Here's a remake of my song, Jórsalanám, written and performed by me in Old Norse. It’s the first song I wrote that became quite popular. The song details the events of the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099 from the perspective of a Scandinavian crusader - people from all over Europe responded to the call of Pope Urban II, with varying degrees of success. Marching through Anatolia and Syria, taking lands as they went, the Crusaders reached Jerusalem and, after a hard won siege, captured the city, instituting the Kingdom of Jerusalem. You might notice that the intonation is a little different in this remake to the original, and, among other things, that’s because I used to basically ignore the initial stress that should be placed on Old Norse words. I’ve also improved the lyrics in some places. The name of the song, Jórsalanám, literally means "The Taking of Jerusalem". My intention is exclusively to teach history and languages through song. I do not condone, endorse or seek to glorify violence. I do not own any of the artworks in this video and all credit goes to the original artists. Hope you enjoy the song. Please leave a comment, like and subscribe if you did! You can also support the channel by donating if you’d like to buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard. Many thanks for your kindness and support as always! Lyrics: Fjórum vetrum eptir hvǫtun Páfa, Kváðumsk allir fylgja vilja. Tekit hǫfum á oss krossinn. Ríðum nú til Jórsala. Serk- ok Sýrland eru rekin kristnu blóði, Antíokkía er í hendi Krists. Um Akrsborg ok Brauðshús fǫrum vér, Jórsalir brodda bíða! Upp skýtr borg ór himinjǫðri. Jórsalafarar, vér gǫngum fram. Skipizk nú umhverfis múrana, Dyttið þér borgarhliðin. Ráðmundr ok Frakkar skipa nú Síonarfjall ok hlið Stefáns. Guðfreðr gengr at Blómahliði, ok Þakkráðr ór Brauðshúsi Nú heyjum vér bardaga við Serki! Valr liggr á sandi heitum. Varðar engu um vára aptrkomu. Berjumsk vér til sigrs krossins. Mǫrgum þótti fyrir ván komit. Landit var skarpt ok matland illt. Í brynju þungri at sumarmagni eyðimǫrk bana veitir. Iftikar Jórsalavaldr heitir á Egiptafólkit ok skip. Þúsundir manna bifask fyrir sunnan. Flugu svá menn þreklausir. Pétri presti sýndisk Auðmarr. Kvað drengi at pílagrímsferð upp eptir Viðsmjǫrsviðarfjalli. Berfœttir gengum allir. Sárorð viku fyrir bœnum. Kristnir til sætta komu. Fengum þá himinkrapt helgan. Fram, Kristmenn, fram á himinvanga. Ór sjávargǫtu at liði kominn nú er herr Englanna ásamt mǫnnum Genúu ór. Þeir stein ok timbr bera. Liðu þrír dagar hvassar orrustu. Ór Síonarfjalli ok á norðrmúr fell skothrið dag ok nótt, ok skotvagnar niðr kastalann brutu. Þá hlupu Guðfreðr ok Loþahringjamenn yfir brú Blómahliðsins. Í mækis á tóku þeir hǫllina ok ráku Serki ór borg. Guðfreðr valinn var til konungs, en kórónu Jésú vildi hann ei. Var hann svá kallaðr verndari hinnar helgu grafar. Nú verjum vér borg Egiptafólki Sjalfr gengr Al Afdal valdr Til orrostu ganga þeir Guðfreðr með Hróðbjarti Flæmingja Tíu þúsundir Jórsalafara, þeir at árum degi brugðu á Askalonarvǫllum sverðum. Fjándum dimmt varð fyrir augum. Þá lǫgðu Kristmenn sverðum at þeim ok bogum undir merki krossins. Serkjunum skaut skelk í bringu ok reknir urðu ór landi. Efnt hǫfum vér eið váran heilaga. Aptr hljóð klukkna heyrisk á helgu grǫf Dróttins várs góða. Ǫll dýrð sé Guði.
