Olaf, the Berserker

another league of legends character poem

Olaf beard so white

capture the chill of a Nordic night 

Mountain of a man 

with Ragnarok in hand

Fierce in sea, brutal on land

 

Death is a thing to be feared 

Absurd is the word Olaf would reply

Viking by nature, you shall kill or die

The berserker lives for the clash of steel

and will die for the roar of the battle cry

 

In the cruel times of winters claw

Olaf rocked the glaciers with his law

Surrender to the blood lust

last breath would only suffice 

if life was taken as a warriors death

 

Olaf stormed the night in search of a fight

faced a monster that consumed man and ship alike

hurled himself into the blackness of its maw

as he fell deeper into the blackness of his mind

the shock of freezing water aroused him from the dark

 

the butchered carcass of the beast afloat beside him

Odin's blessings had jolted his skin

bones and fangs wrapped around his fist

as the monster thus ceased to exist  

Olaf then took the ferry to the nether realm 

 

To carve his legacy into hell itself

this Viking would stand victorious 

against the cunning devil himself

Truly alive against the jaws of death

his tale no mortal shall ever forget

 

 

Author's Note

Lo there, do I see my father,
Lo there, do I see my mother, my sisters and brothers,
Lo there, do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning,
Lo, they do call to me, they bid me take my place among them,
In the halls of Valhalla where the brave may live forever.

Reviews

[KAOlmsted]

Nice...I'm all for Vikings ;-)

[Fréyjä Helv..]

That was engaging and just exhilarating. I've got Amon Amarth on my head while reading this... awesome write

[VeCeWallace]

Well written and well thought out. The word play was cunning and it dragged me right in. This was indeed something worth reading today.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

This was nicely written. I truly enjoyed the story within the piece; you have a talent for that. Great use of imagery, wording and flow. Also enjoyed the music, which went along well with the piece. Great overall presentation.

[BL]

I enjoyed your poem / rock song and like the references you have used, this is very well put together

[Shay]

awesome! nice track to go along with your poem

[s y e]

Wooooow!! How cool was this?! VERY COOL! :-D You have become such an amazing writer, it's great to see you writing like a mad man again, lol. Very well done

[CriticalxxAngel]

I really enjoyed your poem I think the flow was great and the wording was amazing I really enjoyed your poem

[Anna]

Amazing, I absolutely love a Nordic story! Just finished reading a book about Norse myths lol. I love the narrative poem and the story behind it. I do however find one flaw in the mythology. There is no such place as "hell" in Norse, there is an underworld run by a woman named "Hel." It is pronounced the same way though. Other than that it seems pretty accurate, good job!

[KeeD]

Yeah I think its called the netherrealm or netherworld which I mentioned before explaining in the next lime it was hell but then again im not sure that's is norse either lol xd if you ever come across the actual word xd id be psyched to change it thanks Anna for the awesome review xoxo

[Anna]

Well i have a book beside me that was bought in a university called Norse Myths lol, and it has a map of the 9 Nordic worlds on the first page, and underneith everything it says "Hel/Underworld" Hel would be the daughter of Loki. The underworld was an exact replica of valhala (heaven) except for the death and such lol

[KeeD]

Yeah I read a little about it too.. people who die in azghad always go to the underworld first or something and thats where hel desides if they go to valhala or something along those lines. .pretty interesting I should go read more Norse mythology right now haja

[Elizabeth Porterfield]

Beautiful!!! I'm a very big fan of the Old Nordic religion, and it's comeback form is quite interesting. The tale of Olaf is definitely one that shan't be forgotten:) Great work Keegan:)