Kazil the Wyrm (Poem)

Kazil the Wyrm is an epic poem that chronicles the battle between the King of Maroozo, Arnorn II, and Kazil the Wyrm in 7571 ROE (Reckoning of the Elves). It is the magnum opus of the Maroozian poet Ecrivan, who wrote it in 7572 ROE, upon the request of Arnorn II's Warlords and Generals, to honor his great bravery and sacrifice. The poem itself is written in the short, concise, and oftentimes rather choppy manner of Maroozian poetry. The Men of Maroozo were not as skilled as the Elves, who wrought masterpieces such as The Wars of Tyrius, but their poetry had its own sense of beauty and was easily memorized. Virtually the entire population of Maroozo knew the entirety of Kazil the Wyrm by heart. In the Empire of the Elves, however, it was not well known because it was considered to be poorly written and of little literary value.

A Section of Kazil the Wyrm
There in the mire

He faced the fire

Of Dragon's ancient

Burning ire.

A blow amuck,

'Twas purely luck

That Dragon's wing

was what he struck.

A fearsome roar,

A gleaming sword

Had maimed the Dragon -

The wing he tore.

The Dragon dying,

Instead of flying,

Upon the crimson

Ground was lying.