Alfred the Great [Old English Song] HD Remake | The Skaldic Bard

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Here’s a song I wrote in Old English a while ago, which I have decided to remake. Music, lyrics and arrangement by myself, with vocals by me and my wife.
The song is dedicated to perhaps the greatest Englishman in history, King Alfred the Great. The song is largely based on the Anglo Saxon Chronicle’s telling of the Battle of Edington/Ethandun in which King Alfred overcame the Great Heathen Army and baptised their king, Guthrum.
In a church in my hometown, there’s a stained glass window which portrays Alfred with the tagline “Subduer of the Danes”, which I thought was an awesome title, so I just had to implement it!
I hope you enjoy!
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Lyrics:
Ælfredes wyrd wæs þæt hē wolde ġelēafan and lond bewerian.
On ċildhāde wæs hē on Rome ġesended and ġemētte Pāpan
Leo Pāpa wæs on Rome, Hē Ælfred swā cyning blētsode.
Sē lȳtling sċeal be his weorcum mǣsta ealra Engla weorþan.
Wes hāl, Ælfred cyning, ġewieldend Dena!
Þū þe sċealt þā Norþmenn of Westseaxum drīfan!
Com miċel hǣþen here on Angelcynnes lond fæġere.
Rægenherġes Lēodbrōca suna lǣdaþ Denisċe wīċingas.
Hīe hergiaþ and bærnaþ Englisċe ċirican and hāmas.
Ac wē ne cnēowliaþ for nānum menn, būtan for þām ānum Gode!
Wes hāl, Ælfred cyning, ġewieldend Dena!
Þū þe sċealt cristendōm wiþ hǣþenum nerian!
Hǣþen here bestæl tō byrġ Cippanhamme and āscode fēohsċeatt.
Miċel þæs cristnes folces ofer sæ ādrifon þā Norþmenn.
Ælfred cyning ābēonn ūt fyrde miċele tō beadwe.
Scīrþeġnas ġewǣpniaþ hīe and mid Ælfrede fyrdiaþ
Wes hāl, Ælfred cyning, ġewieldend Dena!
Þū þe sċēalt hēohcyning Angelcynnes weorþan!
Nēalǣhton Eþandune, tugon hīe Dene on clǣnne feld.
Wyrċaþ hīe þone sċieldweall, hungreþ Ælfredes sweorde on handa.
“Mymeraþ ġif ġe ġefeallaþ, ēower mēd ne biþ weorolde!
Sē Hǣlend ġesiehþ and Hē biþ mid ūs! Drīfaþ þā hundas of Westseaxum!”
Wes hāl, Ælfred cyning, ġewieldend Dena!
Þū þe brengst miċele ār ūrum Dryhtne!
Hīe oferfeallaþ þone weall grimlīce æxum, mid hete gefylde.
Andwlitan rēod and rēþu, lindcroda þurh þā wealdas onhwileþ.
Þær wæs miċel and blōdiġ wæl ac oferholt Engla stemnette.
Ælfred cyning mid fyrde feaht, ġesċufon Dene of beaduwange!
Wes hāl, Ælfred cyning! ġewieldend Dena!
Þū þe siġe nōme ofer þā wīċingas!
Dene wurdon hungerbitne, ac Ælfred þām hǣþenum miltsode.
Gudrom cyning Norþmanna þāra swōr āþ þæt hē fulwihte onfōn wolde.
His sē cyning þær onfeng æt fulwihte wiþ Æþelingaīeġe
Wæs friðowǣr underwriten, þā fōr sē here of Westseaxum.
Wes hāl, Ælfred cyning! Ġewieldend Dena! Þū þe lēte mihtiġe Dene fulwian!
Þū lǣfdest þīn ġemynd on gōdum weorcum and on ūrum dagum hǣtst þū Miċela.
Please do not redistribute my work without permission. Feel free to email me with any inquiries!

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@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

@Meftu 24 дня назад

Any chance you'll ever make Rolandskvadet in Latin?

@alexjahblunt3569 26 дней назад

as someone who hails from a small town in south west England called Cippanhamme,(old english) where King Alfred the great sister was married to the king of Mercia. it was later sacked by Danelaw and shortly after Alfred beat the Danelaw army at Edington. it brings me so much joy hearing this! really great work man! im really getting into Anglo-Saxon history

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Awesome stuff

@Beorthere 26 дней назад

Hail the memory of King Alfred the Great, defender of England and English Christians!

