***** You will recognize many scandinavian words. I am Norwegian and I'm learning German at school. There are a ton of words that are similar. And yes, the languages are connected to eachother. Our languages are a part of the Germanic language family ;)
Ade well, i speak german, but the words i ever understand from scandinavian languages are mostly nouns.... and maybe like 1/4 of them... so i wouldn't say many :D
we all get addicted to shit that we don't understand... as said by Alestorm "the lyrics to the song are in some made-up language they call "Icelandic", which is an utterly impenetrable dialect for a monolingual ignoramus such as I"
This song introduced me to Skálmöld back in 2017 after the loss of a loved one, and since then their music has been the cornerstone of my closure... If I ever see them live this is probably that one song I'll lose my voice singing to.
I watched this clip so many times (maybe 30 times or more) and 1 time in 0.25 speed and it's just so fuckin amazing! Im so charmed. Everything becomes a whole, best video ever!
Can anyone suggest some songs from this band that has more screams? I saw them live for the first time ever when they were touring with Eluveite. Another band member did the screams, and it was some of the most powerful and best I've ever heard in metal. I'm sorry I haven't found this band before, I'll have to catch up on this.
TheGreatBonus You've probably found it, but any way, try Fenrisúlfur. This "another band member" you are refering to (Baldur Ragnarsson) truly has an amazing voice!
Hefnd from Baldur is probably what you were looking for... one of their most emotional songs, I get shivers every time!!! But yes, I think that now you will finally have found it! X-D
Skalds were professional singers, but when "regular vikings" sang infront of other people, it was said they sounded like growling hounds :D Well, at least one Turkish merchant said so, and he is the only one who wrote about this topic :D
The song is about Gleipnir the legendary bind that holds the mighty wolf fenrir spawn of loki, the gods attempted to bind him before but he managed to destroy his binds every time, and so the gods commissioned the dwarves of nidavellir to forge a chain so strong that would be able to do the impossible, and therefore the dwarves using magic forged a chain out of 6 impossible to accquire things the sound of a cat's footsteps a woman's beard a bear's sinews a mountain roots a bird's spit and a fish's breath although the bind is thinner than a silk thread it is stronger than any chain in the existance and seceding to bind the mighty wolf he has biten off the hand of the war god tyr who was his caretaker and the only one the wolf trusted in revenge for his freedon being taken away. Gleipnir is said to hold until Ragnarök, when Fenrir will finally do the impossible and break the impossible chain to devour Odin. For all the non icelandic speakers i'll try my best to translate. Gleipnir From Loki Fenrir was born Full of arrogance it was said The world was foggy when he was birthed A heavy burden laid on the world
Now it was noticed that The poor whelp grew fast Time was scanty, doubt was none Promptly leashed the beast should be
Firstly Læðing the gods were given The leash was threaded round Fenrir’s neck The wolf was forceful, ugly, hairy With easy wrath the leash he broke.
When Drómi harnessed Fenrir A false judgement upon the wolf. With claws and a thundering crash That honest leash the wolf tore.
The cat’s footsteps, the woman’s beard, My magic over this I lay. The bear’s sinews, the mountain’s roots Now we wait under the cover of shadow. The bird’s spit, the fish’s breath, Simple creation for a dwarf. A month I wandered many streets, My payment was that very leash.
The leash is thinner than all the others, Rare and magical dwarfish construct. To the island of Lyngvi Fenrir was taken, Loose he causes much mischief.
Have in my hands the leash Gleipnir Look into his evil eyes. Trusting in Óðinn, Týr and Sleipnir, They’ll take me there and back again.
The leash is thinner than all leashes, A Rare and magical dwarfish construct. Before they Fenrir to Lyngvi took Loose he causes much mischief.
I have in my hands the leash Gleipnir. Look into his evil eyes. Trusting in Óðinn, Týr and Sleipnir Take me there and back again.
Of course you can. It may take some experience/getting used to it, but one can make out most growl vocals perfectly clear if one puts their mind to it, actually.
Halt! Det är svårt att tyda sången direkt, men efter att ha lyssnat på låten ett flertal gånger så börjar jag känna igen några ord här och där. Speciellt efter att ha läst texten och översättningen så blir sången lättare att tyda. 4:05 är definitivt den lättaste delen att förstå, som "konunnar skegg" (kvinnans skägg?) "fisksins andi" (fiskens ande) är saker som slår mig direkt.
the video depicts the story of Hilmar and his sister Brynhildur who is killed by Váli who is Loki's son, the wolf depicted in the video is not Váli, it's Fenrir seeing that the name of the song is Gleipnir, the bindings the dwarves made to hold the wolf. the lyrics to the song Váli explains what happens to Brynhildur, her soul belongs to Loki and in fact is unable to die and go to her forefathers but remains in a sort of limbo.
