In Norse mythology, Ask and Embla (from Old Norse Askr ok Embla)—male and female respectively—were the first two humans, created by the Gods. The pair are attested in both the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, three gods, one of whom is Odin, find Ask and Embla and bestow upon them various corporeal and spiritual gifts. A number of theories have been proposed to explain the two figures, and there are occasional references to them in popular culture.
Old Norse askr literally means "ash tree" but the etymology of embla is uncertain, and two possibilities of the meaning of embla are generally proposed. The first meaning, "elm tree", is problematic, and is reached by deriving *Elm-la from *Almilōn and subsequently to almr ("elm"). The second suggestion is "vine", which is reached through *Ambilō, which may be related to the Greek term ámpelos, itself meaning "vine, liana". The latter etymology has resulted in a number of theories.
Embla (27 April 1983 – after 2003) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 1985 until October 1986 she won four of her nine races. As a two-year-old she finished second on her debut and won two minor races before recording an upset victory over a strong field for the Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following year she finished fifth in the 1000 Guineas and second in the Coronation Stakes before ending her career with a win in the Petition Stakes. Her broodmare career was largely undistinguished but she produced one excellent racehorse in Zenno El Cid, a major winner in Japan.
Embla was a "strong, rangy" dark bay mare with no white markings bred in the United Kingdom by Sheikh Mohammed. She was sired by Dominion who finished third in the 1975 2000 Guineas and won the Prix Perth in 1976. before being exported to North America and winning the Bernard Baruch Handicap in 1978. He sired several good horses over a wide range of distances including First Island, the sprinter Primo Dominie (Coventry Stakes), and the stayer Trainglot (Cesarewitch Handicap). Embla's dam Kaftan won one minor race from four attempts but was a half-sister to the Nunthorpe Stakes winner Blue Cashmere and a granddaughter of the Yorkshire Oaks runner-up No Saint, whose other descendants included Persian Heights.
When the time is right,
I´ll stand up and fight.
To the sound of screaming guitars.
Get out of my way,
I´m starting to play.
Noone can stop my metal crusade.
Deep in my heart there's no doubt,
raise my fist scream and shout.
Life is meant to be free,
in this moment you'll see.
I'm a rocker and lone,
not just one of those clones.
Keeper of the Flame
Gonna break the chains and run away.
Keeper of the Flame
Hold your head up high no matter what they say.
So stare at me,
I laugh you see.
I'm born in fire, bound by steel.
I'll never leave,
roll up your sleeve.
In a seconds time, you crossed my line.