The song itself has been used to rally soldiers and to bring hope. The Dragonborn in Nord culture is the archetype of what a Nord should be. The Dragonborn Comes has been handed down from generation to generation of bards. when his ugly red head rolled around on the floor! Oh, you talk and you lie and you drink all our mead! Now I think it's high time that you lie down and bleed!Īnd so then came the clashing and slashing of steel, as the brave lass Matilda charged in full of zeal!Īnd the braggart named Ragnar was boastful no moooooree. There once was a hero named Ragnar the Red, who came riding to Whiterun from ole Rorikstead!Īnd the braggart did swagger and brandish his blade, as he told of bold battles and gold he had made!īut then he went quiet, did Ragnar the Red, when he met the shieldmaiden Matilda who said. Despite the grim final image the song is generally regarded as light and rollicking and a favorite in inns across Skyrim. Agnar the Red is a traditional song of Whiterun.

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