He's probably their battle poet, too. You mean he makes up heroic song…

Terry Pratchett
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He's probably their battle poet, too. You mean he makes up heroic songs about famous battles? No, no. He recites poems that frighten the enemy....When a well-trained gonnagle starts to recite, the enemy's ears explode.
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