# \[WHFB\] Chaos Dwarf Songs

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**Category:** Background, Stories & Art
**Created:** [19 December 2021 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/whfb-chaos-dwarf-songs/24167 "2021-12-19T11:19:30Z")
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### Author: ![Admiral](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/user_avatar/discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/admiral/32/616_2.png) [@Admiral](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/u/Admiral)
#### Post date: [2 November 2022 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/whfb-chaos-dwarf-songs/24167/5 "2022-11-02T08:26:19Z")

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[Deeds of Ragnar](https://www.deviantart.com/karaknornclansman/art/Deeds-of-Ragnar-935313900)

_Thirst. Darkness. Hunger. Pain._

_A mind so numb and dull,_  
_of toil and drudge,_  
_of bleakest grudge,_  
_in pit of sludge._

_Woe. Shackles. Terror. Scars._

_A wrath so long oppressed,_  
_of bitter fate,_  
_of vilest hate,_  
_it will not wait._

_Whips. Fury. Struggle. Slay._

_A deed so raw and great,_  
_of strongest will,_  
_of love to kill,_  
_in blackest mill._

_Break. Speech. Muster. Lead._

_A chief so filthy low,_  
_of host of scum,_  
_of wretched slum,_  
_now beat the drum!_

_Rise. Carnage. Murder. Glee._

_Thrice Ragnar chose to stand not flee,_  
_led unknown thralls in lands afar,_  
_for warrior would nought die but free,_  
_now raise the mighty Chaos star!_

_War. Bloodshed. Omens. Flame._

_Lift your axe and brandish spear,_  
_forget your maiden’s home,_  
_see Hobgoblins run down in fear,_  
_their master but a gnome!_

_Pride. Valour. Hubris. False._

_Praise Dark Gods and hail,_  
_build shields of scrap,_  
_and lethal flail,_  
_fall into trap!_

_March. Cruel. Power. Hell._

_Hear the thralls be torn apart,_  
_know fell ranks arrayed,_  
_see bale Daemon iron cart,_  
_feel your hide be flayed!_

_Steel. Horns. Ashen. Might._

_Burn living flesh to cinders,_  
_and crush man’s bravery,_  
_no god their triumph hinders,_  
_the lords of slavery._

_Maim. Panic. Torture. Geld._

_A wretch so broken down,_  
_of eyes cut blind,_  
_of ravished mind,_  
_his fate to find._

_Chant. Occult. Secret. Rite._

_A bull so fierce and hard,_  
_of bronze and smoke,_  
_of flames and coke,_  
_to victim stoke._

_Knife. Heinous. Idol. Death._

_A glow so hot and strong,_  
_of its molten gold,_  
_of flesh thrown cold,_  
_into altar old._

_Name. Fame. Saga. Told._

_A man so rash and strong,_  
_of gods’ caprice,_  
_of whip to cease,_  
_for only thralls wish peace,_  
_war for Ragnar,_  
_listen well,_  
_and sacrifice these geese._

_- Norscan war poem_

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Entry for [Artisan’s Contest XXXV](https://discourse.chaos-dwarfs.com/t/artisans-contest-xxxv-voting/25089).

@Zoddtheimmortal : I was short on time, so I searched for figurines of slaves. I picked some more eye-catching Roman and Egyptian ones, plus a Bronze Age European casting, and just drew them on a line as if mounted on an ornamental shelf.

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