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thanks for making this video of my 2 favorite bands. But, if you really want to be inspired, this song has it all. Mostly the text brings me to another world, dark and at the same time inspired me to take action. Kalandra: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xkg3C8JDi_0.html I'll hope you like this and make a podcast of it
@@ArildmedDKalandra gjør en genial cover av Wardruna. Folk: Spell mer Aurora🥴🤣 (Wardruna og Aurora sin er magisk, ser lett misforståelsen, likevel...)
The girl in white is AURORA , she is a guest artist on this version . She is a star in her own right and usually sings in English , some say her music is electro pop but she has many more strings to her bow , she makes you laugh , she makes you cry.
It is important to distinguish between Hel and Hell ... In Norse mythology, Hel is the daughter of Loki and Angerboda and ruler of the dead. She is half blue black like a corpse and half human colored. She is the sister of the Midgard Serpent and the Fenriswolf. Hel lives in Nivlheim. Everyone who dies ends up with her, however, there are ways for those who die as heroes on the battlefield, or who die as pawns. They can go to Odin's Valhall and Frøya's Folkvang (as these two divided the fallen between them), or to Gjevjon's sanctuary (Lejre). Most often, it is interpreted to mean that everyone who dies of old age or illness ends up in Hel's shadow world.
I had known most of the basics of what you explained, but not to that detail. It's funny to me as I am in the process of learning to sing, and for the last few days have been using Brothers Of Metal's "Hel" as a practice song, so I would know less if it was 3 days ago, hahaha. Norse Mythology fascinates me. We are in Atlantic Canada, the area that we now know The Vikings landed on in 1066 (I believe that date is right). I am not in the province that they first landed Newfoundland, but a bit over in New Brunswick. The more I learn about it I notice a very diluted influence that is still here.
@@CaptainFaceBeard Almost right :) 1066 is known as when William the Conqueror took England and pretty much the end of the Viking age. I personally think it lasted a bit longer. But anyhow, it was probably around the year 1000 that Leif Erikson sat fot in (maybe) L'Anse aux Meadows. Great reaction. Check out more of Kalandra, Wardruna and Aurora :)
Yeah And to this day, hell is called helvete, not hell or hel in norwegian. Its from Hel, and viti. Viti means punishment in Old Norse. So (death realm) with (punishment) A simple Hell wouldn't work up here...🙃
Saw this at an island in Norway out in the sea in front of a big mountain wall acoustic facing the water with a choir of 25 men backing this act. Im Norwegian so I'm used to traditional music but that was an out of body experience
That does sound like an other worldly experience. I am pretty sure someone else mentioned that Island concert, but not with the explanation of what the venue was like. Was it an actual mountain behind them? That would sound incredible. What I am imagining is them infront of a bit wall of rock acting like an Amphitheater.
My wife passed away in late February and is the only thing that has gotten me through my grief and sorrow as well as the Healing Mountain by Wardrna I held her hand as she crossed over to Helvegen I am still crying
several songs from Wardruna is used in the tv-show "Vikings". Helvegen is one of them. Wardruna has become my everyday music now. Love it. So many awsome songs
Aurora is gem! Kalandra is nice to. Try Brave new world, Grizzley man or Slow motion. Einar Selvik from Wardruna got music with Viking vibes. Try Vikings suite made by Trevor Morris and Einar Selvik. They made all the music to Netflix series Vikings. Funfacts: Einar player drums in a black metal band named Gorgoroth before he created Wardruna.
They are indeed incredible in concert. Interestingly enough, Katrine Stenbekk from Kalanda was part of the Warduna collective last year. Another song you might like is Heilung's "Anoana"
The use of Shadow in their Wardruna's live show is quite brilliant. Using a light to project the shadow of a performer during an important part, also adds a lot of mood. I put Anoana on our Reaction Queue Playlist, excited to check it out, thanks for the suggestion Henry!!
That is awesome that you got to see them. That would be an amazing experience!! Brothers Of Metal songs for some reason make me Ugly Cry, after seeing Wardruna all that would be left is a puddle of Saline with a Beard growing out of it. Hahaha.
This is a very powerful song. Its about Death, and following your loved one to the path to aftherlife. Gjallarbrua is the bridge that crosses from our world to the dead world..... And you help them cross the bridge and let loose.
Just subscribed. I want to not like Kalandra''s version because it's not done with traditional instruments but damn it's good and I love Katrine's voice. My first love is Aurora but that said I'm a huge Klandra fan!
