Across the Peaks of Icewind Dale, Strode Fast the Sage of Shadowdale

Across the Peaks of Icewind Dale, Strode Fast the Sage of Shadowdale was a popular ballad about the Sage of Shadowdale, Elminster, with its lyrics penned by Volothamp Geddarm sometime in or before the late 15 century DR.
==Contents==
According to Elminster, the ballad was loosely based on the two weeks he spent in the frigid Icewind Dale, surviving annoyances of "frozen beard" and frostbite. The Old Sage was frustrated over Volo's lighthearted retelling of the tale, making it sound as casual as a walk across the Dalelands.
==History==
Across the Peaks of Icewind Dale, Strode Fast the Sage of Shadowdale was known to some bards and minstrels in the Western Heartlands and the city of Baldur's Gate circa the .
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Category:Musical works
Category:Ballads
Category:Non-fiction books (in-universe)
Category:Items from Toril
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from West Faerûn
Category:Items from the Western Heartlands
Category:Items from Baldur's Gate
Category:Items from the Sword Coast