<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=351428" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Norrona-Race</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Norrona-race's longing,<br>It was the sea's free wave,<br>And fight of heroes thronging,<br>And honor that it gave;<br>Their thoughts and deeds upspringing<br>From roots in Surtr's fire,<br>With branches topward swinging<br>To Yggdrasil aspire.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">His course alone each guided,<br>Oft brother-harm was done;<br>Our vict'ries were divided,<br>The honor gained was one.<br>Each heard his call time-fated,<br>First Norway, Denmark, came,<br>The Swede the longest waited,<br>But greatest grew his fame.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In eastern, western regions<br>The Danish dragons shone,<br>To Norway's roving legions<br>Jerusalem was known.<br>From sparks the Swedish spirit<br>Struck forth in Poland's night,<br>Through Lützen must inherit<br>Full half the world its light.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">First Norseman, Dane, agreeing<br>In trying times were found,<br>But Saga's will far-seeing<br>By little men was bound;<br>Then Norseman, Swede, agreeing,<br>Time in its fullness found,<br>And Saga's will far-seeing<br>Shall nevermore be bound.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">There is prophetic power<br>In longing hearts of men,<br>Foretells our union's hour '<br>For great deeds once again.<br>Each festival so glorious<br>To solemn vows us draws:<br>Forever be victorious<br>Our blood's, our race's cause!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Bj%C3%B8rnstjerne+Bj%C3%B8rnson">Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=351428" data-title="The Norrona-Race de Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson" data-description="Norrona-race's longing, It was the sea's free wave, And fight of heroes thronging, And honor that it gave; Their thoughts and deeds upspringing From roots in Surtr's fire, With branches topward swinging To Yggdrasil aspire. His course alone each ..."></div> </div> </div>

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