+George Lundebø Molnes Yeah, amazing gig really. We had Ithilien instead of Vexilium, they were awesome too. But Skalmöld and Eluveitie absolutely killed. Best concert ever for me and not kidding about that!
In Norse mythology, Gleipnir is the binding that holds the mighty wolf Fenrisulfr.Therefore, even though Gleipnir is as thin as a silken ribbon, it is stronger than any iron chain. Gleipnir is said to hold until Ragnarök, when it will break and Fenrir will devour Odin.
Amazing and brilliant video i must say... Just recently found this band.. I can not understand how i could have mist it until now. I am addicted. Very much looking forward to the upcoming album. You guys fucking rock!
Ivonne Rodriguez Yaaaaay, i have almost all ingredients for my own Gleipnir... now im only need to shoot off Conchita Wurst and take "her" beard:) All Father will be proud of me!
It's Icelandic. The lyrics are also written in accordance with icelandic rules of poetry.
yay
Flottr.
Sheer friggin' art 🤌
I don't understand anything but music is a universal language! I love this song
me too
In the U.S., people from idyllic places like Iowa and Maine often make death metal. Glad to see this is an international through-line.
I am from Svitjod (Sweden) and absolutely love, adore and respect the pure Nordic and Islandic culture!
My Icelandic friend showed me this, I'm addicted even though I can't understand shit!
+kingofthe40oz not really... mybe you'll understand some swedish words but thats about it
***** You will recognize many scandinavian words. I am Norwegian and I'm learning German at school. There are a ton of words that are similar.
And yes, the languages are connected to eachother. Our languages are a part of the Germanic language family ;)
Ade well, i speak german, but the words i ever understand from scandinavian languages are mostly nouns.... and maybe like 1/4 of them... so i wouldn't say many :D
ikr
we all get addicted to shit that we don't understand... as said by Alestorm "the lyrics to the song are in some made-up language they call "Icelandic", which is an utterly impenetrable dialect for a monolingual ignoramus such as I"
the production value on this video is like the best ive ever seen. they had a hell of a budget. great scenery
in 2 days I will see this band In Riga Latvia with Eluveitie. Hoh....
+HeilStalk 26/86 these guys are AWESOME just seen them last week wish i can teleport to riga now
Eluvietie!
den här videon visar verkligen upp Islands natur, sjukt vackert!
This song introduced me to Skálmöld back in 2017 after the loss of a loved one, and since then their music has been the cornerstone of my closure... If I ever see them live this is probably that one song I'll lose my voice singing to.
time to learn the Icelandic language
toki Vick how is it going so far? :D
Any updates?
@Niklas Gartz I'm also in progress lol.
Moi moi from Spain.
@Niklas Gartz Both languages are so wonderful, but suomi❤
@Niklas Gartz Do you know some good Icelandic music to practice the pronunciation?
We want this band BACK,with MORE songs!!
This is pretty epic. I love the basis in Norse Mythology it's worthy to be played in the halls of Odin.
This video is worth watching for the landscapes alone.
Can't understand a single thing but, I'm sure its super badass.
Sophrosyne trust me, i understand the lyrics and it is as badass as you could imagine
I don't understand shit, but this song is fuckin' epic!
Haha i can
Ja też
I ja :D
+Pebsen37 Trust me, the lyrics are poetry of the finest pedigree...
Strejda Sado Dude that comment is ill thought out
Randonly clicked on one of their songs months ago...
Addicted ever since.
I like how raw,yet melodic their music sounds.
Keep it up.
Frábær vinna!
for i cannot assist you with my axe, you will at least have my like.
I watched this clip so many times (maybe 30 times or more) and 1 time in 0.25 speed and it's just so fuckin amazing! Im so charmed. Everything becomes a whole, best video ever!
Haha 0.25 is cool
Can anyone suggest some songs from this band that has more screams? I saw them live for the first time ever when they were touring with Eluveite. Another band member did the screams, and it was some of the most powerful and best I've ever heard in metal. I'm sorry I haven't found this band before, I'll have to catch up on this.
Try song Hel, Fenirsulfúr or Loki. I don't know, I am seriously addicted on those 3.
TheGreatBonus You've probably found it, but any way, try Fenrisúlfur. This "another band member" you are refering to (Baldur Ragnarsson) truly has an amazing voice!
''Ađ hausti" has a lot of screams
TheGreatBonus Vanaheimur may be what you're looking for; if not, its still undeniably a masterpiece.
