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The Last March of Gondor by Robert Wynne and Larissa March Music: "Least of My Kind" by Cat Faber © 2004 Armored in in battle mail, Swearing we shall not fail, Cursing, we ride to Mordor's Door. Men, elves and dwarves unite Facing the Shadow's might Here is a challenge he can't ignore! Well spent the battle costWe fought and did not yield Pelennor's battlefield Now we approach the Dark Lord's gate Sauron we will defy Hoping to draw his eye Far from the one who'll decide our fate Well spent the battle costOne day may tell the tale Courage of men shall fail That will not be this day, I swear Look on me now, Dark Lord Reforged, the broken sword Thought you that Isildur had no heir? Well spent the battle cost
Ultimately, this song was inspired by a typo. Gwen Knighton was discussing the second album release of her band, Three Weird Sisters and accidently typed the title of the Cat Faber song "Least of My Kind" as "Least of My King". That sparked the idea of an LOTR themed parody of that tune. One of the nifty additions to the movie versions of Lord of the Rings is Aragorn's "St. Crispin's Day" speech, as the assembled Army of the West stands before the Gates of Mordor. I imagined how bards might remember that in song, and this was the result. This is the first song that my wife Larissa and I wrote together. It was an enjoyable experience, and hopefully one we'll repeat. This song was published in the Conterpoint 2004 songbook, and in "Under Filk Wood", the songbook for Interaction, the 2005 Worldcon in Glasgow.
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