The Archer, The Mage, and The Knight

This issue of Tales from the Tavern is copyrighted by Jagex. It is copied verbatim from the RuneScape website.

Reldo writes: I have found an interesting yet incomplete example of late fourth age poetry in one of my many trawls through the Varrockian archives - the oral tradition of Bards, although having died out somewhat recently, accounts for many of RuneScapes mythology. I particularly enjoyed this piece for its thematic content of the traditional archetypes of warrior, ranger and mage.

The archer, the mage, and the knight - by Merlin Rune

Long ago in a time long passed,

When the world was ripe and young,

Adventurers three traveled the world vast,

So now this song is sung

The first one was a valiant knight,

Whose heart was pure as gold

Before him, enemies would take flight

Because his face was bold

Then second came the archer quick

Whose hair was golden blonde

He'd kill his enemies with but a stick

Of him the ladies were fond

Last, not least, came the mage

His silver beard flowing long

Twice as smart as any sage

But not exactly strong

They travelled far over land

And under forests old

Across beaches in the sand

And in many mountains cold

I wish more of this could be said

But the tale is no longer mine

And as much as I do dread,

The story is now thine