We have heard one of Aurora's songs before we heard this one, I loved it. Haven't edited it yet. Was planning to now because I put 2 and 2 together editing this reaction. Welcome Aboard!!
The horn is a lur, a long natural wood blowing horn without finger holes. They were first noted from the Icelandic Sagas and many have been found in Viking longships. They are thought to have been used as 'war horns' to marshal the troops, or to frighten the enemy. The originals were handmade from two pieces of willow wood, held together with resin and natural willow fibers.
Someone had left me a couple of videos about the Lur in another comment. They were really interesting to watch. The lady in the video demonstrated them, the range of notes is very impressive. She played the same note in at least 4 Octaves.
Awesome, gonna throw that one on the list. Did the RANANANANA GIF throw you off? Context: We are on the Twitch Team started by *Grant Truesdell* of *Unleash The Archers*, and it's a running gag. ALSO, Jean from Slatatio Mortis just commented on the "My Mother Told Me" reaction, I got stupid excited.
@@CaptainFaceBeard I was both entertained and confused by the gif. But I figured there was a backstory. 😂 Oooh exciting. There’s a few artists who comment on reaction vids fairly regularly. Ren is one. He’s my latest neurodivergent rabbithole I’ve gone down. 😂
@@ranahooke1907 Our HI REN reaction got a lot of views, but we haven't gotten a comment from him yet. We have gotten some awesome comments from the band members on some of the videos, pretty awesome. Also know that Ronnie Radke and Electric Callboy have seen at least 1 of our videos, and that is pretty neat.
"Du blir løyst frå banda som bind deg, du er løyst frå banda som bant deg" = "You will be freed from the bonds that binds you, you are freed from the bonds that bound you" (They sing about what the afterlife wherever might be)
9.47 They don't sing in old norse except for the last a capella bit by Einar. They sing in nynorsk, (new norwegian) one of the 2 official ways of Norwegian speakings and spellings, which ironically is the newest Norwegian language but sounds the oldest.
When someone said he was the drummer for Gorgoroth, I had to pick my jaw back up and attach it to my head again. I went and checked the bands Wikipedia to make sure they weren't messing with me, though I was sure they weren't.
@@CaptainFaceBeard Einare has appeared on the show. He sang farewall to a raiding party when they left kattegat if I rememver correctly. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LPGky2ZmsWI.html&ab_channel=Bu%C4%9Fracankeskin There he is, the handsome devil.
@@CaptainFaceBeard Gaahl who sang in Gorgoroth came out as gay years back as well. His boyfriend (dunno if they're still together) is a fashion desginer. It's just people expressing themselves.
@@lmmmlful I had known that about Gaahl, I watched an interview with him talking about it. That is why I love Metal, there is a lot of love, support, and acceptance.
Great reaction👍 My favourite is the original version😍 They sing in Norwegian, but the acapella part is in Old Norse 👍 “Helvegen” (path/road to Hel) amongst other songs from Einar Selvik (vocalist and songwriter) and Wardruna are played in the Vikings series. You can actually see Einar standing on land singing “Helvegen” while the vikings are sailing off to England 😊 In Norse mythology, Hel is an underground realm of the dead where it was believed that most people ended up when they died. In Norse cosmology, north is the direction towards cold and death. It is therefore understandable that Hel is cold and intractable, and that the road there leads "north and down". Hel is also the name of the ruler of the underworld. She is motherly and terrifying, and her skin is part blue-black like that of a corpse and part human-colored. She is very greedy and does not easily give up the dead who end up with her. Could you please react to Aurora with: “Runaway” live at the Nobel peace prize concert 2015 She wrote the song when she was 11 years old It’s a very important song for her 😍 Fun fact: This is the song that inspired Billie Eilish to become an artist😊 It was also played in the serie “The Following” “Through the eyes of a child” live at Nidarosdomen (cathedral in Norway, the burial church of the viking King st. Olav/Olav Haraldson which christianized Norway) This is also an important song for her😍 Fun fact: The song was played in the serie “The 100”
I added those to our reaction queue, thanks for the suggestions. Now I feel foolish, I have seen quite a bit of the Vikings series, into even the 3rd season I think. So I would have seen that part.