Hefnd from Baldur is probably what you were looking for... one of their most emotional songs, I get shivers every time!!! But yes, I think that now you will finally have found it! X-D
can't stop listening to this. Greetings from Sweden!
holy shit that music, that lyrics, that guitar solo and that video
evrything is perfect
I love the singers voice, he actually sound like I imagine a real viking would do.
Vikings would likely be very confused by the grouwling. Skalds did sing
have them listen to it right before a battle, they'll get it.
Skalds were professional singers, but when "regular vikings" sang infront of other people, it was said they sounded like growling hounds :D Well, at least one Turkish merchant said so, and he is the only one who wrote about this topic :D
That would be Björgvin Siggurðson, a very well known Icelandic vocalist
Easily one of the best music video ever done !
The song is about Gleipnir the legendary bind that holds the mighty wolf fenrir spawn of loki, the gods attempted to bind him before but he managed to destroy his binds every time, and so the gods commissioned the dwarves of nidavellir to forge a chain so strong that would be able to do the impossible, and therefore the dwarves using magic forged a chain out of 6 impossible to accquire things
the sound of a cat's footsteps
a woman's beard
a bear's sinews
a mountain roots
a bird's spit
and a fish's breath
although the bind is thinner than a silk thread it is stronger than any chain in the existance and seceding to bind the mighty wolf he has biten off the hand of the war god tyr who was his caretaker and the only one the wolf trusted in revenge for his freedon being taken away.
Gleipnir is said to hold until Ragnarök, when Fenrir will finally do the impossible and break the impossible chain to devour Odin.
For all the non icelandic speakers i'll try my best to translate.
Gleipnir
From Loki Fenrir was born
Full of arrogance it was said
The world was foggy when he was birthed
A heavy burden laid on the world
Now it was noticed that
The poor whelp grew fast
Time was scanty, doubt was none
Promptly leashed the beast should be
Firstly Læðing the gods were given
The leash was threaded round Fenrir’s neck
The wolf was forceful, ugly, hairy
With easy wrath the leash he broke.
When Drómi harnessed Fenrir
A false judgement upon the wolf.
With claws and a thundering crash
That honest leash the wolf tore.
The cat’s footsteps, the woman’s beard,
My magic over this I lay.
The bear’s sinews, the mountain’s roots
Now we wait under the cover of shadow.
The bird’s spit, the fish’s breath,
Simple creation for a dwarf.
A month I wandered many streets,
My payment was that very leash.
The leash is thinner than all the others,
Rare and magical dwarfish construct.
To the island of Lyngvi Fenrir was taken,
Loose he causes much mischief.
Have in my hands the leash Gleipnir
Look into his evil eyes.
Trusting in Óðinn, Týr and Sleipnir,
They’ll take me there and back again.
The leash is thinner than all leashes,
A Rare and magical dwarfish construct.
Before they Fenrir to Lyngvi took
Loose he causes much mischief.
I have in my hands the leash Gleipnir.
Look into his evil eyes.
Trusting in Óðinn, Týr and Sleipnir
Take me there and back again.
The guys who made this are genius!
I guess they are the same guys who made the video to "fjara" from "Sólstafir"
i think so...
I was searching for this song for days. Now, I'm so happy to finally found it :)
not just a beautiful country but also beautiful language
Probably the best Music Video i´ve ever seen.
the music and the images are worlds apart.
I have no idea why this doesn't have many views.
+Penguincamp
There are very good bands out there who have much less views. +200k is fairly high.
+Penguincamp because the moment this guy open his mouth and people turn it off.
+Erick Marshall It's a lot because of the language I guess. Although I think you may be referring to the style of vocals. That's not it though.
Ǫ́ss Devilbound
The language dosnt matter because you cant understand shit anyway.
Of course you can. It may take some experience/getting used to it, but one can make out most growl vocals perfectly clear if one puts their mind to it, actually.
So in their lyrics they are often talking about icelandic sagas and local legends, etc.. Could be a little hard to get if you're not living in Iceland
The vocals are fucking brutal!
Förstår du något de säger?
Halt! Det är svårt att tyda sången direkt, men efter att ha lyssnat på låten ett flertal gånger så börjar jag känna igen några ord här och där. Speciellt efter att ha läst texten och översättningen så blir sången lättare att tyda. 4:05 är definitivt den lättaste delen att förstå, som "konunnar skegg" (kvinnans skägg?) "fisksins andi" (fiskens ande) är saker som slår mig direkt.
Fucking best music video ever!!
the video depicts the story of Hilmar and his sister Brynhildur who is killed by Váli who is Loki's son, the wolf depicted in the video is not Váli, it's Fenrir seeing that the name of the song is Gleipnir, the bindings the dwarves made to hold the wolf. the lyrics to the song Váli explains what happens to Brynhildur, her soul belongs to Loki and in fact is unable to die and go to her forefathers but remains in a sort of limbo.
