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The Plainsgirl and the Knight (FE 6/7)

  • 6th Mar, 2008 at 2:14 AM
King Hrolf Kraki of Denmark
   I really need to get away from this knight. I like him, but I need to stretch my muscles with some other fellows. Maybe Bartre or something. After I do another thing or two with the knight, anyway. A few quick notes. The name Leothof does not have the tradition 'th' sound so prevalent in thistle or there. As such, it's leot-hof. Written in about one week (which is fast for me), I am pleased with how it came out. It's not perfect, but at least it reads nice.

The Plainsgirl and the Knight: The Oath
A Crossover of FE6 and FE7
Rated: G
All rights for the characters belong to
Intelligent Systems
Notes: Leot-hof on that name, please.
            Any romance is purely in the mind of the reader.
Genre: Drama
Summary: The past often affects the present in the most strangest of ways.

The Plainsgirl and the Knight: The Oath )




Notes Collection #1

  • 18th Sep, 2007 at 2:13 PM
Isaac, Golden Sun
A small note for The Survivor's Lament, explaining some events that happened 'off-stage' and justifying the events described within the note.








 




    

A Folk Tale for Ilia

  • 17th Aug, 2007 at 2:09 PM
Greil, Fire Emblem
For FEVII, which is owned by Intelligent Systems


Here is told why the snow is hard in winter and why the wind is harsh in summer
 
   Once, before dragons were driven from the lands by the Seven Holy Generals and their vast army, the land of Ilia was a warm and mild land from which many ships sailed about the land of Elibe. There was king in that land who was named Gunnar. He was a good and wise king, and whatever grew in the land he only took what he needed and left the rest to the farmer. No man or woman spoke ill of him for this reason.
    
     Gunnar had a daughter named Enid, who was very fair and had suitors seek her from many other lands. However, she turned them away. Now Enid had the love of two great beasts, one a dragon named Snorl and the other a troll named Spreng.
  
     One day Spreng went to Enid one day when she was in the green fields and asked for her love, which she refused as always. However, she knew as well that Spreng was loathsome to see and known to be of a bad temperament. Spreng became wroth then and twisting his brow down he said to her, “Come away with me to my home, or I will take in all the air from the land into me and release it all at once unto your land. No tree will remain standing though its roots touch the world’s other side, no stone may sit still though it weigh as much as five and ten warriors, and no home shall remain standing though it were built by the Three Great Craftsmen.”
   
    Enid was distressed at these words and gave her word to Spreng that she would depart with him after she went to visit her father. Spreng consented to her will and together they traveled to Harfell, where the king was at that time of year.
   
   Now at that time, King Gunnar was being visited by Snorl the dragon. Snorl was also infamous for his bad temper and he threatened that if Enid was not handed over to him, he would cause the land of Ilia to be buried in snow and frost, for he was a dragon of the Ice clan, which dwelt in Ilia.
 
    King Gunnar could do nothing to stop the dragon, for in those days dragons were considered sacred in Ilia, even if some were of a bad temperament. Therefore the king gave into the demands of Snorl and promised the dragon his daughter. The moment the words left his mouth, Enid arrived with Spreng behind her. She looked at her father and said “Fare well, king of this green land! The troll Spreng has come and he is to take me to his land far away!”
 
    At these words the dragon Snorl was filled with wrath and he immediately made to attack Spreng. The two wrestled there in front of the king’s hall and it was from their sweat that the Silver Lake was formed which still sits in Harfell. When the contest was over Snorl was the victor and he took Enid into his keeping in the west.
 
     The troll Spreng was not satisfied, however. Turning to the king, he said “The fair Enid promised to come with me. Since the dragon has taken her, I will unleash my breath unto your land and no tree, mountain, or home shall stand, unless you bring to me Enid from the dragon’s home.” Spreng then departed to his home and unleashed his breath upon Ilia, tearing up trees, wrecking homes, and ruining mountains.
 
    King Gunnar felt his shirt burst from the grief that swelled in him when he heard all of this. He called forth, then, his retainer Hognin and gave to him the task of retrieving Enid for the troll Spreng. Hognin was a strong man and was well accomplished in all he set out to do. Whatever deeds that King Gunnar needed done, Hognin was the first to ask for them and the first to complete them.
 
