Carpe Diem prompt today is storyteller. My thoughts went immediately to the Icelandic saga writer Snorri Sturluson. He collected and wrote down many of the oral poetry from Iceland. I really recommend a reading of these old books, and Iceland is such an interesting land. I really recommend a visit.

Sturla Þórðarson by Christian Krohg
stories told
of violence and blood –
family bonds
solve the feud
by feeding the ravens –
bodycount
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In the last haiku I have used a kenning, which I think is actually quite close to the imagery of haiku. Would like to explore the use of kenning in haiku in the future.
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April 26, 2013
You must be watching ‘Vikings’…..
Not at all.. but I am a Viking. Having Viking name… 🙂
Björn the Viking. Good story title. I really like the short style haiku. You still tell a big story with it.
great imagination inspiring visual / both the art and the haiku
i’d love to visit Iceland.
you have def. captured
essence of strife and survival here.
I am fighting for survival of Malay legends and folklore and have written quite a few anthologies and novels on Malay legends. It was a slow and lonely journey until finally, books begin to leave the bookshops. So yes, I have said this again and again , legends and folklores are the memories of ancient civilizations. Our past. If we lose them, we lose a hugh part of ourselves.
Thank you Björn.
You have truly captured the essence in just a few choice words.
You sent me scrambling to the dictionary again to understand ‘kenning.’ Well done. You amaze me with your posts!
American Goldfinch Haibun
Excellent Bjorn, great Haiku and education too 🙂
another book to check out. excellent as always 🙂
So much conveyed with so few words. Fine writing.
when the war birds
are sated red dew
waters the field
JzB
Brilliant
eh, ah. That’s what they do ` thanks for ‘visiting and commenting’ ^_^ Enjoy ~ Wonderful haikus and all ways ^_^
A few shades of darkness present in this set of haiku – intense and beautiful, Björn.
Those times were dark… but the tales are great