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Jethro Tull – Broadsword Lyrics 12 years ago
this song is about the Anglo Saxons. the Saxon runes around the edge of the album cover are a dead giveaway

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Jethro Tull – Broadsword Lyrics 12 years ago
oh it's about the Saxons alright. just look at the album cover for Broadsword and the Beast, it has 'I see a dark sail, on the horizon, set under a black cloud, that hides the sun.' in SAXON runes. the gold cross is a Christian talisman, which means it is post-Christianity Saxon England, so the invaders are likely Danish vikings. the Saxons did have roundhouses

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