Rinsdaav (Hymn)

The Rinsdaav was a hymn written in +30 that told the story of Baldrick Sootbeard and the venture to Zundrbar. It is considered to be a very elementary poem compared to the proses of the Higher Age of Learning (+1100 to +1700), during which epics would become marches. It is also considered to be one of the oldest records in Hill Dwarvish, and by far the oldest Zundrbarian hymn still used today.

The Rinsdaav is considered apart of the Vaalksmaark, which means that is sung when the delegation of Zundrbar arrives in a foreign land, and is also sung by colonial soldiers whilst journeying on foot through a foreign and hostile land.

The Rinsdaav was written by Bjorn Runebeard, the apprentice to Thorgrim Runehammer, the first runemaster of Zundrbar. When translated, Rinsdaav means, "A journey full of long hardships, although provides a suitable reward at the end, usually found in the means of territory."

Lyrics
Een det laand vaan det Kaazizwoerg- In the land of the Imperial Dwarves (Bronzebeards),

Deet aan zwoerg een det dwoerg- There was a dwarf in the depths,

Det zwoerg vaar Baldrick- The Dwarf was Baldrick,

Uend Baldrick vaar nikt rikk- And Baldrick was not rich,

Een goeld odaar een soelvagg- In Silver or in gold,

Aboer Baldrick zaagt varr nikt plaat lagg- But Baldrick sought not to stay in the land

Uend Baldrick traegt voenf-hoendaart zwoergen uend zwoergin- And Baldrick took five hundred male & female dwarves

Uend teir staakt en det Paasin- And they stayed in the pass,

Tharr det vintaar kaat- Through the winter-cold,

Ontaal dete Gaaten voen Valhall geoofnaat- Until the gates of Valhalla opened

Uend bjaag dete Gaaten- And behind the gates,

Laagt aan laanden- Lay many lands,

Vaan de zee- Where the see,

Aast de see- Eats the sand,

Boet amuug dete aelle- But among them all,

Naan vaar za voel vee - None were as beautiful as

Zundrbar, dete Vaatirlaand- Zundrbar, the Fatherland.