This song reminds me a lot of Warlord Chronicles, by Bernard Cornwell. It seems to be talking about Derfel, the main character. SPOILERS AHEAD
In the end, lots of his friends dies, and others leave with a boat heading to an island, away from him, and he stays in Britain living with a monk, being oath-bound with him.
And Taliesin, if I recall corectly, is a bard that played an important role in these Chronicles, and he and Derfel get to be friends. And I think that, when the songs mentions the grail, it doesn't especifically means the Holy Grail, but Arthur's objective of achieving peace.
This song reminds me a lot of Warlord Chronicles, by Bernard Cornwell. It seems to be talking about Derfel, the main character. SPOILERS AHEAD In the end, lots of his friends dies, and others leave with a boat heading to an island, away from him, and he stays in Britain living with a monk, being oath-bound with him. And Taliesin, if I recall corectly, is a bard that played an important role in these Chronicles, and he and Derfel get to be friends. And I think that, when the songs mentions the grail, it doesn't especifically means the Holy Grail, but Arthur's objective of achieving peace.