Seirin of the Thane

Seirin of the Thane is a Aurpan poem written sometime between the 6th and 3rd century YBD (Year Before Dawn). It was one of the few Aurpan poems actually written on parchment, as opposed to just inscribed on Aurpan Saga Stones."'Seirin1 of the Thane2 traversed the north""It was not until age 30 that Argamathon's3 fires were brought""The farms of Skadvuld were set ablaze4""And there was no land for the cattle to graze""So Seirin left the town with his sword""And the death of the dragon he swore""He met the beast in a valley5 where many had died before""And he tried to make his rampage last no more""With one fell swoop it fell to the ground""And it no longer made any sound'"

Mathias Durant's Notes

 * 1The name 'Seirin' is a combination of the Andain words for brave (sei) and fellow (rin)
 * 2 Possibly means that Seirin was the Thane's Housecarl (bodyguard)
 * 3 Argamathon means 'Large death dealer' in Andain, Arga (Dealer) + már (Large) + thøn (Death)
 * 4 Skadvuld may not have had many farms, but due to its possition in the Black Moor, they were essential
 * 5 Could mean the Bar Valley, which is located to the west of Skadvuld, but could be refuring to the Jurin Vally as there was a battle between the Aurpans and the Moorlanders there beforehand.