Could you make Palastianalied in French or Greek? Even Hebrew and Arabic would be cool to, as I say, have a Palastianalied in every language of every nation fighting in the crusades
YES! Another one for me to memorize. I love dropping these bangers at family Karaoke night! No wonder they all call me autistic. I've already got the Latin one down pat.
As someone on the spectrum himself, I relate to this comment 100%. I literally blast this fine gentleman's as well as Farya Faraji's music at home, lol.
I have an ancestor under our surname who was a Crusader during the First Crusader. Godfrey granted him a family crest, which we still possess the design today, as it was just recently discovered again in a book published by an ancestor in 1893. To be able to enjoy this song under an HD remake is fantastic!!
@SkaldBard I wish I could post an image of it, it's a crimson crest with a white buck/stag in the center. The family lived in the Franconian region of Germany/HRE, directly in the path of Godfrey when he begun his journey towards the Holy Land.
Amazing song. All of these are magnum opus and I listen to your songs all the time. (This song in Latin, I know by heart and sing it often with my wife) Many thanks for your beautiful work and greetings from Romania! Hope you make more of these and make the world a merrier place. Certus sum Deus vult.
This is among the most wholesome things I've read on this channel - thank you for the ongoing support and for sharing that with me :-) God bless you and your family
@@SkaldBardGod bless you too brother. I wish you long life and good health. The comment above with the heart was my wife's. We are very big fans of your work and can't wait until your mext workpiece is out. I just wish sometimes that there were more musicians like you.
Hearing my name, the same as my ancestor's name in a song is something i never thought i'd hear someday! It is a true blessing, thank you! It means a lot! Raimond would be proud, for sure!
The very first song of yours I listened to, so it's awesome to see it get a remake! May we never forget the warriors of God who fell to free Jerusalem! Now we definitely need a song for Baldwin IV or the Templars!
I never heard anything quite like this (crusader songs, yes, but not in Norse), but hoo boy, am I glad that youtube recommended this to me! Instant like and subscribed! This is absolutely epic!!
And he blesses us with another lovely remake. I normally stick with the Old English but this has a lovely soft melody! I don't know if you do requests Skald, but a song about Æthelstan - the first king of England and bretwalda, would be great.
that sounds better than the original. thanks for the music friend. rn i am very sick and i might get into a hospital and your music helps me and relaxes me thanks friend continue with the great work!
Privately, I imagine that this is really a song commissioned by King Sigurd I of Norway, the first European monarch to pick up the Cross with his sword.
Yesterday at afternoon, after noticing that you didn't post for long, I was wondering if you make sth good. And now you strike with my favourite song. Well done mate!💪✝️
I really love it how it sounds one more! Thank you very much for each and every creation of yours they bring us so much joy to our hearts! Keep it up see you soon!
How have a missed this song, it's one of the nicest songs I've heard form you The Skaldic Bard. Again thank you for everything 🙏🙏🙏. Just two exams and then I'm done!!!
This song echoes the Norwegian crusade of 1107, led by king Sigurd the Crusader of Norway who sailed down to Gibraltar and all the way to Jerusalem winning every battle along the way and establishing the lordship of Sidon at the end. It was the first crusade personally led by a European king and set the trend for future national crusades. As a Scandinavian I'm proud of my ancestors, especially continuing on in viking spirit even during the crusades as zealous Christians.
@@alexanderb5726 It's great to hear from a Scandinavian Christian here. I did a song on Sigurd the Crusader too if you're interested: ua-cam.com/video/6RNR7m8tXxw/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Don't get me wrong, this hd remake is absolutely epic, but for me personally the vibes of the original is better, it sounds like someone snuck a motorola razr in a longhouse somewhere in 1100 A.D. Niðaróss while a bard is performing.
The original "Jórslanám" is still my favourite. This remake is by mo means a downgrade, if anything its better in audio quality and clarity, but the tone and tempo with the church bells made the original a work of perfection. Once again, this is still top quality work and my preference is only one of many fans of you good sir; May your continue to succeed and prosper, Godbless you sir!
