Giraud Gemane
- held items
Location Iron Dagger - Key to Bards College -
- Quests
- QuestlineQuest
Location Bards College Rjorn's Drum -
locations
| Hold | Town | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Haafingar Hold | Solitude | The Bards College |
Dialogue
(player): So this is the Bards College?
It is. We train the bards you hear throughout the land. Viarmo is the head of the college and in charge of admissions.
(player): I've found a lost verse of the Poetic Edda.
Wait, where did you get this? This piece was thought to be lost forever, please take this with my utmost thanks!
(player): So King Olaf's Verse is a lost part of the Edda?
And a very ancient one.
The verse criticized the reigning King Olaf. He was so incensed the bard was put to death and all the copies burned.
At least, that's what we thought until I translated some ancient texts a year or so ago. We now believe King Olaf buried the truth with the bard.
If I'm right Svaknir and King Olaf's Verse lie in Dead Men's Respite, along with the burial chamber of King Olaf himself.
(player): Viarmo said you could tell me about the Poetic Edda.
He's sending you after King Olaf's Verse then? That's good, we shouldn't leave it lying around now that I've figured out where it is.
The Verse was Svaknir's contribution to the Poetic Edda, the living history of Skyrim. Each bard adds to the Edda in his or her time.
Follow-up choices
(player): So King Olaf's Verse is a lost part of the Edda?
And a very ancient one.
The verse criticized the reigning King Olaf. He was so incensed the bard was put to death and all the copies burned.
At least, that's what we thought until I translated some ancient texts a year or so ago. We now believe King Olaf buried the truth with the bard.
If I'm right Svaknir and King Olaf's Verse lie in Dead Men's Respite, along with the burial chamber of King Olaf himself.
(player): I have Rjorn's Drum.
At last! I have searched for this drum for 20 years.
The college treasury is a bit thin right now. But I can show you some tricks I learned from my days with the army.
(player): Who's Rjorn and why do you want his Drum?
You're joking, right? Rjorn? Only the most famous battle drummer of the second age. Well, famous among bards at least.
That drum has been in half a dozen famous battles. It's a priceless artifact.
Rjorn was always looking for new stories to tell. It seems he was writing a lay about Halldir when he vanished. That was the missing clue.
(player): What did they find?
Rjorn's drum! Nobody knows where he died, and therefore where his drum might be.
Halldir was the missing link. Rjorn entered Halldir's Cairn in secret, and presumably died there.
Now all I need to do is find someone to get it. Wait. You. You could do it. I need you to get me that drum.
Follow-up choices
(player): Who's Rjorn and why do you want his Drum?
You're joking, right? Rjorn? Only the most famous battle drummer of the second age. Well, famous among bards at least.
That drum has been in half a dozen famous battles. It's a priceless artifact.
Rjorn was always looking for new stories to tell. It seems he was writing a lay about Halldir when he vanished. That was the missing clue.
(player): I'd like training in the art of Speech.
Well, you've come to the right place.
Hello, yes? I'm the Dean of History. And scribe work, when I can find some quiet time.
My position, "Dean of History," actually covers a wide range of subjects. I teach poetry, writing, history, and the finer points of court life.
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Technical data
- ID
- GiraudGemane