| Honorable Helgreir Lute-Voice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Nord | Gender | Male |
| Born | 2nd Era |
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| Resided in | Skyrim | ||
—Helgreir Lute-Voice[1]
Honorable Helgreir Lute-Voice,[1] also known as the Bard of Windhelm[2][3] and the Bard Royal of Windhelm,[1] was a famous Nord bard, scholar, author and historian of the Second Era active during the Interregnum[4][5] and the Three Banners War.[1]
HistoryEdit
Little is known of Helgreir's past. He authored Jorunn the Skald-King, a biographical work dedicated to his king, Jorunn,[2] and The Fall of Queen Nurnhilde, an elegiac poem honoring Jorunn's fallen predecessor.[3]
According to Flaccus Terentius, Helgreir Lute-Voice was counted among the experienced travelers, scribes, and emissaries who possessed numerous volumes in the Imperial Library, alongside other notable figures such as Venustinius Perquitienus and Fronto Maecilius. He was briefly mentioned in the foreword of Terentius's The Improved Emperor's Guide to Tamriel.[4]
Taleon's Crag is a cavern in southern Deshaan that shares its name with Helgreir's rival, Taleon Mythmaker. Some speculated that the site was named after Taleon, who is said to have retired there after his bitter literary feud with Helgreir. However, Phrastus of Elinhir dismissed this theory, calling it "fanciful twaddle".[5]
In 2E 580, he attended the Convergence of Bards College Maestros in Solitude as a representative of Jorunn the Skald-King. The meeting, held on the First Loredas of Hearthfire, was presided over by Headmaestro Catrelle Georick. Helgreir, alongside the Honorable Yngmaer Raven-Quill, received an invitation to the meeting despite neither holding the title of Maestro. The gathering was meant to address concerns about the preservation and use of the college's historic instruments. However, tensions quickly arose among the attendees, leading to heated debates and even physical altercations. As Jorunn the Skald-King's emissary, he proclaimed that he had the authority to declare some historical instruments as Skyrim's treasures, to be preserved. Proposals were made to either preserve the instruments in an honorarium or allow their continued use for educational purposes. Unable to reach a consensus, the meeting ended abruptly, with the instruments hidden away by Master Maestro Nel Farsong, leaving the attendees unsettled and divided.[1]
BibliographyEdit
Works WrittenEdit
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Jorunn the Skald-King | A biographical book on High King Jorunn of Skyrim |
| The Fall of Queen Nurnhilde | An ode to a fallen queen |
Featured InEdit
| Name | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Convergence of Maestros | Hartlin Treg | Meeting minutes from a Maestro summit |
| The Improved Emperor's Guide to Tamriel | Flaccus Terentius | The first draft of an illustrated guidebook depicting the regions of Tamriel, circa 2E 578 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d e Convergence of Maestros — Hartlin Treg
- ^ a b Jorunn the Skald-King — Helgreir Lute-Voice, Bard of Windhelm
- ^ a b The Fall of Queen Nurnhilde — Helgreir Lute-Voice, Bard of Windhelm
- ^ a b The Improved Emperor's Guide to Tamriel: Author Foreword — Flaccus Terentius, 2E 581
- ^ a b Taleon's Crag's loading screen in ESO