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Fehu

Helvegen

Heilung is a new project between Kai Uwe Faust and Christopher Juul. Heilung is amplified history from early medieval northern Europe and should not be mistaken for a modern political or religious statement of any kind.

This track is from the "soon to be released" debut album Ofnir. feat. Maria Franz. 



Heilung - Krigsgaldr

Runaljod - Ragnarok

Raido

Herja

Atgeir

Kashmir

The Hringrás album stands for "cycle" - and portrays the differences between life and death in the Viking age, but also the continuing loop(cycle) of life, death, and rebirth.

"Lifa & Dauðr" - a song on the album is literally portraying this through recorded sounds of living and dead things.

“All sounds and instruments (except a tagelharpa), in the death part of the song, were recorded and made from dead or decayed objects and materials, even real human bones were recorded and used in the recordings. The song is six minutes long and starts with Lifa (life), then slowly moves into the Dauðr (death) part in the middle of the song around the three-minute mark. At that point, all living things are removed and replaced with recordings or sounds of dead objects.”

The song was created in a similar theme and musical notes all the way through, so as not to portray life as ‘happier’ than death, and not to portray death as more ‘unhappy’ than life.

Helgafell

Bjarkemål

Herja is roughly translated to "wage war" and is one of the two new albums by Danheim (2018). 
Herja contains Viking War Songs and Epic Viking Battle Songs. In contrast to the Fridr album, Herja is based on a darker atmosphere and are inspired by the struggles, battles and hostile times of the Viking Age.

Ulfhednar

Gungnir

Forn Elding

Munarvagr

Ivar's Revenge

Mannavegr is the second album from Danheim. 
One hour of Viking War songs, and Viking Era Music by Danheim.

Mannavegr

Heljarför (Sigurbodi Vocal Version)

Gealdýr’s ﬁrst album “Sól’’ tells about the creation of this world, the end of it and the rebirth. The ongoing cycle of life. Nowadays most people think that life is very linear, but when we look into Norse mythology we can ﬁnd that even after Ragnarök (The fate of the Gods) life will continue. The old sun will die and a new one will be born. The old Gods die and after that the world is ready for a new cycle to start.

Sól

The God Loki is one of the most intriguing God’s in Norse mythology. There is a lot of debate how to depict Loki exactly, but one of the meanings of his name can be interpreted as ’The end’’


Listen or buy here:

Bandcamp:
https://gealdyr.bandcamp.com/album/s-l

iTunes:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/s%C3...

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1rO2hk...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/S%C3%B3l-Geald...


Lyrics (Old Norse)

Loftr, um langan veg ásu at biðja,
at mér einn gefi mæran drykk mjaðar.

x4
Loki laufeyjarson, Loki

Sessa ok staði velið mér sumbli at 
eða heitið mik heðan.

x4
Loki laufeyjarson, Loki

Heilir æsir, heilar ásynjur

x4
Loki laufeyjarson, Loki

x4
Loki laufeyjarson, Loki 
Loki laufeyjarson, Loki

-

I, Lopt, from a journey long,
To ask of the gods, that one should give 
Fair mead for a drink to me

x4
Loki son of Laufey, Loki

At your feast a place and a seat prepare me 
Or bid me forth to fare.

x4
Loki son of Laufey, Loki

Hail the Gods, Hail the Goddesses

x4
Loki son of Laufey, Loki

x4
Loki son of Laufey, Loki 
Loki son of Laufey, Loki


Credits:

Written and produced by Jonathan Barendsma
Tagelharpa by Jirka Hájek


Official Website:
https://www.gealdyr.com/

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Loki

‘’Myrkviðr’’ meaning dark wood or black forest in Old Norse. Is based on the Völundarkviða poem from the Poetic Edda. 

J.R.R. Tolkien said the following about ‘’Myrkviðr’’

Mirkwood (Myrkviðr) is not an invention of mine, but a very ancient name, weighted with legendary associations. It was probably the Primitive Germanic name for the great mountainous forest regions that anciently formed a barrier to the south of the lands of Germanic expansion.


Listen or buy here:

Bandcamp:
https://gealdyr.bandcamp.com/album/s-l

iTunes:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/s%C3...

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1rO2hk...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/S%C3%B3l-Geald...


Lyrics (Old Norse)

Meyjar flugu sunnan, 
Myrkviðr í gögnum, 
Alvitr unga, örlög drýgja;

En einn Völundr sat í Ulfdölum, 
Svá beið hann sinnar ljóssar kvánar

2x 
Myrkviðr


Ríða Myrkvið yfir, 
Meyjar flugu sunnan, 
Alvitr unga, örlög drýgja

En einn Völundr sat í Ulfdölum, 
Svá beið hann sinnar ljóssar kvánar

2x 
Myrkviðr


-


Maids from the south,
Through Myrkwood flew,
Fair and young, their fate to follow

But Völundr alone stayed in Ulfdölum,  
So he waited for his shining wife

2x 
Myrkwood


Through Myrkwood ride,
Maids from the south,
Fair and young, their fate to follow

But Völundr alone stayed in Ulfdölum,  
So he waited for his shining wife

2x 
Myrkwood


Credits:

Vocals and lyrics by Jonathan Barendsma
Bouzouki by Jirka Hájek
Tagelharpa by Jirka Hájek
Drums by Jirka Hájek and Jonathan Barendsma
Keyboards by Jirka Hájek and Jonathan Barendsma


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Myrkvidr

The song ‘’Ginnungagap’’ tells the story of the creation of all living matter. Before the beginning there was only a big yawning void called Ginnungagap. In the northern part of Ginnungagap lays the cold Nilfheim and in the south the heat of Muspelheim. The process of life began when Nilfheim and Muspelheim met in the middle of Ginnungagap.


Listen or buy here:

Bandcamp:
https://gealdyr.bandcamp.com/album/s-l

iTunes:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/s%C3...

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/1rO2hk...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/S%C3%B3l-Geald...


Lyrics in Old Norse

Ár var alda þar er Ýmir bygði
Vara sandr né sær né svalar unnir
Jörð fannsk æva né upphiminn 
Gap var ginnunga, en gras hvergi

Sól varp sunnan, sinni mána
Hendi inni hœgri um himinjódyr
Sól þat ne vissi hvar hon sali átti
Máni þat ne vissi hvat hann megins átti 
Stjörnur þat ne vissu hvar þær staði áttu

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Of old was the age, when Ymir lived
Sea nor cool waves, nor sand there were
Earth had not been, nor heaven above 
But a yawning gap, and grass nowhere

The sun, the sister of the moon, from the south 
Her right hand cast over heaven's rim
No knowledge she had where her home should be 
The moon knew not what might was his
The stars knew not where their stations were


Credits:

Written and composed by Jonathan Barendsma


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https://www.gealdyr.com/

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Ginnungagap

Before there was soil, sky or any green thing,
there was only the gaping abyss of Ginnungagap.

Frost from Niflheim and billowing flames from Muspelheim crept toward each other until they met in Ginnungagap.

Amid the hissing and sputtering, the fire melted the ice, and the drops formed themselves into Ymir
The Creator of Worlds

Ymir

The first Danheim & Gealdýr collaboration.
A Viking inspired song about Odin the Allfather.

Nordic

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