@Woden-96 18 дней назад

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏻

@Bobby__B 25 дней назад

Such a truly inspirational tale of a man who stood tall over so many brutal warriors, defending his people and increasing their quality of life, and encouraging the realm to learn and read. He truly earned the nickname "The Great".

@LAC03098 26 дней назад

Friend! Am at my grandmothers at the moment and introduced her to your music: the following is what she commends of you She thinks your flair for languages is astounding and impressive and she thinks the world could do with more of people like you. Back to my praises now. I’m really pleased you’ve remade this, it is genuinely one of my favourite and the difference in quality is astounding compared to the original. Well done. This is so much smoother and clearer than the previous. Well done Loved that your wife joined in. Added more depth Keep it up as always God bless

@martach36 26 дней назад

How lovely!

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

This made my day, outrageous levels of wholesomeness. God bless your based grandmother, and you, my friend, for the constant support. It means the world!

@LAC03098 26 дней назад

@@SkaldBard never gonna stop. Your content is unmatched and you deserve a following hundreds of times your current. (I feel my grandmother may have put you one subscriber closer, and knowing grandparents, all the pensioners in the village will do so soon, haha! Seriously though, I’m pretty chuffed you recognise me now.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Thanks, my friend - very edifying! And the quip about the pensioners gave me a good chuckle ;-) I honour you and several of the other frequent commenters as Wīgmenn of the Bardic Fyrd, so be sure that your support is much appreciated.

@chesschopper4421 26 дней назад

Thanks for this gift. There aren't enough people with your gifts. God bless you.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Thanks so much, God bless

@stevethegrandmarshall9916 26 дней назад

England needs Ælfred once again This is incredible, great work!

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Sure does. Thank you, good sir

@SunSign 25 дней назад

Hail to you Alfred, my King

@JorgeTrejo23 25 дней назад

Odd that Spotify has been playing this piece more often recently. I loved it back when it was originally released, and loving it now!

@Bobby__B 25 дней назад

I have to show my appreciation of this fine work of art, man. This is absolutely phenomenal!

@SkaldBard 25 дней назад

My friend, thanks so much for the support - it really helps and means a lot! God bless you

@KiernanRenaud 26 дней назад

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES this was the last old english song i listend (the orginial) to yesterday

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Chad

@KiernanRenaud 24 дня назад

@@SkaldBard Nah man your the chad for even making this possible

@noahtylerpritchett2682 26 дней назад

England lives and marches on! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@isaiahdryg9725 26 дней назад

A fellow mosely fan

@noahtylerpritchett2682 26 дней назад

@@isaiahdryg9725 who's Powell? Legitimate question I demand a answer

@clay119 26 дней назад

@@noahtylerpritchett2682 Enoch Powell look him up

@isaiahdryg9725 26 дней назад

@@noahtylerpritchett2682 oh nvm you quoted one of his speeches. I cannot tell you, you must seek it out yourself😅 let’s just say he’s a politician from the early 1900s

@Dovahkiin8646 26 дней назад

I thought Oswald Moseley said that

@kamilhya835 25 дней назад

Me after I saw title: Why remake, first version was good? Me after I wach: Nope, this is a good version!😍

@user-cs9ey1fq6m 26 дней назад

Saint king Ælfred the great intercede for us and help us defeat evil!✝️☦️

@gregoryheers2633 23 дня назад

A great remix! Feels like England could use another Alfred these days. All of Europe, too, for that matter. Someone we could hail as “gewieldend Sarkena ond iudena”. (Forgive my grammar.)

@rev1ction 26 дней назад

This sounds AMAZING! Harold Godwinson in this remake format would make my year! Much love.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Watch this space ;-)

@Sam-sm7tl 25 дней назад

Outstanding 👏 thank you for connecting us back to our roots. Hail King Alfred the Great.

@yopoxikeweapescai9066 26 дней назад

Alfred the based

@Misha80416 26 дней назад

What a coincidence that I'm watching the TV series "The Last Kingdom" right now, in which Alfred is one of the main characters And the song itself turned out to be amazing. Great job!

@brunopinto4379 25 дней назад

Greetings to my English brothers from Portugal.

@Sam-sm7tl 25 дней назад

Our oldest allies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇹

@elcoringas 20 дней назад

Take CARE if a spanish listen

@-ANGLO-SAXON-1 14 дней назад

1386 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤝🇵🇹 oldest alliance in the world!

@eugenx 21 день назад

Masterpiece

@SkaldBard 21 день назад

Thank you for the high praise!

