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THE RUNES ON WELAND'S SWORD by RUDYARD KIPLING

Poet Analysis

First Line: A SMITH MAKES ME
Last Line: BUT FOR THE THING.
Subject(s): MYTHOLOGY - NORSE;

A Smith makes me
To betray my Man
In my first fight.

To gather Gold
At the world's end
I am sent.

The Gold I gather
Comes into England
Out of deep Water.

Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.

It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for The Thing.

The Gold I gather
A king covets
For an ill use.

The Gold I gather
Is drawn up
Out of deep Water.

Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.

It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for The Thing.



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