FYI all. Turning on CC with this video gives the lyrics in English. The spoken part at the end is Havamal, verse 77. Also, Hel in Norse mythology bears no resemblance to the christian Hell. It's just the common afterlife with Valhalla being specific to Honored warriors.
@@CaptainFaceBeard Olavinlinna is a 15th-century castle on a small rocky island in the middle of a lake in Eastern Finland. It was partially modernized a good while ago and had been the site of an annual opera festival for decades. I think the Wardruna show was last year's closing concert of the festival.
Great video. I have been waiting so long for someone to do a comparison of those two great performances. Thank you, and thank you to whoever it was who asked you to do it. It is right of course to listen first to the epic Wardruna version and pay homage to Einar Selvik for all the work he has done to promote Norse culture and traditions with the group, and Aurora is her own special thing. But for me the real magic is with the Kalandra version. Katrine Stenbekk’s voice is every bit as beautiful as Aurora’s and there are some other stunning performances from that band to react to (they sing mainly in English).
I have added some of Kalandra's and other songs suggested in the comments of this video to our reaction queue. I agree, Aurora's voice is incredible, but there is something really unique as well with Katrine's voice. Glad you enjoyed the video.
That would be incredible. Where we live in Canada, there are almost never any live shows worth going to. We are hoping to go to a Metal Festive in 2024 in Wisconsin, gonna be wicked.
Wardruna's "Helvegen" was used in "Vikings" S2E8 and S3E2, and several other Wardruna songs were used in other "Vikings" episodes. "Road to Hel": "Hel" is the Norse afterlife, it is not only for the bad people like the Christian "Hell".
I got that it was not the same as Christian Hell, and when I said that I was honestly thinking of the movie Constantine, hahaha. It was only during editing that I realized I had said it in that way. Thank you SO much for the episode numbers. I am going to take a quick look through those 2 episodes cuz I want to see the scene with them leaving for England. When it was brought up in other comments I immediately could see that scene in my head, and want to see how well I remembered it.
After listening to this performance one reactor said it makes me homesick for somewhere i have never been. The video also has CC and subtitles in English. Warriors that die in battle go to Valhalla and natural deaths go to Hel ( not the Christian Hell)....kind of like Limbo...Norse Hell is sometimes referred to as Nifleheim. The beautiful voice of Aurora featured in this show is an amazing artist in her own right and deserves a listen.
Hel is my favorite of the Norse Gods. We have listened to another Aurora song, and I am going to edit it soon because of all of the comments on this video. I also have gotten so many good suggestions for more of her music, and other music that is in one way or another similar/related to the artists in this video. It also makes me homesick for somewhere I have never been.
This song was in several episodes of Vikings. Wardruna's music is heavily featured in the series. Einar Selvik, the lead singer, has appeared in several episodes.
I had watched a couple seasons of Vikings, I really should start it over. Once someone mentioned he sang this song while they were departing for England, and was in that scene, I remembered seeing him in it. That is a fantastic series, the entire cast is great, but Gustaf Skarsgård steals every scene he is in, in my opinion.
Its not in old norse they sing, they actually sing in norwegian but in a western dialect (what we in writing call Ny norsk, but norwegian is only one language but is written in two ways.) Only the last poem is in norse and is from the wisdom part of Håvamål poem...
That is interesting, is it spoken in just one way, but written in 2 different ways? It also threw me off when you said "Western" because I think of Norway as being orientated South to North, but looking at the map now, that makes more sense. Also realized how much further North Norway is than where we are in Eastern Canada, and we can get down to -40c in winter. Looks like our average winter temperature is -15c, but -6.8c in Norway. Sorry, I am a bit fascinated with that area of the world, the Eastern Canadian provinces is where they first landed in North America in (pretty sure) 1066 AD. I would love to see if someone from there would notice the leftover influence if they were visiting here.
@@CaptainFaceBeard Norway hav so many dialects, the dialect most closest to Bokmål that most norwegians use as written language ia the Oslo or Eastern dialect. On the west coast there are many dialects that was collected to under what we call nynorsk or new norwegian. But this dialects see I notice it is more than one here... is closer to the original norse. What we call Bokmål are more or less danish. Written bokmål and written danish are probably 98% the same. But we all have to learn both bokmål and nynorsk at school. There are videos on youtube about norwegian dialects. But because if you look at it ... nynorsk and norse or icelandic are definitly related. I have never learned icelandic but I can still understand many words so I can with some guesswork make out sentence so I can understand what is being said
Someone else had mentioned that as well. It was in the first season, I remember it vaguely, and I remember thinking the actor on the shore was more than just an extra, but didn't know who he was. It's going to be interesting to re-watch it now that I know that.
