Jórsalanám in Latin [Crusader Song] - De Expugnātiōne Hierūsalēm | The Skaldic Bard 

Here’s my translation into Latin (and my performance) of my most popular song, Jórsalanám, this time in mediaeval Latin. The song details the events of the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099. The Crusaders won the siege and instituted the Kingdom of Jerusalem. As a Catholic and given the preeminence of Latin at the time of the siege, I felt that it had to exist in my glorious liturgical language. It was good fun translating from Old Norse to Latin; they’re more similar than one would give them credit for upon first glance! The name, Jórsalanám, literally means "The Taking of Jerusalem". The Latin name for the song is De Expugnātiōne Hierūsalēm. Hope you enjoy. Please leave a comment, like and subscribe if you enjoyed it! If you'd like to support my work, you can do so here: www.buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard Thank you for your kindness. Lyrics: Abhinc quattuor annōs iūrāvimus. Gladiōs nostrōs promisimus. Omnes nos crucesignāvimus. Ad Hierūsalēm īmus! Sȳria madet sanguine Christianorum. Antiochīa in manū Christi. Praetervehimur Accram et Bēthlēēm, Hierūsalēm exspectat! Urbs ēmergit ex horizonte. Crucesignātī, semper porrō! Circumdate mūrōs urbis, obsidēte portās! Raimundus et Francī tenent Sion et Portam Stephani. Godefridus ad Portam Herodis pergit, Tancredus ex Bēthlēēm. Nunc pugnāmus Saracēnōs. Interfecti in terra iacent. Non refert utrum revertāmur necne, pugnāmus prō cruce! Defectus spei in cordibus bellātōrum. Terra sicca et aspera erat. Virīs in lōrīcīs summa aestāte dēsertum mortem affert. Ifticarus Dux invocat exercitum aegyptium. Mīlia virōrum ab austro veniunt, ignāvissimī fūgērunt. Ademarius appāruit Petrō. Vocāvit in peregrīnātiōnem. Ad Montem Olivarum discalceātī iimus. Inimīcitiae cessērunt ōrātiōnibus. Chrīstiānī in gratiam redierunt. Spiritus caelestis super nōs vēnit, Porrō, in campōs caeli! Peregre ad auxilium nostrum vēnit exercitus Anglorum cum bellātōribus Genuae. Adferunt petram et lignum. Trīduum pugnae trucis trānsīvit. In mūrīs septentriōnālibus catapultae saxa iaciēbant, et dēstrūximus castellum. Godefridus et virī Lotharii percurrerunt Portam Herodis. Cēpērunt arcem et ēiēcērunt Saracēnōs de urbe. Godefridus ēlēctus in regem; corōnam Jesu non cupiēbat. Ita nōminātus est Advocātus Sāncti Sepulchri. Dēfendimus urbem ab aegyptiīs, ipsō Lavendaliō Vezīrō. Godefridus prōgrediuntur et Rōbertus Flandrensis. Decem mīlia crucesignātōrum māne gladiōs ēdūcunt in campīs Ascalōnis. Vīsus hostium malus est. Tunc Christiani impetum fēcērunt arcubus et gladīis sub cruce. Saracēnī pavidī sunt et ēiectī sunt de terrā. Complēvimus vōtum nostrum. Campānae iterum tinniunt in Sepulchrō Sānctō Dominī. Sōlī Deō glōria!

Skald, it's the 29th time you brought a musical masterpiece to class

POV: it’s 2026 and we’ve taken the holy land back…

As a Protestant Christian who's considering converting to Catholicism, this is my favorite song of yours. All of your songs are masterpieces but your ones in Latin and Crusader songs deeply resonate with my soul and heart. The Crusaders deeply inspire me to always have faith in our Holy Father, no matter my adversary or tribulation. These men traveled across ocean and land and gave everything they had to reclaim God's kingdom. Their lesson and their example strives in the hearts of all brothers and sisters in Christ. As a brother in Christ, I thank you for giving me such an incredible song to honor our faith and the Crusaders of old with. God bless you, Bard

“The blood of heroes is closer to the Lord than the ink of scholars and the prayers of the pious.” - Julius Evola

As a Latino i feel really proud of the Holy Crussaders , a lot of our Saints were crussaders and i pray to them really offten 🙏🏻✝️

As a Maronite Catholic Arameic Syriac from Lebanon this song relates to us big time as old Inhabitants of the Levant Antioch Syria Lebanon Israel

I fell into tears when I heard Jorsalanam again... I got back so much lost memories

A grand thing to hear in the Petrine tongue. God keep and reward you brother.

