Faded Age - A Prince Corum Song (Moorcock's Eternal Champion) | NERD ROCK
Faded Age – A Prince Corum Song (Moorcock's Eternal Champion) | NERD ROCK "The old gods fall, the new ones rise, and the Champion fights on through the ages." Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion saga is filled with tragic heroes bound to fate, but few are as sorrowful and complex as Prince Corum Jhaelen Irsei . Known as the Prince in the Scarlet Robe, Corum is a reluctant champion, a survivor of genocide, and a warrior caught between dying ages and cruel gods. "Faded Age" is our tribute to his tale—a song about loss, destiny, and the relentless passage of time. The Inspiration Behind the Song Corum’s journey is one of grief and transformation. As the last of his people, the Vadhagh, he is thrust into an age where his kind is fading, and brutal forces of Chaos reshape the world. Unlike Elric, who carries a cursed sword, Corum is transformed by another grim fate—his hand and eye taken, replaced with arcane artifacts that tie him even further to the whims of ...