    Hognin accepted the task and traveled over the land of Ilia to the abode of the dragon, which was a cave overlooking the sea. Hognin snuck in and stole Enid away from the dragon and bore her away to the east, where the troll Spreng lived. There Enid was given over to the care of the troll.
 
    At that time, however, the dragon Snorl looked about for Enid and realized she was gone. Working his will, then, he caused a most foul storm to appear and the green land of Ilia was covered in white snow and bitter frost. The king knew it was because Enid was gone, and so he sent Hognin once more to steal Enid away.
 
     Sitting atop her mountain, the great dragon Ninis saw all that had happened and descended from her mountain to Harfell. Letting out a mighty cry, she summoned there Snorl, Spreng, Enid with Hognin, and King Gunnar. There, before the hall of the king, she gave judgment about all that had taken place. Both beasts could not be deprived of Enid, for cruel though they were, they were ever kind to her.
 
     The Judgment of Ninis was this. For six months Enid would dwell with Snorl and for six she would dwell with Spreng.  Whatever frustrations either one had when Enid was not with them they were free to let loose upon the land. However Ninis forbade the destruction of the land, and if either of them caused the ruin of Ilia, Ninis herself would come in all her wrath and smite them down. She also forbade the people of Ilia from moving against the beasts or to seek to break her judgment.
 
     For two years everything passed as Ninis wished and the land was covered in snow and it was blown by the wind, but the people survived. King Gunnar, however, looked upon his people and saw how they had fallen from prosperity and wrath grew in his heart. He then called together a great host of men, armed them, and planed to go forth and slay the two beasts.
 
    Hognin confronted the king and spoke to him, “That would be against the will of Ninis, for did she not forbade us to march against Snorl and Spreng? If you are not satisfied, speak to Ninis, for she is known to be kind hearted and willing to recount judgment if though unfair.”
 
      The king looked to Hognin with flashing eyes and said, “Cannot you see that my armour is out and ready? The curse of my house is that once I am ready for war, I will not be satisfied until my sword is red and great deeds have been done. However, fate may favour the deeds of the bold yet.” Hognin was silent then, but he took not up his arms and he stayed in Harfell when the king marched away. King Gunnar then went west and confronted the dragon Spreng. The two wrestled for three days, but King Gunnar buried his sword Gylthen-hott up to the hilt in the dragon and was satisfied there.
 
     Turning east King Gunnar intended to march to the home of Spreng and slay him as well, but Ninis saw that King Gunnar had broken the peace she had made. She grew wroth and flew before the host of men. When Ninis landed she worked her spells and caused a mountain to appear over King Gunnar and his men, keeping them prisoner. It is said King Gunnar and his host is still alive under the mountain and that they will be set free only when the seas rise and Ilia is threatened with death and destruction.
 
    Ninis then called together Hognin, Spreng, and Enid. Looking upon the three she then cast a second judgment. “King Gunnar is now buried under the mountains along with his host. The throne shall pass to his brother Gudrod and all the kings of Ilia shall be of his line. For Spreng, who was faithful to my judgment while the king was faithless, shall be given Enid for nine months and he will only be parted from her for three months. During that time, Enid will be with Hognin, who was faithful to the judgment and is spared from my anger.
 
      “As for the ghost of Snorl, his brother Snaevar shall have satisfaction. For the nine months that Enid is with Spreng, Snaevar will cause such snow and cold in Ilia that men shall call the land ‘barren’ and women will call it ‘wicked and cruel’. When Enid is with Hognin, Snaevar will halt the snow and frost and allow a little peace to the land. Any who breaks and goes against this judgment shall face my wrath and there is no place or lord in Elibe who can protect you from me if it is.”
 
     Ninis then departed once more from them and that is how it has been since. Enid dwells nine months with Spreng the troll, who is satisfied with her and causes no harm to the land. During those nine months, the wretched dragon Snaevar causes harsh snow and frost to bite the land, which is called ‘barren’ by men and ‘cruel and wicked’ by women. For three months Enid dwells with Hognin, who has spoken no cruel or kind word since he spoke with King Gunnar. Spreng the troll is wroth in those three months and causes great winds to fly over the land so that no man or woman known silence in the land. Such it has been and such it shall be till the breaking of the land.



