The Windhover The Windhover "The Windhover" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889). It was written on May 30, 1877, but not published until 1918, when it was included as part of the collection "Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins". Hopkins dedicated the poem "to Christ our Lord". "Windhover" is another name for the common kestrel ("Falco tinnunculus"). The name refers to the bird's ability to hover in midair while hunting prey. In the poem, the narrator admires the bird as it hovers in the air, suggesting that it controls the wind as a man may control a horse. The bird then
The Rod of Seven Parts under serious Dragon attack at any second is a great gulp moment, regardless of how hard you reckon you are!" The Rod of Seven Parts The Rod of Seven Parts is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, published in 1996. "The Rod of Seven Parts" details the history of the magical artifact known as the Rod of Seven Parts (including the Queen of Chaos, Miska the Wolf-Spider, and the Wind Dukes of Aaqa), and includes an adventure. At the Dawn of Time the forces of Law warred with the forces of