Thread: New Year's Poem 2020

It's about that time...

English

For what are Warriors of Light

But earnest souls of good intent

Resolved to do that which is right

Regardless of the consequence

Marginalia scribbled upon a history tome in the Cabinet of Curiosity

Japanese

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Throughout history, there have been numerous heroes.

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"Warriors of Light" they have been called, however——

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If this is so, it is because they have dedicated themselves to others that they are called heroes,

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that they ought be called "Warriors of Light".

German

Die Welt kannte zahlreiche Helden
The world has known many heroes,


Als Krieger des Lichts bekannt
known as the Warriors of Light.

Auch er, seinen hohen Zielen ergeben
He, too, who was dedicated to these lofty goals,

Sei unter diesem Namen bekannt
is known by this name.

– Anonyme Notiz in der 'Geschichte Norvrandts', Kabinett der Kuriositäten
– Anonymous note in the "History of Norvrandt", Cabinet of Curiosity

French

Ces héros que l'on appelle Guerriers de la Lumiere
These heroes called Warriors of Light

Se sont succédé au fil de éres.
Have succeeded one another over the years.

S'il offrit corps et âme pour autrui
He offered his body and soul for others,

Alors il mérite ce nom lui aussi.
And so he, too, deserves this name.

– Apostille anonyme dans "L'histoire de Norvrandt" (Archives du cabinet de curiosités)
– Anonymous margin note in "The History of Norvrandt" (Archives of the Cabinet of Curiosity)

Seems to be about our familiar friend from the stinger...

I didn't dare to open this thread and waited patiently.

Most likely Edit incoming, but for now I'll assume Moose includes all languages as usual. Going by German version...

... it's 100% about Ardbert.

Edit:

GERMAN VERSION

Die Welt kannte zahlreiche Helden
Als Krieger des Lichts bekannt
Auch er, seinen hohen Zielen ergeben
Sei unter diesem Namen bekannt
- Anonyme Notiz in der 'Geschichte Norvrandts', Kabinett der Kuriositäten



POORLY TRANSLATED

The world has known many heroes
Known as (called?) Warriors of Light
He too, devoted to his high ambitions
Shall be known by this name
- Anonymous note in 'History of Norvrandt', The Cabinet of Curiosity

Originally Posted by RicaRuin

I didn't dare to open this thread and waited patiently.

Ahaha, I guess I'm not the only one sentimental for lore forum traditions. ♥

Originally Posted by Kusanagi7

for some reason i thought of that and also zodiark.

Nah. Zodiark has always been referred to as He and Him with capitalised letters in all languages. But no language has capitalised letters when referring to he or him in the poem.

Taking into account all the translations, it seems to be restoring Ardbert's good name in the First, given he and his friends were blamed for causing the Flood of Light (and thus resulting in the very term "Warrior of Light" becoming demonized in turn). We after all had to take on the alias of 'Warrior of Darkness' simply for this very reason, not they were were actually wielding Darkness at all despite what the misleading opening movie made it out to be.

So what if our actions throughout the patch story continue to recast Ardbert and his friends in a new.. um.. light... that the people of Norvrandt beging to change their tune about them and what they did, that it was because of them

(specifically, our favourite ghostly-WAR) that we were able to wipe out all the Lightwardens, bring back the night for good, drive out the Sineaters, and destroy Emet-Selch, the one really responsible for the whole mess.

At least, that's what it seems to me (but then, my theories on these New Years' poems always end up being way off the mark so yeah, take that as just the tired still-haven't-recovered-from-New-Year's-Eve ramblings of a crazy catlady.