@@servantofaeie1569 Aye, I've had to pretty much unlearn modern Icelandic pronunciation since then, so now whenever I speak it, I sound like I'm from the 1000s
@@SkaldBard Nice! I heard you sometimes using a modernish pronunciation of AU though. Keep up the good work! Ever considered making a microtonal song? Even if it isn't historically accurate for Northern Europe it would still be fun! Perhaps you can make one involving Constantinople or Jerusalem though! I did notice this version is 3 quarter tones (150 cents) higher than the original!
This is def up my alley you are doing hella great work, i hope someday if it ever comes to it you'll work on Ást in grimma - Old Norse Ballad, cause that one is definitly one of my favorites. keep up the work
I've come up with an English version that can be sung. Slightly adjusted from the translation given here. I'll try to lay it out here Four full winters since the pope's decree We all pledged to join the crusade We have taken up the holy cross And Rideth to Jerusalem Turk'y and Syr'ia drenched in Christ'ian blood Antioch rests in the hands of Christ Past Acre's walls and Bethlehem we ride Jerusalem awaits our spears! The city rises from the horizon Crusaders forward, march to the fight! Encircle now those towering walls and block out any escape Raymond and his Franks hold Mount Zion At Steven's gate, their lines are formed Godfrey marches towards the Flower Gate and Tancred from Bethlehem! Now we do battle with the Saracens On burning sands the slain now lie It matters not if we fail to return We fight before the holy cross Many thought all hope had been lost The land was hard, there was no food In heavy mail beneath burning sun the desert spells certain death Iftikhar, governor of Jerusalem Calls for aid from Egypt's fleet. Thousands march from the deserts south and cowards in our ranks flee Peter had a vision of Adhemar And led us up the olive mount Barefoot all the warriors made their way To pray and seek god's will Bitter words gave way to prayer The Christians all reconciled A holy power shone from the sky March, Christmen forth! Heaven 'waits you! From the sea, to our aid came a great host with timber and stone Men from Genoa and England Helped build our siege engines Three long days, the battle raged on From Mount Zion to the north wall Catapults spat their rains of missiles Down came the Saracen's walls Then Godfrey and his Lotharingjamen Charged across the flower bridge Their tide of swords swept into the keep And drove the Saracens out Godfrey was chosen to be the king But Jesus' crown he would not take Instead he took the title Defender of the holy Sepulchre Now we guard from the egyptian host Al-Afdal marches with his men To battle rides Godfrey and Robert With his host of Flemish knights Ten thousand crusaders raised their swords At dawn upon the plain of Ascalon in the darkness The foe was blinded by god Then Christ's men struck beneath the cross With sword and bow, the foe was forced back The Saracens broke in fear And were expelled from the land Now our holy oath has been fulfilled The bells ring out in Christ's tomb Over the Sepulchre of our dear lord All glory be to god!
Very moving song. I mistakenly sat on Godfrey's tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. His body is not within it. It has been "misplaced." But his soul reigns with Christ in Heaven.
This is amazing! I am a huge fan of these remakes. I know it's technically the same song, but is there any chance of a remake of the Latin version as well? This one is of course perfect, but the Latin one is very dear to my heart as well.
I genuinly want to know where you learned Old Norse. I used to know how to read snd write it but because i do not use it often unless i need to confuse someone, i forgot alot. I really want to be able to speak it one day to further confuse my family. My parents already wonder where I came from 😂
Alot were mercenaries in the varangian gaurd, the nationality of the norsemen changed over time going from Kievan russ at the beginning to anglo saxxons towards the end
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Here's a remake of my song, Jórsalanám, written and performed by me in Old Norse. It’s the first song I wrote that became quite popular.
