The Pride Of Housecarl

<br>MAGNA TOTIUS EXERCITUS PERTURBATIO FACTA EST (2 v)<br>CUM SAGITTA NECAVIT REGEM <br>TERROR ET MORA CRUCIAVERUNT MILITES <br>The rout resounded around the hill <br>WHEN THE LAST TROOPS LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS <br><br>POST SEPTEM HORAS PROELII REX ANGLIAE IMPLORAVIT CAELUM <br><br>[Harold:]<br>&quot;With the arrival of nightfall I could gather my men and wait <br>For reinforcements. Blessed god, heed my hopes!&quot; <br><br>SED WILLIAM NON DISTULIT ET IMPETUM IN HOSTEM FECIT IN ORA TARDA <br><br>[Ivo of Ponthieu:]<br>&quot;I`ll take his life&quot; he said to king <br>&quot;and this sacrifice will be my honest gift to thy kingdom&quot;<br><br>Like a rumble of thunder the knights<br>broke out through the shield-wall<br><br>Steel rang out like evil bells<br>across the land <br><br>Sir William is still alive , he shows his face<br>raising proud his helmet to the sky <br><br>A rumor spread along the ranks <br>about Sir William`s sudden death , <br>the panic blew away when he showed his face<br>and the time has come TO ANNIHILATE THY TROOPS<br>arrows falling down <br>on the Saxon lines<br><br>Sir William is still alive , he shows his face<br>raising proud his helmet to the sky<br><br>[CHORUS:]<br>Harold`s dead , his body now lies<br>after he`s got by an arrow in his eye<br><br>Harold dies , Harold the king , <br>leaving the green fields of Anglia at the mercy of fate<br><br>ULTIMUS INCURSUS FUIT CERTUS ET CRUENTUS<br><br>Saxon line was broken down , <br>All that was left were the HouseCarls <br>showin` their bravery <br><br>REX ANIMAM EFFLAVIT <br><br>The bloody HouseCarls with their warrior pride<br>Are showin` their worth <br>they`re keepin` up the last fight<br><br>Standing all around the corpse of Majestie<br>Fighting proud until the last man dies <br><br>[CHORUS:]<br>Harold`s dead , his body now lies<br>after he`s got by an arrow in his eye<br><br>Harold dies , Harold the king , <br>leaving the green fields of Anglia at the mercy of fate