Notes: 
    Those familiar with mythology will recognise a bit of it from the story of Pluto and Proserpina, which is another kidnap/"why seasons are like this" story. I was also inspired by Norse mythology, which has a giant eagle flapping its wings which causes the icy winds of winter. The only other thing to note is that King Gunnar and his host is a reference to 'the king in the mountain' myth, which is a common myth about a king and his men waiting in a mountain for the time of need to go forth for their people. The most famous example of this is King Arthur in Avalon (of course, Avalon is an island, but we won't worry about details for right now).

Unfinished Chronicles of Elibe

  • 14th Aug, 2007 at 6:16 PM
Greil, Fire Emblem

   I was glancing through an old note book and found this written across two pages or so. Found it to be quite interesting to read over. I rather like the wording of it, so I decided no great harm could come from posting what I have of it. There is not much in it, though. It only covers the first twenty years after the Scouring. 

    I edited only some of the wording, none of the events.


  Beginning of the Age of Men -- Year One -- Hartmut seals Idoun inside the mountains of Southern Bern. Dragons    begin to vanish from Elibe.

Year Four -- Roland, Barigan, Hartmut, and Elimine establish kingdoms across southern and northern Elibe.

Years Five until Year Seven -- Elimine establishes an organized priesthood for the gods of Etruria.

Year Eight -- Athos and Bramimond vanish from Elibe and see the other Seven Generals no more.

Year Ten -- Death of Durban in the Western Isle of Hibernia while fighting a monster from the deep.

Year Two and Ten -- The First Great Sorrow of Lycia -- Roland is poisoned by his wife's lover, Goronwy. Goronwy takes the Crown of Lycia.

Year Three and Ten-- Barigan of Ilia is killed by the Grarthurs (Grey-trolls). Bjorn Barigansson succeeds him.

Year Five and Ten -- Death of Hartmut at the Battle of the Wald. Throne of Bern seized by Hagen Habich of Herwagen.

Year Six and Ten -- The burning of Eoham and the death of Hanon in Sacae. Strife between the Clans of the Great Field.

Year Seven and Ten -- Death of Elimine from wounds received in the Scouring. Justinus the First is given the Scepter of Elimine and rules the kingdom of Etruria. Aurelius of Portusurbs becomes High Priest.

Year Twenty -- Goronwy killed by Rowan son of Roland. Rowan crowned king at Ostia.

Year Two and Twenty -- Hagen Habich slain by Hildebrandi the son of Hartmut. Hildebrandi abdicates in favour of his son, Hartmut II.

Year Three and Twenty -- Death of King Bjorn Barigansson and Broddi Bjornsson at the Battle of Skjolda. Both slain by Grarthurs. Ingjald Frodason, husband of Bera Barigansdottir, in crowned King of Ilia.

Here ends the unfinished copy of the Chronicles of Elibe.

     
     Reading over it now, it is easy to see its shortcomings. The events are spaced to close together, the events written are in a limited geography (Sacae and the Western Isles are only mentions at the death of their respectful general!), and events are nearly repeated (the fates of Roland's and Hartmut's slayers are too similar). Still, it has an air of authority which I enjoy much, though I did edit a few things.

  The biggest edit is probably the name Eoham. In the original MS, the burning was at Garinsburg. I have since forgotten the meaning of the word and decided to go with the more smooth (and Sacae sounding) name of Eoham, which is Old English for Horse-home. A rather odd choice, since the Sacaens seem more Hunnish to me with my older eyes now.

    A close study of the chronicle shows my choices for the languages in Elibe. Etruria is Latin, Lycia is British-Celtic, Ilia is Norse, and Bern is German. They fit rather well, though with Lycia you have to be careful in picking names. Not many people can pronounce the name Gwrhyr. 



Testing one, two. Testing one, two.

  • 14th Aug, 2007 at 1:17 PM
Isaac, Golden Sun

    Hear! We hath heard of the honourable Danes,
   of their solid stands and swift feats,
   the won great glory and gathered together mighty
    hosts to march and move o'er the moors and hills.

Don't mind me. Just testing the equipment.