Yes, this song was in Vikings and another series called Northmen, but they used the Wardruna album version, so no Aurora. Einar (the guy on stage) also composed a lot of music for Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
Oh that is cool, I played a lot of Valhalla, it was good. Northmen is hilarious. From the first episode with the old people throwing themselves off a cliff. SO METAL!!
I think someone else said he is also in Episode 8 of season 2. I actually remember that scene vaguely. Now though I know I must have watched at least to that point in Vikings, I thought I had only gotten in about half way through Season 3.
Wardruna is more music-archeological or reinvented/reimagined than traditional music. If you want to compare with something more specific traditional Norwegian music with a slightly modernized sound/soundscape you could try the band Gåte who has started making music again after a very long hiatus; Gåte - Hemnarsverdet (Official Music Video) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DkHFJN7qBfU.html The song is a traditional song from the 1800's. The title translates to "revenge-sword", the music-video contains dance base on traditional hallingdance-moves in a dramatized form to illustrate the lyrics.
I discovered Wardruna and Kalendra through this video that was a donation request, and so happy about that. We found out about Aurora in a reaction that was recorded before this one, but edited a couple of weeks after this one came out cuz people pointed her out, and I realized we had already reacted to The Seed ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CpFDTh7Ny44.html We also reacted to Wardruna's "Grá" but the video seems to be blocked for most people. Here is the link for that one too, hopefully you are in one of the areas that the video is visible :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YiJZ7jcxyrs.html
I love both Versions. Even more since i saw Wardruna (without Aurora) and Kalandra live last Year in Germany finally, because it was Postponed 2 Years.
That is so cool, I am assuming at the same show? We are in an area in Canada that gets very few concerts, mostly a lot of Pop Country. One day I will go to Wacken.
@@CaptainFaceBeard Yes, it was an Nordic Nights Concert with Wardruna, Eivor, Kalandra and Lindy-Fay Hella. Open Air in an Amphitheater, if i remember it right. The atmosphere was incredible.
If you haven't done Wardruna, you're in for a treat. "Lyfjaberg" (Healing-mountain), "Kvitravn" (White Raven), "Grá", the list goes on. ••• Kalandra's "Brave New World" is very potent. It has an undertone of urgency and forboding you'll like.
Both of these bands are Ear Candy for me, so I am going to add ALL of that to our list. Thanks so much for the suggestions. This is the first and only time I have heard either band. It did suck a bit scrolling through Instagram and seeing there posts, but not being able to turn the sound on, hahaha.
This song is in the series Vikings, you were right about that. It is performed by the lead singer alone. Wardruna did a lot of the music for that series
I love all three of these artists! While this is not Aurora's typical genre, she is a very magical artist and person. Her and Katrine, from Kalandra, have a couple of the best voices around. And if you love this genre, you can't get much better than Wardruna! So please, more of Aurora, Kalandra and Wardruna! 👍🤟
We have already checked out more Wardruna on our stream last night, we were pressed for time and didn't get to Aurora, or Kalandra, but they are up at the top for next week. Not to worry, we are hooked :)
heh.....I've never seen your channel before. I'm a big Aurora fan though....so this video popped up. But when I first looked at the thumbnail.....I thought your wife/girlfriend(?) was literally Shirley Manson, from Garbage. I thought maybe it was some interview with her that just came out. I think she even has(or recently had) that same color hair. When she spoke and it wasn't a Scottish accent, that was a little sad. But just a little. Anyway...cool video! You guys should check out more Aurora. She's.....just the best.
I just told Heather that, she loved it. We checked out another song by Aurora, just have to get it edited. Would make sense that it might be an interview, as they just came out with a new album as far as I know. They would be wicked to watch in the studio. That many world class producers working on a song they wrote together.
All of these people in the video are descended from the Vikings. Aurora was born in an area that was used for the staging of many raids into Europe back in the day.
You cannot play any note with the Lur (the long "horn"), you can only play notes in harmonic series/natural scale to whatever key the Lur is in. A few seconds demonstration: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-geNEC9OohAI.html The lur was used a lot among the herders in the mountains and this lends itself to the songs that they use too. They would have specific songs for calling for specific animals or to other people. Here is a lur with kulokk (cow-call): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q2etuK1GZ9A.html (54 seconds)
@@BrimirMe There is a big chain of music stores in Canada that you can rent instruments from. I would do stupid things like rent a Tuba or Bag Pipes for the weekend. But we don't have one in this area.
