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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LEGENDS, by AUBREY DE VERE
First Line: They fought ere sunrise at tor conainn
Last Line: "to the ""giant stepping-stones"" round the north."
Subject(s): Tor Conainn, Ireland
First Line: They fought ere sunrise at tor conainn
Last Line: "to the ""giant stepping-stones"" round the north."
Subject(s): Tor Conainn, Ireland
THEY fought ere sunrise at Tor Conainn;
All day they fought on the wild sea-shore.
The sun dropped downward, they fought amain;
The tide rose upward, they fought the more.
The sands were covered; the sea grew red;
The warriors fought in the reddening wave:
That night the sea was the sea-king's bed;
The land-king drifted past cliff and cave.
Great was the rage in those ancient days
(We were pagans then) in the land of Eire;
Like eagles men vanquished the noontide blaze;
Their bones were iron, their nerves were wire.
We are hinds to-day! The Nemedian kings
Like elk and bison of old stalked forth;
Their name -- the sea-kings' -- forever clings
To the "Giant Stepping-Stones" round the North.
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