bands of goblins and giants and other enemies of humanity. The people loved him and he was respected nearly everywhere he went. To me the Six of Wands represented that level of attainment for Nightbird.

gloria	21 May 2004
Well done Lu...I really thought jmd had got that one.

jmd	21 May 2004
Well done... I hadn't even thought of looking at WCS pip depictions!

mercenary30	21 May 2004
Ooops, Sorry about that jmd. I am not knowledgable of the Tarot De Marseilles minors yet to know how they fit......although I plan on getting there.

jmd	21 May 2004
...not a problem, Mercenary - I in fact often also check the WCS imagery for these games, but just had not this time... I may not have suggested it until after Phoenix Rising did in any case :) Part of the enjoyment of these games is also seeing how others see it - so thanks again :)

Phoenix Rising	22 May 2004
Well it was a tricky one alright there Merc!

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