More Norse Artists for you: Aurora Aksnes, Einar Selvik (Wardruna), Angelina Jordan, Maria Franz, Sigrid Solbakk, Allan Walker, Anne Nørdsti, Astrid Smeplass, Susanne Sundfør, are just some of them. Aurora - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P_XguuxLo10.html Wardruna - Kvitravn (White Raven) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JhiUacGzIg8.html Wardruna and Aurora - Helvegen (Live) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FnkTuHP9q3oA.htmlnother Maria Franz - Songleikr: Ulvetime ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FF9mtpw365c.html Maria is also the lead singer in Heilung..... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h1BsKIP4uYM.html AURORA - Live in Nidarosdomen [Full concert] ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XXVwFvkNTEg.html
SCHWEET!! I added any of those I didn't have to our Reaction Queue, even made another playlist for the concerts, which I am stupid excited about. Thanks so much again :)
@@deneenpentland7055 The fight scenes are so brutal they will make you Gasp then Giggle. Though I think my favorite fight sequences would have to be the ones in the Jason Momoa show SEE.
Thank you for reacting to music from my country. These are the lyrics in English: Who shall sing me, Into deathsleep sling me, When I on the path to Hel go, And this track I tread Is cold, so cold. I sought the songs, I sent the songs. Then the deepest well Gave me tears so harsh From the Slain-father's pledge. I know everything, Odin, To whom you gave your eye. Who shall sing me, Into deathsleep sling me, Whence I on the path to Hel go, And this track I tread Is cold, so cold. Early or in the day's end, The raven still knows if I fall. Once you stand at the gate to Hel And when you have to tear free, I shall follow you Over Gjallarbrú with my song. You will be free from the bonds that bind you, You are free from the bonds that bound you! "Cattle die, Friends die, So, too, must you die. Though one thing Never dies; The fair fame one has earned. Cattle die, Friends die, So, too, must you die. I know one, That never dies; Judgement of a dead man's life."
This will be played at my funeral. It's beautiful, and it hits me in a way that is indescribable. I try singing along in English, but my voice breaks every time, and tears form. Yes, this will be played when it's my turn to go down that road.
I was able to remember most of the stuff about that scene, even the interesting camera angle, just couldn't remember where in the series it was to check the episode again. Thanks for pointing out which one. I think I had only finished the second season and didn't watch much if anything in the 3rd season. I have to go back and watch all of it, as well as the show Black Sails that I never finished either.
this is an ancient Norse song of "singing" those who die over to the other side ( Hel, not the Christian Hell )........Helvegen is the road to Hel.......the song reminds us everything dies and that even after dying, one's reputation and life should be honored and remembered......the male singer is Einar Selvik of Wardruna
My favorite thing about any cover song is when they really change it from the original. It wasn't a whole lot different, the change was modest, but I really like what they did with it too.
Hi from germany, this is a song about nordic germanic history, Odin and his Raven watching and knowing evrything because he gave his eye to be all knowing and it tells you how to get to Helheim ( Hel ) the place of the daughter of Loki, you have to cross the bridge over Gjöll ( the river of the dead ) which is the border river from the human world Midgard to the underworld of Helheim it is guarded by the giant Móðguðr, she belongs to the Jötun. If you reach the entry to Helheim the door is guarded by the hellhound Garm, which lets pass all who didnt die in battle, all who are convicted of murder, cheating or to bear false witness are going to the part of Helheim which is called Náströnd, It all is part of the Edda (nordic, germanic saga)
I love Norse Mythology. Thank you for the information. I had read Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, and he did speak in the preface about the Edda, saying there was both Prose, and Poetic. I would love to read a translation of the Poetic Edda.
There's no battle. It's the way to Hel, not to be confused with Hell. It's a song about how we're all going to die, friends, family, cattle, everything, but buy remembering the one who passed before us nothings meaningless.
@@CaptainFaceBeard it's beautiful, isn't it? I've always been on good terms with death, maybe a bit too good if you're asking my friends and family, and maybe, just maybe it's because I'm absolutely certain this is what's awaits us all. Thank you again for your reaction! 🖤
The wardruna singer and composer is Einor Selvik. I recommend his song Kvervandi, with Ivar Bjornson, not the accoustic version. It is powerful as are many of other of Einor's songs.