Love to our christian brothers from Ethiopia 🇪🇹❤️

Oh my God this is so good, I love it, keep it up my man. God bless the Crusaders!

Crucesignati semper porro! Amen

@SkaldBard, you're actually creating a subgenre and a corpus of songs celebrating Late Antique and Medieval Christianity in a mixed way, both modern and old-fashioned. I appreciate that. This could make for a great album.

cannot fathom how great this song is. It exerts a Crusader zeal that is unmatched by anything else

I didn't know how much I needed this until I saw the notification. Refreshing, for sure, after several epic pieces in Germanic languages. Superb work!

Jórsalanám was already my favorite one of your songs and it just got better 👍

Epic music! You have a lot of talent, friend!

I'm latinist I love Latin and history of crusaders I love this epic song!!!! 😍😍😍😍

Long live the glorious Roman Rite, to call Rome our Mother Church, to call St. Peter and Paul our forbears and fathers, truly it is a great privilege to belong to her, which enjoys a primacy of all rites in the Catholic Church.

Such a beautiful song!

Now I can sing it!

not what we wanted but definitely what we needed

Not what we expected, but what we needed.

AMAZING banger as usual

Not the version we asked for, but the one we needed I put this on as soon as I got off work Its astounding how there a fair amount of phonetic similarities between old Norse and latin, moreso with "hands" and "blood", even their separate translations of "Bethlehem". Please put this your spotify, I need it for my playlist

СЛАВА ГОСПОДУ ИИСУСУ ХРИСТУ_!!! СЛАВА ХРИСТУ_!!! 👑⛪👍👍➕➕➕➕

Deus Vult!✝️

I loved your original version in Norse, and thought I couldnt be better, but here we are. Great work!

This is a true master piece ❤

I am hearing this song on repeat there is just something about it that wants me to come back to it

Amazing

One of the best songs You are reallu awesome. I can't wait for a new song! You are the best/ Ypu are pulling the most intimate stringd of my soul

You should do a song for St. George in Anglo Saxon or St. Patrick in Medieval Irish when their patron Saint day comes next year.

Superb

You deliver the best every time 🎶 🎻

Absolutely beautiful! Deus lo vult

awesone i was hearing the nordic versioin on repeat but since i am french i understand the lati version way better and kinda like it more nice work my friend

no way by the way, I never thought you would make a latin song I think it would be cool if you made a song about Pobedna Pesma in Old Norse or Erik the Victorious

Thank you for keeping the music alive and releasing a masterpiece for the 100th time!!

perfect

Gloria Tibi Domine

I absolutely love it, thank you really much for delighting my ears with this awesome latin master piece

this is a certified deus vult moment

This was already my favorite song from you, it sounds just as good in Latin! Also how did your vacation/holiday go?

Ooh, interesting. Edit: Wow, that was a blessed banger for sure.

Отличное исполнение! Приятно, когда RU-vid рекомендует действительно интересные каналы. Deus vult!!!

Last 10 seconds is my jam. I wish it was longer. God bless. ✝⚔

Awesome

Man I'd like to thank you for these. they give me hope in these damnably dark times. I refreshes a man to hear of the great and noble deeds of his forefathers. Almighty God keep and protect you, and may our Holy Lady guide you. CHRISTVS VINCIT CHRISTVS REGNAT CHRISTVS IMPERAT.

Bro taths really beutifull you are very talanted and uoi have an amazin voice! keep it up!

¡Vaya pero que genial queda la canción en Latín! me encanta la original pero es muy placentero escuchar una version en la que puedes entender más palabras jajaja

This is superb, nothing more I can say!

⚫️🟡Wiôldżé Bóg zapłac Cë, mój bracyno w Christusu, za ną snôżą, prôwdzewò Bòżą i niebiańską piesniã. Czej jô ją ùczëł pierszi rôz na karnôlu Ex Cathedra w stôronordicczim òriginalë, jô sã w ni tak zakòchôł, że jô ji słëchôł nawetka pò piãc razë pòd régã. Baro fejn je ją terôzka ùczëc w prôstôrim liturgicznim jãzëkù naszégò Kòscoła i ritu. Niech Bóg Cë wiedno błogòsławi, a Swiãti Dëch niech dôwô Cë wiedno swòji wid do twòrzeniégò dalszich arcydzéłów. Sertné pòzdrówczi òd młodégò, kaszëbsczégô katolëka. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Very God bless you, my brother in Christus,for this beautiful, truly Godly and heavenly song. When I first heard them in the channel Ex Cathedra in Old Norse original, I such fall in love with them, that I was listening them even five times in a row. It's amazing to hear them now in an ancient liturgical language of the our Church and our rite. May God always bless you,and may Holy Spirit giving you always a his own light to creating of forward masterpieces. Warmly regards from a young, Cashubian, catholic.

lovely rendition!

