Djévkus

The Djévkus (Old Rakki: [d͡ʒevkʊɹ̝]) was an Old Rakki legendary saga. It told of the first group of Skýndrar (explorers/raiders) to set foot upon the Danderillon. Set in the eighteenth century before zero and written not more than a generation after its events, it followed an unnamed chronicler who was part of a raider crew. This saga attested historical figures like Rychárd Dread, Kjotverð Jarl, Frode Skaldr, Hallbjorn Ulfsson, and Kassius Komitatus; many of whom were Wanderlings. The text made reference to many historical places, people, and events, like Sylyntyr, The Mantle, Ormander, Kol Darim, Crow Woman, Heithkja Jarl, The Death of Kjotverð Jarl, The Great Raid on Braeknge, The Summer Army, The Kabuu Field Heist, the Raven Schism, and more. The modern Euluska translation was made in 1502 by Fira Nazar, legendary far traveller and writer.
An excerpt from the introduction.
Fira Nazar's 1502 Translation
On whale-road they rode their wolf,
Under sword-sky and ice floe.
The steel of the traitor struck true, 
found its mark in the ship-queen.
They made on Danderil their mark,
tree-smoke rose above grave-stone.
Black-cloaked devils felled with blades,
forest-spirits met their eye with fear.
Frode, grey worldsinger, led all,
Dread's eye watched as Hallbjorn's axe fell.
Spyirs second-lived, twice as Haelyn true,Alish, crone-mother, Ham and Kassius too.
Crystal blue ran from vulture-king's rest,
Blood-bonds made under Midwinter sky.
Moon-eyes watched as embers rose,
steel on bronze, waves on crags.
Rolling hill gave way to sword-peaks,
Birds flew over sterling time-hands.
Rock-thunder struck and stone split,
Down into darkness four went.
In flower-fields rolled three, daisies crushed,
Hands entwined, cares buried in meadow.
The bard, the crone, the archivist,
In triplicate, together alone.
Echo-screams in halls of stone rang,
Lone in land of night went the brave.
Daggers, snakes, teeth from the dark,
A thousand mouths, ten eyes open.
A dappled city in a painted cave,
Sky-towers tall, laden with wealth.
Raven-brothers parted, eleven wings bled,
Rosy sun rose once again.
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