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"he put on one of his father's Bothy Band records," (The Raven King pg. 26).
A music rec, this time coming to us from Ronan - "The Bothy Band are an Irish traditional band, originally active during the mid 1970s. They quickly gained a reputation as one of the most influential bands playing Irish traditional music." That tracks for Ronan.
"the Gray Man placed his hands in the pockets of his dark gray slacks and said, 'Where has gone the steed? Where has gone the youth? Where has gone the giver of treasure? Where are the feasting seats, where the revelry in the hall? Alas, bright goblet; alas, mailed warrior; alas, prince's glory! How that time has passed away, obscured beneath the crown of night as if it never were.'" (The Dream Thieves pg. 109)
This is just one passage of a poem called 'The Wanderer,' which is long and I don't wanna read it cause I don't really fw poetry but apparently the poem is about "the meditations of a solitary exile on his past happiness as a member of his lord's band of retainers, his present hardships and the values of forbearance and faith in the heavenly Lord." I think this passage alone has some very neat parallels to the book - the missing giver of treasure akin to Glendower and his favors, the bright goblet, as cups often are, probably a reference to Blue. What this poem laments as lost is very much the present the kids are living in even as they seek out pieces of this bygone time.
"She'd renamed herself Seondeok and the legend had been born." (The Raven King pg. 396).
I wondered where Henry's mom would have picked this name from so I looked it up - it seems to come from Queen Seondeok of Silla, one of the earliest female rulers in East Asia, and the first in that region of Korea. She sounds very cool, and I always love to learn about more women in history!
"The ringtone was an Iglu and Hartly song that the Gray Man knew but couldn't condone." (The Dream Thieves pg. 18)
No identifying information about this song besides the band, but the song is probably In This City, given Iglu & Hartly are something of a one hit wonder. I looked it up. I understand why the Gray Man can't condone it.
SONG IDENTIFIED:
The Raven King pg. 272: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean.
SONG IDENTIFIED:
The Raven King pg. 270: I'm a Lover Not a Fighter - The Kinks
(a shocking pull for Mr. Gray /j).
"He found himself in what must have been Niall and Aurora's room. The light through the window splashed over the white bedspread, tender and drowsy. Come away o human child said a framed quote beside the bed. (The Raven King pg. 239).
This quote is from W.B. Yeats' 'The Stolen Child.' And yes, that's an Irish poet, of course. And it's a super interesting poem as well. Certainly an interesting choice for the Lynch family.
SONG IDENTIFIED (maybe):
The Dream Thieves pg. 313: Ъпсурт - Бела Жига
(Google tells me this is Bulgarian and doesn't really translate as anything - it transliterates it as Upsurt - Bela Ziga. The lyrics in the book it translate as "Hey, get out of here." If anyone here reads Bulgarian feel free to lmk, and surely correct me).
