![]() ![]() A world war that empties the lands of soldiers. No Quarter was rumored to be referring to Aragorn's journey through the Paths of the Dead (They choose the path where no-one goes) during the Battle of Middle Earth. Stairway to Heaven has several references to the novels. Tolkien inspired them to compose several songs. Ever hear of the skull and bones?) behind a facade of devil worship. Especially since Aleister Crowley hid his true beliefs in ancient Egyptian magic (like those practiced by the founding fathers. The connection is often made to show how Page was a Satin worshiper but I still feel that that was just an early form of shock rock propaganda. This was the one time estate of Aleister Crowley (The self proclaimed occultist and most evil man alive). Jimmy had purchased the Boleskine House and recorded several famous tracks there. The books not only gave birth to the entire Dungeons and Dragons craze, (which in turn led to all of us soon to become computer geeks and database programmers) but piqued the curiosity of many in the use of actual magic. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were said to have read and re-read Lord of the Rings as many times as the rest of us did back then. ![]() This is expressed in the third, fourth and fifth albums in particular. The song was written at a time that Led Zeppelin was heavily influenced by both Viking and Celtic mythology and history. The song almost certainly pertains to Middle Age Britain somewhere around the time between the first Viking raids in the seventh century and the Norman Conquest in 1066 AD. So, either the "Good Luck Charm" had "gone cold" or the fact that two peoples sharing the same Pagan belief with the same Gods were fighting each other. Thor's Hammer was often carried by Viking warriors as a "Good Luck Charm".and in the case of the Battle of Hastings it proved not to work. The phrase "The winds of Thor were blowing cold" is a reference to the Norse God Thor and possibly the fact that ultimately this was a war between "Norse" people as opposed to outsiders. The Normans were well known for their superior steel blades and armour. This was a time of vicious battle where no quarter was given.Harald and his men were slaughtered in the attack. Both William the Conqueror and King Harald were of "Germanic" roots but the Norman Conquest was directly against a "Viking" King and ended the Danelaw that dominated the British Isles (particularly England) for several hundred years. ![]() The song and lyrics are in reference to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. ![]()
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