The song details the events of the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099 from the perspective of a Scandinavian crusader - people from all over Europe responded to the call of Pope Urban II, with varying degrees of success. Marching through Anatolia and Syria, taking lands as they went, the Crusaders reached Jerusalem and, after a hard won siege, captured the city, instituting the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
You might notice that the intonation is a little different in this remake to the original, and, among other things, that’s because I used to basically ignore the initial stress that should be placed on Old Norse words. I’ve also improved the lyrics in some places.
The name of the song, Jórsalanám, literally means "The Taking of Jerusalem".
My intention is exclusively to teach history and languages through song. I do not condone, endorse or seek to glorify violence. I do not own any of the artworks in this video and all credit goes to the original artists.
Hope you enjoy the song. Please leave a comment, like and subscribe if you did! You can also support the channel by donating if you’d like to buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard. Many thanks for your kindness and support as always!
Lyrics:
Fjórum vetrum eptir hvǫtun Páfa,
Kváðumsk allir fylgja vilja.
Tekit hǫfum á oss krossinn.
Ríðum nú til Jórsala.
Serk- ok Sýrland eru rekin kristnu blóði,
Antíokkía er í hendi Krists.
Um Akrsborg ok Brauðshús fǫrum vér,
Jórsalir brodda bíða!
Upp skýtr borg ór himinjǫðri.
Jórsalafarar, vér gǫngum fram.
Skipizk nú umhverfis múrana,
Dyttið þér borgarhliðin.
Ráðmundr ok Frakkar skipa nú
Síonarfjall ok hlið Stefáns.
Guðfreðr gengr at Blómahliði,
ok Þakkráðr ór Brauðshúsi
Nú heyjum vér bardaga við Serki!
Valr liggr á sandi heitum.
Varðar engu um vára aptrkomu.
Berjumsk vér til sigrs krossins.
Mǫrgum þótti fyrir ván komit.
Landit var skarpt ok matland illt.
Í brynju þungri at sumarmagni
eyðimǫrk bana veitir.
Iftikar Jórsalavaldr heitir
á Egiptafólkit ok skip.
Þúsundir manna bifask fyrir sunnan.
Flugu svá menn þreklausir.
Pétri presti sýndisk Auðmarr.
Kvað drengi at pílagrímsferð
upp eptir Viðsmjǫrsviðarfjalli.
Berfœttir gengum allir.
Sárorð viku fyrir bœnum.
Kristnir til sætta komu.
Fengum þá himinkrapt helgan.
Fram, Kristmenn, fram á himinvanga.
Ór sjávargǫtu at liði
kominn nú er herr Englanna
ásamt mǫnnum Genúu ór.
Þeir stein ok timbr bera.
Liðu þrír dagar hvassar orrustu.
Ór Síonarfjalli ok á norðrmúr
fell skothrið dag ok nótt, ok skotvagnar
niðr kastalann brutu.
Þá hlupu Guðfreðr ok Loþahringjamenn
yfir brú Blómahliðsins.
Í mækis á tóku þeir hǫllina
ok ráku Serki ór borg.
Guðfreðr valinn var til konungs, en
kórónu Jésú vildi hann ei.
Var hann svá kallaðr verndari
hinnar helgu grafar.
Nú verjum vér borg Egiptafólki
Sjalfr gengr Al Afdal valdr
Til orrostu ganga þeir Guðfreðr
með Hróðbjarti Flæmingja
Tíu þúsundir Jórsalafara,
þeir at árum degi brugðu
á Askalonarvǫllum sverðum.
Fjándum dimmt varð fyrir augum.
Þá lǫgðu Kristmenn sverðum at þeim
ok bogum undir merki krossins.
Serkjunum skaut skelk í bringu
ok reknir urðu ór landi.
Efnt hǫfum vér eið váran heilaga.
Aptr hljóð klukkna heyrisk
á helgu grǫf Dróttins várs góða.
Ǫll dýrð sé Guði.
Could you make Palastianalied in French or Greek? Even Hebrew and Arabic would be cool to, as I say, have a Palastianalied in every language of every nation fighting in the crusades
@@maxcesarin1582 will see what I can do!