@vojtechotava1417 26 дней назад

Superb job. This song needed HD remake and as always, you nailed it!

@clenesuniversaisx5173 26 дней назад

What a gift! It came exactly when I was studying Anglo-Saxon history before to the Norman conquest. King Alfred is a fascinating character to learn about. Most popular culture prefers to narrate stories about Viking invaders rather than those who fought pirate invasions. Early English history is fascinating, from the Saxon conquest to the shift in beliefs, internal battles, unifications, Viking invasions, religion disputes, and so on. Damn, I'm not even English, but the events of 1066 almost brought me to tears. Thankyou for this!

@SomeBody-rm6hf 19 дней назад

Saint Alfred, pray for us. Named my second son for him. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend the Life of Alfred, by Asser, especially the Giles translation.

@frederickiiprussia7699 26 дней назад

If there ever was a King who did deserve the title " The Great" King Alfred certainly fits the bill. Extravagant song you've made here Sir; perfect mix of intense Choir war chanting for motivational drawl and complementary instrumental melody ( specifically the flute). What makes it special to me is how the story being told is just at the right tempo to hear the words in its fullness, close to how a bard tells a tale. This definitely is one of your top works. I'm looking forward to the Spotify release, God bless Sir to you and your wife for your excellent art!

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Much appreciated, my friend

@stimwickontram 23 дня назад

I have been listening to your music for I'd guess 6 months now, and frankly find it fantastic. Really enjoyable stuff, the Germanic Songs and specifically Old English Songs really scratch an itch for me, being of Germanic descent, and finding the history so enjoyable. Not sure if you've studied either language but the idea of a sort of North Sea Germanic/"Ingvaeonic" tune including, Old English, Old Frisian, and Old Saxon could be really cool. Anyway, keep it up and Godspeed brother I'm excited for what is to come!

@stimwickontram 23 дня назад

By the way you've really given this song an upgrade! Great job brother.

@SkaldBard 22 дня назад

Thank you, friend! I do have some plans for that neck of the woods, just a matter of finding enough reliable material to give it a good go. Appreciate the support!

@codius5042 23 дня назад

Bro this goes SO hard. Hail, King St Alfred!

@DB3W601 21 день назад

As a person of 98% Nordic and Anglo-Saxon descent learning the language of my ancestors your songs help out a tonne

@HangrySaturn 26 дней назад

I'm a big fan of King Alfred the Great and I really enjoyed this song.

@blutsven 26 дней назад

Wir wollen ein Konzert !!!! In der Burg von carcasonne ! Im Sommer 😅 ach man darf ja noch träumen …. Gruß an unsere Brüder auf der Inseln !!

@tork9646 26 дней назад

Thank you for what you do. May God bless and protect you and your wife. Your songs lift my heart from despair and bring me hope.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

God bless, friend

@robinrehlinghaus1944 26 дней назад

O - how beautiful. This is so oddly touching; your work always is, but this one I dare count among the best you've made so far. Many thanks to you for this, bard, and many thanks to your wife - you're truly blessed.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Many thanks indeed, my good man - glad you enjoyed it

@rustybayonette6641 24 дня назад

Didn't think the song could be any better! Great stuff

@headlesshorseman3520 26 дней назад

It's an astonishing gift from God, sir, you are a gift, your talent, and the Tongue of David's poetry. May our lord, who is in heaven bless you and your family. We shall pray for you. From a fellow brother in Christ.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Thank you, my friend - I appreciate the prayers. God bless you

@user-cc5qu6jh2v 26 дней назад

Wundorlic weorc, hlaford! Maere sang swa hwaetswa a!

@samueldamuel1689 26 дней назад

funnily enough the second song i listened from your channel and now the second HD remake and it's so good it'd probably make edward the elder jealous

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Haha, love it!

@blakeprocter5818 11 дней назад

So glad you're going back and rerecording some of these older songs mate. This sounds perfect! Really nice balance between the instruments and the vocals, with neither overpowering the other. This quality is really, really good!

@artemiswinchester6151 26 дней назад

Anyone else getting the urge to rewatch Last Kingdom again? This is an amazing song!

@RachDarastric2 26 дней назад

Last? What happened to kingdoms?

@imperialinquisition6006 26 дней назад

@@RachDarastric2 Taken over by the Danelaw, leaving just the kingdom of Wessex. It’s a show based on Bernard Cornwells books.

