A chair stood high under arched stone It was made of skulls and brittle bones of the dead There, one could see Hel brooding, she was white to the foot Towards the crown of her head blue, from blood that ran beneath A dead man's white bone, well bleached in the moonlight She stretched out to torment, with a vengeful mind It smelled of earth, she waved it like a wand Like a scepter, she wielded it in her cruel hand It was so quiet within, the smell of corpses everywhere No winds moved there, only empty sighs were returned Three blue-flamed torches stood by each of the dead Beheld in empty terror, without a trace of blood Thor was seen smiling, he turned around He hastened forward into the ring of the dead He then shouted these harsh words: Thus will it be for every woman who dares not to follow Thor You poor fools who fear injury and death Now may Hel inflict injury eternally upon you, with woe and bitter hardship You let not the helmet adorn your head in battle You were created to tremble, so tremble for eternity Then the harsh giant went steadily before Hela He had to soften his voice in her dark home He said, pallid woman, you punish justly But I do not stand here of my own free will To journey to the chieftain of Utgard, I had set my mind upon He has caused me to wander in here For tell me if you know which road I must take To go to the strong kin in Jotunheim Then to the swinger of Mjölnir, Hel shouted in her rough voice It rang like the sword against a suit of armor Depart from my black arch, walk ahead, soon you will be there It dazzles me to behold the rosiness of your health The agile god Thor waved hastily, with a bold glance Loki turned away as Hel walked past him Tightly he closed his eyes, so heavy to him that day She looked at him and sighed, her scepter rang
Saw them live last year. Didn't get enough credit because they were the warm up before Heilung. Her voice live is fu**ing stunning. Just saying. They deserve more attention but I'd like them to stay like a hidden gem that I can always crawl back to!