Great music as always😊

I parked my car to listain.

Amazing work

Beautiful Masterpiece ✝️

Very happy for 2nd version of this great piece! If you are planning 3rd maybe add some woman vocals on choruses. Old english would be great.

Excelent melody and lyrics, you're a great musician on my humble opinion. This music, you may not understand a single word, but touches tour soul and deep in your heart you know that talks about something honorable. Keep doing it, and dont stop. Our god gave you a great talent, use it well.

This is awesome.

Would pay money to go listen to Skald perform live

Just yesterday i was thinking about how i could translate the song to Portuguese, as to get it to be sung by my parrish's choir. It turns out i do not have to translate in anymore, it slaps even harder in Latin

1:22 I was waiting for bohemond and rob curthouse’s name there too smh but amazing song like every time, both of them were key players in 1098 tho. Edit - How about little song for maybe Lionheart at third crusade next? 👀

Gracias a estas canciones esta resurgiendo un nuevo espiritu, no se si eres consciente de la enorme fuerza que tienen estas canciones. Son un enorme estimulo, en una sociedad donde parece que esta todo perdido. De verdad, muchas gracias

POV: When you like singing, music, history and etymology, and you want it all at the same time. 👌 This song is nice.

Optimē cantāvīstī et trādūcīstī! Bene prōnūntiās! Your retracted S that you use for Icelandic translates well into Latin given it was a much more widespread phoneme than it is even today.

I'd love to hear Roman Legion songs that have been Christianized so to speak

Is it possible to do a Frankish song? Edit: A frankish song came out

Was thinking on what to do in CK3, heard this song and decided that theres not enough christians in the world

Damn! All this time I was hoping that the legendary *Bohemond* *of* *Taranto* would be mentioned in the song. His name didn't come up, but he would have deserved it! *His* *life* *story* *is* *breathtakingly* *one* *big* *adventure.* 🗡😎🛡 Otherwise, an _absolutely_ phenomenal creation, master bard, I mean *skáld.* You have not only my subscription, but all my thumbs up as well! 👍👍👍👍 * *This* *song* *deserves* *a* *BEAT* *and* *BASS* *many* *times* *more* *powerful!!!* */* In the halls of hope, *Bohemond's* tale untold, A legendary spirit, in songs of valor, should unfold. Through the annals of time, his name yet to find, In the tapestry of heroes, a space undefined. Breathtaking adventures, his life did weave, A saga of courage, in every daring he did conceive. In the song's embrace, his spirit we feel, A silent echo, the skald's art to reveal. Phenomenal creation, a bard's heartfelt rhyme, Subscriptions and thumbs up, a gesture sublime. May *Bohemond's* legend, in future verse, arise, In the skaldic tapestry, where his greatness lies. */* In hǫllom vonar, *Bohemond's* saga untales, Leyndardómr of ógnandi, í sǫngum at hraunscalds. Þróttum aldar, nafni hans enn ófinnan, Í tǫpstrykkja hetja, rúmi óafgreitt. Atberandi æfintýri, líf hans vafði, Saga af hǫfugleika, í hverju dáðræði hann hugði. Í umfangi ljóðsins, andi hans vér kenna, Óhljóð heyrslu, scaldslist til at ljósa. Frisinn sköpun, hjartaful skáldasníð, Greinumerki og þumal upp, handföng gæði. Muni *Bohemond's* sögum, í framandi varðveislu, stíga, Í scaldic tǫpstri, þar sem mikilvægi hans hvílir. */* In þære hālum þære hopan, þǣre *Bohemondes* saga untæled, Æðele gāst, on sangum wīgendra, sceal ontȳnan. Þurh þā tidanbēc, hys nama ȳet to findanne, On þǣre hērota tæppetre, wīde stōwe. Ȝeþēostrīcē aventure, hys līf wēaf, Eorlas hēahġenōge, on ǣghwylcum dāre hē gedafenað. On þæs sangs ēaþelan, hys gāst wē fēolað, Swīðe hlūtord ēce, scaldes cræft ontȳnan. Fænomenal crēation, bārdes heortan lēoþ, Ȝeþancas and þummas upp, gemyndgifu ungemǣne. Sīe *Bohemondes* lēodbealu, on tōcyme sōþre rǣdinge, On þǣre scaldan tǣpēstrie, þǣr hys grēatnys rixað. */* *Bohemondar* *Óðr:* *Saga* *Flæðandi* *í* *Tíma* *Endurljóma* Í tímakröfum, þar sem endurljósin vefa, Skýr seðill af tíma, Bohemond, hraust ok drengiligr. Frá Norrœnu vaggi, þar sem örlög önduð, Til austur löndanna, þar sem sólin skartar í sælu. Fæddr í ætt Hauteville's kröftugra, Bohemond stóð upp, ljósasteinn í myrkri. Antioch's kall, djúpráð örlög, Í faðmlagi Levant, þar sem arfleifð hans krunast. Þvert hrímuglaðra víga, sverð hans söng, Antioch's hersir, í brynju af silfri. Byzantísk sambönd, stjórnmálaleikur sannur, Bohemond's sýn, yfirráðandi á framkomu. Í eldferð kristsmanna, með fánar breidda, Hann hogg sinn sögu, um heiminn dreifði. Frá vargǫngum standandi til sigraungra, Bohemond's ævintýri, sem morgunsól í dagroða. Með ljónum hróar, í riddara skraut, Hann leiði lið sitt, þar sem dagur og nótt. Sannvaldur yfirvaldi, í fjarlægri heimsvist, Bohemond's stjórn, nöfnun þar sem náttúra sé list. Silki ok gull, skreyttu hans herrdómi, Þar sem trubadúrar endurljóma í borgarvöllum. Vís völtur, með spennandi sjón, Bohemond's stjórn, ein sjálfgefna leiðangr. Frá Apúlíuskaga til fjarlægra landa, Bohemond's arfleifð þenst æ eilíflega. Kristsmanna brynja, kyssað af austan sandi, Hans nafn etsað í þræðum sögunnar. Því láttu skáldin vefa, í langsum erindi, Sagan um Bohemond, í sterku endurljóma. Hjarta ljóns í riddara sniði, Í tímas annulum, hann hǫgg sitt risti.