@Bobby__B 22 дня назад

Both Vikings and Last Kingdom. I like to think of Vikings as an indirect prequel to Last Kingdom

@bespectacledpanda 26 дней назад

Another amazing song, you and your wife never fail to impress! Thank you for all your hard work on this channel, I'm looking forward to listening to this one on repeat!

@yopoxikeweapescai9066 26 дней назад

The song was peak musical experience as always

@lucianocozer9772 26 дней назад

Phenomenal! another beautiful composition. We await songs about Carlos Martel and the victory at Tours and the battle of the brave men of Lepanto. greetings from southern Brazil! Viva Cristo Rei!

@ragingsmurfling7205 26 дней назад

Loving these remakes. The originals were good, but these carry the mark of better audio and a finer tuning that is a delight to see. Keep it up and I look forward to more.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Thanks, mate!

@saadeddineabrarmohammed8090 26 дней назад

I've been silently begging for this so much over the past few days, thank you so much! p.s. its almost like the Skaldic Bard can read my mind, because it seems that almost everytime I wish for something, he uploads it within a week (it happened with Herr Mannelig and the Gallowglass Warriors, too!)

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Haha, love it - I'll be sure not to abuse this power 🧠 ;-)

@alfredtheamazing 21 день назад

A great song about the greatest king England has ever had, this Alfred (for it is my name like the king) approves! 👍

@lukefriesenhahn8186 16 дней назад

I love this song! It sounds very epic. I sadly had not even heard of Alfred the Great until now. Amazing job of a song of amazing history.

@thedotconnector_8836 26 дней назад

Warmth and wonderment for heart and soul as per usual, brother.

@J-alCapone 26 дней назад

Absolutely amazing! I love all of your songs but I feel especially connected with the Old English ones. Thank you! 😁

@Domina1190 26 дней назад

I'd say this is the best song you've made so far!

@mattymate 26 дней назад

Love it. Keep up the good work.

@grechdania 26 дней назад

Thank you for another banger! Your voice here sounds even more epic than usual. God bless.

@saadiftikhar3317 26 дней назад

Was anxiously expecting this ngl. You didn't disappoint me one bit. You are doing lord's work

@isaiahdryg9725 26 дней назад

God idk which version I like better😅 better listen to them both 20 more times🤷‍♂️

@agentbimlo4555 26 дней назад

THIS SOUNDS SO BEAUTIFUL! I just simply love it so much keep it up! See you very soon i hope.

@lovecraftianwalrus4490 2 дня назад

This is fire

@Beorneofmercia449 25 дней назад

The fact you didn't just remake this but but had your wife joined in i could imagine a remake of last varangians in the future having your mrs sing alongside apparently theres a rare note saying there was a rare female varangian

@veltinius 17 дней назад

I must say that I really like your songs. I'd love it if more of them were on Spotify (lyrics would be cool too)

@derpycat9347 26 дней назад

This is incredible

@maxcesarin1582 26 дней назад

Beautiful song as always, love this remake. Maybe an Old Norse/Old English version of Ved Stanford Brua would be interesting

@gregandy4277 24 дня назад

This is one of your best!

@sunkan_dunkan_ 26 дней назад

King Harold Godwinson remake soon 👀👀 Great work as always!

@Dovahkiin8646 26 дней назад

It's already perfect but I'd be down to hear another take on that masterpiece

@sunkan_dunkan_ 26 дней назад

@@Dovahkiin8646 true lol

@Trotsky.-.83_years_ago_-_and 26 дней назад

My huge trip is in July, I am going on an expedition to make a little bit of history, Ill be able to share more in July as information becomes more accurate.

@dasabendlandprojekt8031 20 дней назад

Hail King of Wessex -Hail King Alfred!

@Slashplite 26 дней назад

wonderful

@Dovahkiin8646 26 дней назад

King Alfred and King Harold are England's greatest heroes in my opinion

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Hard to disagree

@Dovahkiin8646 26 дней назад

@@SkaldBard Great job here! I heard the original and this one's better. I like how your wife joined you at the end there.

@Eastcyning 26 дней назад

I would say Redwald of East Anglia is a strong contender, but I am biased, being from Norfolk 😉

@Dovahkiin8646 26 дней назад

@@Eastcyning Harold was once earl of East Anglia too

@Eastcyning 25 дней назад

@@Dovahkiin8646 Very true! Redwald still ekes out the #1 spot for me, though. Not sure if it's because of the fact he was Bretwalda, or the (most probable) owner of the Sutton Hoo helmet, or because he made East Anglia the dominant player in Britain - maybe a combination of all the above

@baggelis_aikaterinis 26 дней назад

E P I C !!!

