Today marks my first battle
Griffon blazoned on my chest
Up the line all of my kinsmen
Beat their gauntlets on their breast
In the air now breaking stillness
Bard song sweeps across the plain
And as one we proudly sing out
Northshield’s name
Chorus:
All for one, one for all
March we now upon the foe
Let no king or lowborn armsman
Stand alone in fields below
Let us charge as one together
And together stand or fall
All for one, griffon soldiers
One for all
Now we line up in the shieldwall
Let the foeman charge at will
Let him break on us like seafoam
As our spearmen thrust and kill
Let no warrior of Northshield
Fall in battle all alone
For what blood that flows from kinsmen
Is your own
Chorus
Through the din of bloody battle
Through the raven’s husky cry
We can see a kinsman distant
And to he our foes now fly
Do not let those bastards reach him
With the sword or bloodied spear
Fly to his side, blades of Northshield
Show no fear
Chorus
Be it castle, field or causeway
Be it rain or driving hail
May our steel be our king’s talons
May our bodies be his mail
Let our king not be surrounded
Killed or ransomed from the foe
When our king charges, then with him
We must go
Chorus
Let them line up all their archers
We fight better in the shade
Let them line up all their shieldmen
They shall quickly meet the blade
Let their spearmen shake and tremble
Let their infantry know fear
If they stand then they shall fall
Before Northshield
Chorus
We stand leaning on each other
When the battle hell is done
Not one bright and golden feather
From the griffon fell alone
Any soul who died in battle
Fell with kinsmen at their side
That’s an honor we can one day
Share with pride
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