This song gives me a strange sense of nostalgia.

Epic music I'm better at singing Latin than the Other languages because I was Raised RC and Taught Latin

RISE UP CRUSADERS!

Amen from India 🇮🇳

It is beautiful. I would much like to play it at home ! Could you please share the music sheet/score ?

Belle voix ❤

The Crusaders are saints for being holy warriors

It was a great confrontation - I hope it will never happen again/Это было славное противостояние - надеюсь оно никогда не повторится To my Christian friends/Моим Христианским друзьям السلام عليكم🤚

Il Bardo Scaldico mio fratello in Cristo

As zachbrown2372 said, you should try making St. Georges Guides Nous in Middle English or an original song about the Saint. Certainly will be a beautiful work!

Salve, where is this picture from i see it quite often?

When will your more recent works come to Spotify it seems to have stopped ad Harold Godwinson? Also great work as always!

Wasn’t williams son star at battle of Ascalon with his norman anglo coalition army? I am not english or norman descent lol But i read alot about it, He was leading man at charge with his small contingent (small by that time because took lot of casualties and it was like last battle)

Deus Vult Brasil 🇧🇷✝️

More Latin! These are amazing!

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Amazing! Next please do Palastinalied in Latin!

Can you do a modern English version of this? I know it's not really something you do, but I feel like it would be so cool to hear

I Absoulutely love this channel, would it be possible for me to pay for you to record a song?

When is coming the new crusade ?

One day, the elected will live in Jerusalem again! May the Eternal High Priest-King Jesus Rule over Israel for a 1,000 years and beyond!

Hey, can you perhaps recommend someone who does things like you but in German? I'm learning the language of my ancestors and would really appreciate it. Also, great song.

I am a religious sunni muslim from turkey. I love your work both about pre christianity nordic era and about chiristian heritage of nordic area aswell. I would be happy when europe is rid of SJW virus and became christians once again.

To be in history is to cease to be protestant. -St. John Henry Newman

I as a native American English speaker can comprehend the Latin in this song better than the old Nordic and Germanic languages.

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I like your accent in Latin I have similar accent, but not from ecclesiastical Latin. It is a Central European Latin accent.

Jórsalanám in danish please

I can't wait for a greek song (if you do) ❤