Introduction:
ENG:
So, the winter slumber is ending and the well rested Maistri Marpurgi are preparing for a new season of conquest. To start, we are going to check the situation in northern Purgstall upon Erlauf. If you remember, last year at this time we had a big battle with the ice Jötnar there (and won it, by the way). Since anniversaries have great meaning and power, this time we will be present again as a precaution, just in case the ice men show their heads from their ice cave again and try something anew. As every year, there is a gathering of local craftsmen and merchants in Purstall for a big fair, but still, on the weekend, hordes of warriors and shield-maidens, seers and volvas, and skalds and musicians will also flock there. If by chance the ice giants are not driven away by the bonfires of sigrblót and songs, our spears and axes will certainly turn them around!

SLO:
Tako, zimski dremež se končuje in spočiti se Maistri Marpurgi pripravljamo na novo sezono osvajanja. Za začetek gremo preverit situacijo v severni Purgstall na Erlaufi. Če pomnite, smo lani ob tem času tam bili veliko bitko z ledenimi Jötuni (in jo, mimogrede, zmagali). Ker imajo obletnice velik pomen in moč, bomo tokrat preventivno spet prisotni, za vsak slučaj, če bi ledeni možje spet pokazali glave iz svoje ledene jame in ponovno kaj poskušali. Kot vsako leto je v Purgstallu zbor okoliških obrtnikov in trgovcev na velikem sejmu, a vseeno se konec tedna tja stekajo tudi trume bojevnikov in ščitodev, vidcev in volv in pa tudi skaldov in muzikantov. Če slučajno ledenih mož kresovi sigrblóta in pesmi ne bodo odgnali, jih bodo pa naše sulice in sekire zagotovo!

Zaključne misli:

ZMAGA! … Maistri Marpurgi 2, ledeni velikani 0.

Spet smo zavzeli Purgstall! Pridrli smo iz vseh koncev in krajev, objeli stare prijatelje, v mrazu in rahlem dežju smo postavili svoje šotore ter zakurili najprej taborne ognje, kasneje bakle in nazadnje še obredni kres na sigrblótu. Karkoli so ledeni Jotuni že načrtovali, so videli naše plamene in začutili prisotnost bogov ter raje spremenili načrte in se umaknili v svojo ledeno jamo. In prišla je pomlad. Oblake je nadomestilo sonce, jutranji mraz je zamenjala vročina in najpogumnejši so se šli celo kopat v reko. Na koncu smo namesto bojevanja v blatu imeli prav prijeten oddih. Vse prehitro so štirje dnevi minili in je prišel čas slovesa, ko smo morali nazaj. Purgstall, komaj čakamo da se spet vrnemo!

In še vedno smo prvaki v rokoborskem športu Bruchenball! Lanski poraz je v nasprotnikih pustil globoko krizo identitete in pomanjkanje samozavesti, zato nas letos sploh niso upali izzvati! Pač niso mogli vedeti, da bo naš einheri Jerry tokrat bil bitke drugje. No, tudi brez njega bi zagotovo premagali ostale skupine, saj smo pridno vadili celo zimo! (Izoblikovala se je celo ideja o dveh nastopajočih skupinah - poleg običajnih borcev še ena skupina, sestavljena iz samih zalih ščitodev. No, pa naslednjič.)

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VICTORY! … Maistri Marpurgi 2, ice giants 0.

We have taken Purgstall again! We came from all over, hugged old friends, pitched our tents in the cold and light rain and lit our campfires, after that torches and finally a ceremonial bonfire on the sigrblót. Whatever the ice Jotuns had planned, they saw our flames and felt the presence of the gods and decided to change their plans and rather retreat to their ice cave. And spring came. The clouds were replaced by the sun, the morning cold was replaced by heat and the bravest even went swimming in the river. In the end, instead of fighting in the mud, we had a nice break. All too quickly, the four days passed and it was time to say goodbye, when we had to go back. Purgstall, we can’t wait to come back!

And we are still champions in the wrestling sport of Bruchenball! Last year’s defeat left our opponents with a deep identity crisis and lack of self-confidence, so they didn’t even dare challenge us this year! They couldn’t have known that our einheri Jerry would be fighting elsewhere this time. Well, even without him, we would have definitely defeated the other groups, as we had been practicing diligently all winter! (The idea of ​​two competing groups was even formed - in addition to the regular fighters, another group consisting entirely of fair shieldmaidens. Well, next time.)

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