Ty, bro.
great Song ....great Video
serious viking metal
another great band from Iceland.... Hail to old gods ! they are real....
Bertram Müller You are a fucking idiot
Bertram Müller How so
Excelente banda. Venham ao Brasil
You have pleased the Gods...
There's no proof yet Vikings didn't wear horned helmets for ceremonial purposes. I believe only 4 Viking helms have ever been found.
*****
Thor had a light-hammer... does that count?
Comenzaré a escuchar esta banda ,está buenisima!
That settles it. Learning Íslenska. Between this and Að Ventri? Done deal.
seen them live recently, those guys are awesome, friendly and really "fan-near"
since then i got this song in my ears ^^
Great song, love 5:34 and onward the most!
Absolutely perfect.
Cool song and band. They're gonna tour with Eluvetie so I'll be seeing them next week live. Will be fun!
+Christhjian Both Skalmold, Vexillum and Eluveitie did one heck of a job in Bergen yesterday. it was bloody marvelous!
+George Lundebø Molnes Yeah, amazing gig really. We had Ithilien instead of Vexilium, they were awesome too. But Skalmöld and Eluveitie absolutely killed. Best concert ever for me and not kidding about that!
In Norse mythology, Gleipnir is the binding that holds the mighty wolf Fenrisulfr.Therefore, even though Gleipnir is as thin as a silken ribbon, it is stronger than any iron chain. Gleipnir is said to hold until Ragnarök, when it will break and Fenrir will devour Odin.
Jesus fucking christ this is so good.
fantastic video - fabulous images - great work
A masterpiece
Beards not long enough.
Viking metal?
It's the beard on the inside that counts!
Marvellous!
Beautiful
This is not my kind of music, but holy fuck, the music video was astonishing!
I'm going to see them with Omnium Gatherum and Stam1na in November. What a Show!
the best video of the history!
awesome band ... in 2011 when i saw Skálmöld i didn´t know they were from Iceland :D
i can't found any words for this song
it was my best decision in my whole life to sub napalmrecords
J'adore!!!!
Great Song, I just bought that album in akureyri during my holidays in Iceland :)
Is this like the most manly song in the world or something? xD. i fucking love it.
Awesome
Awesome video and music
Very nice! Hugs from Brazil.
Sehr gute Musik, Grüße aus Südbrasilien. Tanzen, Tanzen und trinken
Vile Fenrir.
Perfect!
Very impressive both song and video
THAT´S BRUTAL
when you will come to Romania?
Que hermoso paisaje :P
Amazing and brilliant video i must say... Just recently found this band.. I can not understand how i could have mist it until now. I am addicted. Very much looking forward to the upcoming album. You guys fucking rock!
I am brazilian,I dont understand nothing of this but I guess very good
Very interesting! Greetings from Colombia.
2:03, such beauty.
I'm Brazilian and I like a lot of their music, but it's really hard to understand.
Even tho, very good, as always.
Even though I didn't understand a word of it, this was very well done.
Seriously an amazing video, guys!
Bezta tónlistarmyndband íslenzkrar sögu, piltar!
still love this song!
Amazing solo
The video is amazing.
This music video feels like an episode of Game of Thrones meets Vikings (the TV show). Brilliant! :D
awesome song
Great sound
This is BY FAAAAAAAAAAAAR The best music video in Metal and other shit, i have EVER seeeeeeeeen!!!!!!
Art
NICE!!!!!!!!! Definitely movie-quality video!
Hell yes
I have no Ideea how i found this Vid... but what i saw is pretty cool
I dont understand a single fucking word they're saying but this shit is awesome
some epic glaciers in that one
Superb video
Jihaa schwingt das Tanzbein geile Kombo \m/
Nice! \m/
Uuuhh!! this all is great!!
Que hermosos paisajes
Great video. Wow.
Víkingur kveðja frá gamla Noregi !!
The first person to tell me the six things Gleipnir was made from in order to bind Fenrir gets ten totally legitimate points because I said so.
The sound of a cat's footfall, the beard of a woman, the roots of a mountain, the sinews of a bear, the breath of a fish, and the spittle of a bird.
Ivonne Rodriguez 10 points for Ivonne! Yaaaaaaay.
Ivonne Rodriguez
Yaaaaay, i have almost all ingredients for my own Gleipnir... now im only need to shoot off Conchita Wurst and take "her" beard:)
All Father will be proud of me!
Of stoltur að ég elskaði þetta myndband