The Pride Of Housecarl Lyrics
CUM SAGITTA NECAVIT REGEM TERROR ET MORA CRUCIAVERUNT MILITES The rout resounded around the hill WHEN THE LAST TROOPS LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS POST SEPTEM HORAS PROELII REX ANGLIAE IMPLORAVIT CAELUM [Harold:]"With the arrival of nightfall I could gather my men and wait For reinforcements. Blessed god, heed my hopes!" SED WILLIAM NON DISTULIT ET IMPETUM IN HOSTEM FECIT IN ORA TARDA [Ivo of Ponthieu:]"I'll take his life" he said to king "and this sacrifice will be my honest gift to thy kingdom"Like a rumble of thunder the knightsbroke out through the shield-wallSteel rang out like evil bellsacross the land Sir William is still alive , he shows his faceraising proud his helmet to the sky A rumor spread along the ranks about Sir William's sudden death , the panic blew away when he showed his faceand the time has come TO ANNIHILATE THY TROOPSarrows falling down on the Saxon linesSir William is still alive , he shows his faceraising proud his helmet to the sky[CHORUS:]Harold's dead , his body now liesafter he's got by an arrow in his eyeHarold dies , Harold the king , leaving the green fields of Anglia at the mercy of fateULTIMUS INCURSUS FUIT CERTUS ET CRUENTUSSaxon line was broken down , All that was left were the HouseCarls showin' their bravery REX ANIMAM EFFLAVIT The bloody HouseCarls with their warrior prideAre showin' their worth they're keepin' up the last fightStanding all around the corpse of MajestieFighting proud until the last man dies [CHORUS:]Harold's dead , his body now liesafter he's got by an arrow in his eyeHarold dies , Harold the king , leaving the green fields of Anglia at the mercy of fate
Thy Majestie The Pride Of Housecarl