Not sure what made me think it would be a metal version, wasn't quite sure what kind of band Kalandra was, but I read the ABOUT on their RU-vid channel and I definitely want to hear more.
Einar Selvik, also known by the stage name Kvitrafn(White Raven), is a Norwegian musician and composer. He is known as the drummer in the black metal band Gorgoroth (2000-2004) and for his own band Wardruna. The last part with Einar is a Quote from Håvamål -- The High Ones Speech,which is the god Odin( Poetic Edda) Døyr fe, døyr frender---------------Cattle die, kinsmen die Døyr sjølv det sama----------------You yourself will also die men ordet om deg aldreg døyr----------but the word about you will never die vinn du et gjetord gjevt---------------if you win a good reputation Døyr fe, døyr frender ----------------Cattle die, kinsmen die Døyr sjølv det sama----------------You yourself will also die Eg veit ein som aldreg døyr------------I know one that never dies dom om daudan kvar---------------the reputation of those who died
Thank you for that translation, such a beautiful song. Someone else, maybe you in another comment, mentioned he was Gortoroth's drummer. That made me SO happy, hahaha. I never would have figured that out on my own.
You should have had the lyrics when listening cuz it's it very powerful. It's kinda hard to describe but it's about life, death, grief, acceptence, memories, legacy, family and friendship. All at once.
Wardruna is amazing. Just to name some songs, which are of course just a small number of their amazing creations: Lyfjaberga, Raido, Gra, Skygge, Kvitravn.
Thanks for the suggestions. I made sure they are all in our queue. We listened to Gra on our stream on Friday, it was amazing. Hopefully will have it edited for RU-vid this week.
Aurora is fantastic but please check out Kalandra too! They are F..CKING AMAZING! So underrated! I HIGHLY recommend you listen to their song "Borders" official video. That song is more than music, almost spiritual and just beaustiful...
The "Hel" they refer to is the Afterlife not the "Hell" as in Heaven and Hell. The collaboration with Aurora gives so much emotion but Aurora is the type of artist that leaves you in awe.
In terms of Norse mythology and even more in terms of learning about the Norse way of living if we're talking about videogames Assassin Creed Valhalla gives a lot more than God of War and it's more historically accurate (for a videogame obviously) they had an expert in norse religion and history as a consultant.
Yeah, they have to take liberties with the God Of War story to insert Kratos into that world. I was having a dumb day when we recorded that hahaha. I do know a fair bit about Norse Mythology, but that day, it was all on vacation I think, haha.
Bugles and horns like that don't play the full range of notes. It's the same note at different octaves. Bugles mostly play C and an octaves higher would be G and so on.
A translation of us, or the lyrics of the song? For the song, these are the translated lyrics: Who will sing me Into the death-sleep sling me When I walk the road to Hel And the tracks I tread Are cold, so cold I sought the songs I sent the songs When the deepest well Offered drops so mighty Of Valfather’s pledge I know it all, Odin Where you hid your eye Early or in fading day Still the raven knows if I fall When you stand by the gate of Hel And when you must tear loose Follow you I shall Across the bridge of Gjöll With my song You will be free from the bonds that bind you You are free from the bonds that bound you [Håvamål - The High Ones' Speech, Poetic Edda] Cattle die, kinsmen die You yourself will also die But the word about you will never die If you win a good reputation Cattle die, kinsmen die You yourself will also die I know one thing that never dies The reputation of those who died
i havn't seen any eivor-reactions yet? falling free live at the old theater in torshavn, salt, tròdlabùndin. it cannot get any better than with eivor and it cannot be more nordic
I love his music. We did check out Gra, but it seems to be blocked in a lot of countries. See if you are able to watch this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YiJZ7jcxyrs.html
Not going to mansplain a lot here, but this isn't really "traditional norwegian folk music". This is pretty unique, with Einar Selvik exploring his own spirituality, and creating music (using mainly nynorsk language) that he believes is a plausible representation of how viking music would sound like. We don't have any source what so ever on how viking music sounded, we only have some references to some kinds of instruments :) If you want to explore norwegian folk-music, it's mostly medieval ballads and more modern fiddle-oriented instrumental music + "Stev" and some pretty original cow-calling songs :D
