My White Horse

My white horse is tall

taller than the house.

My white horse is fast

faster than lightning.

My white horse is loud

louder than thunder,

neigh, neigh, NEIGH.

Origin

This nursery rhyme is popular throughout the southern regions of Alven. The white horse in the rhyme refers to Blancmont, Thane Thingor's famed white destrier. Thingor Gremane's love of horses was well known.

Clan Deeryant's stables in Glashelm have always had a big reputation. Even nowadays, the Deeryants' horses are only second to Clan Hoershal's.

Thorin's destrier, Blancmont was a present from the Frencal nobleman, his sister's husband. Frencalian horses were not common at the time in Alven. Blancmont was not only all white but also twice the size of the clans' horses. He was also fearless in battle and was known to have had a terrible temper.

Songs and Epics

The War of the Adders has become a very popular subject for songs and epics, especially in the last 50 years. Seers sing heartfelt ballads about Thingor and his brother-at-arms in every tavern of Alven.

The most popular is called The Radiant and the Goddess. It is made of 5 parts and takes thirty minutes to sing. It was written by a very popular Seer and poet from the last century: Tellin Blusted from clan .
Many Alvenites can sing part of it by heart. It is not then surprising that is also popular with children despite the gory details (or maybe because of it).

The Nursery Rhyme

The children's favourite character is often Blancmont and his courageous deeds. It was not long before the poem was simplified into this simple and sweet nursery rhyme. It is sung on the same chorus notes as the epic poem. The children love to shout the last Neigh and do the actions.

Traditionally on the first couplet, the children raise their hands as high as they can to show the height of the horse or jump. On the second couplet, they pretend to be on a horse and/or run around. At the end of the last couplet, they shout the last Neigh.