Qoutes

[Ranika]

If I can be so presumptious; during load times, you'll want some appropriate qoutes. Just a couple of Gaelic qoutes;

"What is the nature of this king of Saxons? What power he holds; what strength he has. He is no king, but a tyrant!" - Aedhar the Bold, on foreign kings; Irish had elected, limited power kings

"We are the best; no name has ever escaped. Let us know your enemy, give us your silver, and we will bring you his head." - Bodhri, leader of the Curuarci mercenary assassins of Ireland and Scotland

"The body is broken, but the Gael's spirit is steel. The great warrior raises again; defeat is a choice we will not make." - St. Finbar of Connaght, after a defeat; his army subsequently defeated viking invaders outside of Aechnell

"And so, Cinead laid his enemy to the ground, and took their heads as trophies. His skill at arms, his faith, his ability, delivered the rastriagh his final victory and vengeance over the pagan enemy." - Prophecy of St. Oidh, of the Christian Rastriagh berserkers

"Do not weep, not all suffering is forever. Not all darkness can persist before the light of day. One day, we will return, and be all the stronger for weight and hardship. Our people do not pass into darkness without complaint, but shout into the din of the abyss with great triumph and defiance." - Morgan the Poet, after a series of defeats to the viking invaders

[The Stranger]

what about byzantine quotes. if it's oke i'll search for some

[Rodion Romanovich]

what about byzantine quotes. if it's oke i'll search for some

Yeah, if you can find any more quotes from the period that would be great!

[The Stranger]

ok.

[GoreBag]

"...Where long forgotten heroes
sang of victory
And drank ales
to old memories."

Excerpt from the Book of Heroes, Song to the Lady of the Fair Hair.

Two cents for now.

[Narayanese]

ne biþ þæt gedefe deaþ, þonne hit gedyrned weorþeð
It is no seemly death when it is kept secret.


Læran sceal mon geongne monnan,
trymman ond tyhtan þæt he teala cunne,
oþþæt hine mon atemedne hæbbe,
sylle him wist ond wædo, oþþæt hine mon on gewitte alæde.
One shall teach a young man,
encourage and prompt him to know things well,
until you have made him manageable;
give him food and clothes, until he is led to be sensible.


Þrym sceal mid wlenco, þriste mid cenum, sceolun bu recene beadwe fremman.
Power goes with pride, bold men with brave ones; both must be quick to make war.
Eorl sceal on eos boge, eorod sceal getrume ridan, fæste feþa stondan.
A nobleman goes on the arched back of a war-horse, a troop of cavalry must ride in a body, the foot-soldier must stand fast.


All above are from Maxims I

[Rodion Romanovich]

Nice! I also have some quotes, although they're mostly viking quotes. Here are some:

- Each must do as his destiny decides
from Njal's saga

- Cattle die, friends die, even you die : but I know one that never die, the judgement over dead men
from Havamal, the High song of Odin

- The limp man can ride, the deaf can fight, but a corpse is no use to anyone
from Havamal, the High song of Odin

- 793. In this year terrible signs displayed over Northumbria - there was fire in the sky and firedragons flew through the air
Anglo-Saxon chronicle

- Never have I heard more terrible singing than from the Slesians - like snarling from the throat, like barking dogs, only more terrible
Ibrahim ibn Yakub

Some random dark age and Medieval-related quotes:
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- The purpose of all war is ultimately peace
Saint Augustine

- Miracles are not contrary to nature, only contrary to what we know about nature
Saint Augustine

- If soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army
Frederick the great

don't know about the last one though, it might be from a too late period. I don't know which Frederick earned the title "the great", so I can't check up from which date the quote could be, but it's probably from a too late period (but it's a good quote).

Unfortunately I couldn't find any more good quotes than these, but I'll keep looking.

[ScionTheWorm]

Never walk
away from home
ahead of your axe and sword.
You can't feel a battle
in your bones
or foresee a fight.

- The Havamal

I drink to your safe return in English ale. I wish that it were English blood.
- Don't know

[Agraes]

'Doue zo en Nenv, ha Tiern e Breizh'

There is God in Heaven, and a lord in Brittany.

-> After the victory of Eripoé on the Franks of Charles le Chauve at Messac.

[skeletor]

Some good Vikingquotes on beer..... :-)

Taken from "haavamaal"

Gumnar margir
erusk gagnhollir
en at virði vrekask;
aldar róg
þat mun æ vera,
órir gestr við gest.

Friends are many
and well thougt off,
until they meet as guests in a feast.
That's how it is
forever and allways:
Guest quarrel with guest

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Ölr ek varð,
varð ofrölvi
at ins fróða Fjalars;
því er ölðr bazt,
at aftr um heimtir
hverr sitt geð gumi.

Drunk i got,
dead drunk,
at the full-bodied Fjalar's gaard.
The best thing with drinkingfeasts
Is that the sence allways returns.

I have translated it myself, so it might be some stupid word-choices.

-Skel-

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

- If soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army
Frederick the great

don't know about the last one though, it might be from a too late period. I don't know which Frederick earned the title "the great", so I can't check up from which date the quote could be, but it's probably from a too late period (but it's a good quote).

Unfortunately I couldn't find any more good quotes than these, but I'll keep looking.

Way too late. As in 1700s-1800s too late. The Frederick who earned the title "The Great" was Frederick of Prussia. I think he was the 3rd German or Prussian ruler of the name.

[Ranika]

"Fly to Armagh, and communicate my will to the successor of Patrick. As for me, I came here to conquer or die." - Acreditted to Brian Bóruma macCennétig at Clontarf

"Amudha moc Dal Cais! Arsle!" "Rise, sons of the Dal Cais! Slaughter!" - Battlecry of the Dal Cais tribe of Ireland

[The Wizard]

As I said in the other thread (map), quotes by the great warrior, poet, orator and fourth Caliph of Islam might fit well.

You might also like to include some quotes by Ali ibn Abi Talib, fourth Caliph of Islam.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib

Watch out for those from Peak of Eloquence though; that book was released long after his death by shiites and is known to contain propaganda, totally unbefitting of such an enlightened man as Ali. You'd best go with those at the top, those might be under 'Attributed', but they are his (the heading is incorrect) and not fabricated after his death, when he became a tool for political games.

~Wiz

[skeletor]

Thnx Wiz.

I thought of leaving hes words out due to political reasons (shia/sunni) but when i think of it i guess the sunni's allso respect him as the fourth Caliph of Islam.. (All my friends who are muslims ar shias, so i haven't really heard what the sunni's think of him.)

But Ali speaks of very mutch wiz-dom (morninghumor ) and the quotes in the link is great...

-Skel-