Yule Play 2022 (Full)

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The Yule Play is an annual sketch show put on by the ASNC society, please see below for lyrics to the songs.
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Æthelred (Taylor's Version) Lyrics:
Of all of the Pre-conquest Kings, I would say that I’m pretty notorious,
Not quite Alfred though, because as you know, he was victorious,
Saddled with an unfortunate epithet, fill us with regret, doesn’t mean “wasn’t prepared”,
It was only a pun, saying I was un-ready”, it just isn’t fair,
Born in 966 son of Edgar, King,
Edgar peaceful dies, time to do my thing,
Chosen Edward ends up martyred, yep, at Corfe he’s dead, (it wasn’t me)
Time for Aethelred
From 978 still under a period of tutelage with the bishops and my mum,
Followed by what Simon Keynes chose to define as my “youthful indiscretions”
Thought it was a good plan to accept bribes and then to deprive the monasteries,
Don’t worry ‘cause then I tried to make amends but Vikings?! OH GOD PLEASE-

Guys how about if we all just try to pray,
The Viking army might just go away?
And if we need a new plan we could just give them cash instead,
Aethelred!
Admittedly lost my crown to,
Sweyn Forkbeard,
Tribute meant people’s cash,
It disappeared,
But can we not focus on my positives
Post-Cnut that’s what my people did,
Had me back instead,
AETHELRED!
Aethelred!
Oh, losing England blue like I’d never known,
Eadric betrayed me, left armies alone,
And fighting them was so difficult,
We were facing a brand new threat,
So harsh on Aethelred,
And I see Cnut, crown on his head,
Give it back to Aethelred
Yeah yeah,
Of all the pre-conquest English kings, I would say that I’m pretty notorious
Let It Go Lyrics:
The fires burn bright at the Alþing tonight
No Norwegians to be seen
A free state in isolation
Without a king or a queen
The wind is howling there’s a swirling storm outside
Couldn't let them rule, heaven knows they’ve tried
Don't let them, don't let them free
Be the free state we always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they know
Let it go, let it go
Can't impose on us anymore
Let it go, let it go
Sail away, come back no more
I don't care what Håkon’s gonna say
Let that king rage on
Treason never bothered me anyway
It's funny how some distance makes everything seem small
And the king that once controlled me can't get to me at all
It's time to see what I can do
To speak the laws and break through
No king, no jarls, no head for me
I'm free
Let it go, let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go, let it go
You'll never see me cry
Here I stand on this lögberg
Let the storm rage on
A.S.N.C. Lyrics
Young man, there’s no need to feel down,
I said, young man, dig some stuff out the ground,
I said young man, you could dig up a town,
Depending on how you define one
Young man, did you know there’s a course,
Where you, young man, could read stuff in Old Norse?
You can stay there, and I’m sure you will find
A brand new very niche interest
Chorus:
It’s fun to study with A.S.N.C,
It’s fun to study with A.S.N.C,
We have Vikings and monks,
Bretons and Gauls and Picts,
And a whole lot of manuscripts!
A.S.N.C,
It’s fun to study with A.S.N.C,
Middle Welsh, Old English,
Old Irish and Old Norse,
And Insular Latin of course!
Young man, I guess that we have heard,
That you might be, well, a bit of nerd,
I said young man, do you care about words?
Especially where they come from?
Do you like to look at cool stones?
What do they mean? I guess nobody knows,
You just go and, study A.S.N.C.,
Time for rampant speculation...
Chorus
Do you hate the Normans a lot?
Or like Old Myths with questionable plots,
Or old objects? That are covered in rot,
We love material culture!
Also don’t forget about texts,
Stories, poems, sermons when they were vexed,
Who knows what we will come up with next?
Will we ever locate Rheged?
Chorus (x2)

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