Speaking of books, I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics of this song before reading "Hollow Crown," a historical novel about Queen Emma of Normandy (wife of Aethelred the Unready and Cnut the Great, mother of Harthnacnut and Edward the Confessor). Stand by for geekdom.
Anyway, my ears finally pricked up when I heard the chorus again in the middle of reading the book, and I automatically interpreted it it as:
"And when the battle was done
I was promised my son
But with a thousand knights gone
To any kingdom I run"
Queen Emma went into exile twice after fighting for her sons' crowns, and once held the city of London against Cnut (her future husband) and the Danes for a very long and costly siege - both in lives and morale. So I couldn't help but imagine Queen Emma praying for her son's and her lives while fleeing England, while listening to this song.
Doesn't have a freakin' thing to do with the rest of the song but I like thinking of it this way!
Speaking of books, I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics of this song before reading "Hollow Crown," a historical novel about Queen Emma of Normandy (wife of Aethelred the Unready and Cnut the Great, mother of Harthnacnut and Edward the Confessor). Stand by for geekdom.
Anyway, my ears finally pricked up when I heard the chorus again in the middle of reading the book, and I automatically interpreted it it as:
"And when the battle was done I was promised my son But with a thousand knights gone To any kingdom I run"
Queen Emma went into exile twice after fighting for her sons' crowns, and once held the city of London against Cnut (her future husband) and the Danes for a very long and costly siege - both in lives and morale. So I couldn't help but imagine Queen Emma praying for her son's and her lives while fleeing England, while listening to this song.
Doesn't have a freakin' thing to do with the rest of the song but I like thinking of it this way!