The Blessed Sword of Duke Roger De Hauteville
Many believed that medieval castle
built on that rocky and treeless
hill had an inestimable treasure
that a royal family hid for decades
into its secret chambers so dark:
to whom did the blessed sword
belong? A prince, a king, a knight,
a mercenary, or to a valourous Lord?
Was there also a gold crown ornated
with precious jewels from the Orient?
Legends seem real stories when told
with a specific narrative of realism;
was the storyteller satisfying his altruism...
writing a legend for an illustrious knight?
Everybody was searching for that treasure,
carrying a shovel ready to dig in the hard
soil and they dug everywhere without finding none;
had they known the exact spot it was buried,
their search would have been much easier
claiming themselves finders of great discovery
of the blessed sword that always brought victory
to that knight with the emblem on his shield of honor!
The Normans' castle had strong fortification walls
with towers where pacing soldiers surveilled them constantly,
while a young poet afraid of death wrote a vaudeville;
and when the Longobards attacked it, they were ready to battle:
fierce was their warriors' skills, they knew how to win wars,
nobody fell asleep but stayed awake by burning torches...
protecting the blessed sword of Duke Roger De Hautville!
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2021
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