@Hikukomoru 19 дней назад

I'm Portuguese but listening to Anglo-Saxon music wishes I was an Anglo

@ethanpeeler3147 15 часов назад

Maybe you’ve got some suebi in you.

@Vilhjalmr 26 дней назад

Thanks a lot for your amazing reploads. Can we hope an album ? Kveðjur frá Norðmandí.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Thanks a lot, my friend - that's actually partially why I'm remaking them as I'd like to release a proper album :-)

@natheriver8910 18 дней назад

Wonderful 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@loganplank504 12 дней назад

as a man of norse english descent who is also asatru pagan i respect the fighting prowess and honor of my anglo saxon brothers!

@juniorezequielduranreynoso946 26 дней назад

Þū bist ān æþel Mann. Þú ert frjótta maðr!!

@J-alCapone 26 дней назад

How do I learn Old English?

@juniorezequielduranreynoso946 26 дней назад

@@J-alCapone I learn old English with Videos And music. I sorry for my English,I don’t speak English! You can. I know that.

@J-alCapone 26 дней назад

@@juniorezequielduranreynoso946 ok thanks 😊

@saadiftikhar3317 24 дня назад

Can you make one on King Edmund of east Anglia? He was second last Anglo Saxon king of England. He couldn't defend his kingdom from the Vikings but in his last act of defiance he demanded the leader of viking to convert to Christianity for which he was captured and tortured by them

@jamesbatesibusquets7617 25 дней назад

Skaldic Bard, I love the remakes! I was wondering, are you planning to make a remake of Harold Godwinson as well?

@SkaldBard 25 дней назад

Hey man, thanks! Yep, that is in the pipeline

@jamesbatesibusquets7617 25 дней назад

@@SkaldBard You're welcome! Thanks! That'll be cool!

@charlessiegfriedlevy6973 17 дней назад

nice work

@stanisawzokiewski428 26 дней назад

Great! :)

@uberfeel 25 дней назад

The island of saints needs another king like Ælfred, also great song by the way 👍 ❤

@NorthSeaAssociation 26 дней назад

🔥

@xHugoxN7 5 дней назад

Favorite English King.

@dr.strangelove9815 26 дней назад

This is wonderful, keep up the great work! A song about Teutoburg Forest may be an idea.

@SkaldBard 26 дней назад

Good idea!

@ivanivan5511 17 дней назад

immediately subscribed

@tyrannicalgod6064 26 дней назад

Epic

@saadiftikhar3317 26 дней назад

All hail Alfred the Great

@Tom-oj7si 26 дней назад

Very based We will rise again

@Templare85 26 дней назад

Nice to be first :D

@antonmikaj3869 26 дней назад

❤❤❤

@SlavicRatnik 26 дней назад

Yea this is pretty good, I am glad. God Bless

@angelmeier4382 25 дней назад

I loved the old song but truth be told the quality was rather poor. Great to have it remade! Excellent work! I love the new version.

@persianmoez39 26 дней назад

Dislikers are those Danse !

@Dovahkiin8646 26 дней назад

Salty Guthrum

@iberius9937 4 дня назад

Just as good as the original if not better!

@user-pd1vc5sb9m 25 дней назад

Брат спосибо! Но я жду песню о Хенгисте. И о Аларихе Великом.

@MrChristianDT 20 дней назад

I just found out a new region of music you should check out- Occitan, France. The region was originally a Basque area that got culturally absorbed by the Celts, conquered by the Romans & then the Franks. All their Medieval folk music, that I've found so far, either sounds like English/ German/ Scandanavian folk, or some sort of primitive Oompah (usually the latter when it seems to be party music). Just to be sure it's not Basque influence, I looked up what their music sounds like & that's more like a cross between Irish & Greek. Nothing like this.

@RickJaeger 26 дней назад

Ooh!

@InAeternumRomaMater 26 дней назад

I hope I will see you one day make a song either about Mircea the Great or Vlad the Impaler of Wallachia in Old Romanian

@Justin-hr6mz 17 дней назад

Skaldic bard I don't comment much. However since I am saxon descent I am learning old english .but I learned that king alfred spoke old saxon he did translate writings into old english. I want to suggest if at all possible can you make this song and the palastinlied in old saxon would be amazing.

@Montana1861 20 дней назад

@SkaldicBard.. From 527-918 the kingdom of Mercia was 1 of 3 most powerful entities on the isles. I assume you are familiar with this 1 notable character King Offa (Mercian king)