Tag: gurthang

Kullervo, son of Kalervo,
Drew his sword, looked at it,
Turned it over, questioning:
Would it please this iron blade-
To devour guilty flesh
And to drink the criminal blood?
–
And the sword understood him,
Understood the man’s intention
And responded in these words:
‘Why should it not please me well
To devour the guilty flesh
And to drink the criminal blood
Since I eat the flesh of innocents
And I drink the guiltless blood’’