@@SkaldBard I'm counting on you, Deus Vult!
@@maxcesarin1582 mfw Palastianalied in old Bulgarian would be fire
As someone who knows Swedish and has an interest in the Norse language I have to ask where you learned Old Norse from.
YES! Another one for me to memorize. I love dropping these bangers at family Karaoke night! No wonder they all call me autistic. I've already got the Latin one down pat.
Made me chuckle
As someone on the spectrum himself, I relate to this comment 100%. I literally blast this fine gentleman's as well as Farya Faraji's music at home, lol.
I memorized most of the Old English ones, and I definitely get called autistic by my brother and friends.😂
@@ragingsmurfling7205 No shame in that! You're different from them, so revel in it. Keep memorizing them songs in all those languages.
@@iberius9937dude, you’re ME
I have an ancestor under our surname who was a Crusader during the First Crusader. Godfrey granted him a family crest, which we still possess the design today, as it was just recently discovered again in a book published by an ancestor in 1893. To be able to enjoy this song under an HD remake is fantastic!!
That's an amazing story!
@SkaldBard I wish I could post an image of it, it's a crimson crest with a white buck/stag in the center. The family lived in the Franconian region of Germany/HRE, directly in the path of Godfrey when he begun his journey towards the Holy Land.
@@FurinaDeFontaine42DAMN I would like to see it, I think you can use yt community posts? But idk
@ChildishSoap Yep, just did that actually if you wish to see.
I was literally just talking about how you needed to remake this song an hour ago. Perfect timing man!
@@totalwartitan5118 Glad I could oblige!
Amazing song. All of these are magnum opus and I listen to your songs all the time. (This song in Latin, I know by heart and sing it often with my wife)
Many thanks for your beautiful work and greetings from Romania! Hope you make more of these and make the world a merrier place. Certus sum Deus vult.
❤
This is among the most wholesome things I've read on this channel - thank you for the ongoing support and for sharing that with me :-) God bless you and your family
@@SkaldBardGod bless you too brother. I wish you long life and good health.
The comment above with the heart was my wife's. We are very big fans of your work and can't wait until your mext workpiece is out. I just wish sometimes that there were more musicians like you.
Hearing my name, the same as my ancestor's name in a song is something i never thought i'd hear someday! It is a true blessing, thank you! It means a lot! Raimond would be proud, for sure!
Now I like Skaldic song without even listening to them, I know that every song is a masterpiece. Continue like this my friend Skald
The song of which I, and many others, found you, remade. Beautifully made, as always.
Ic þe þancas do, min wine
@SkaldBard I love that I can understand all of that, including 'wine' as friend (thanks to the name Gōdwine)
@@SkaldBardHvat? Ek veit at þú sagðir “ek þakka þér mín vinr”,en sú tunga er erfitt mér. Hahaha
And... The Bard does it again, a great improvement the change in lyrics in some places caught me of guard, great job!!!
Only listened to the first 4 verses and i realized this is a masterpiece
It's very hard to underestimate the importance of your song remakes, they sound so good and clean! I've been waiting for the new masterpieces 🏰⚔️
YES! THANK YOU FOR THIS! YOURE THE BEST, SKALD!
Can't describe to you the happiness in my heart seeing a new version of my favorite song! Keep it up skald!
With the intonation change, you now sound more understandable to me as a Norwegian than Icelanders do
I liked your original song a lot, but remake sounds even better, gut gemacht!
The very first song of yours I listened to, so it's awesome to see it get a remake! May we never forget the warriors of God who fell to free Jerusalem!
Now we definitely need a song for Baldwin IV or the Templars!
Baldwin is in the works! ;-)
@@SkaldBard😱 now im going to be watching for notifications every day 😂
This was actually the first song of yours I heard way back when.
I never heard anything quite like this (crusader songs, yes, but not in Norse), but hoo boy, am I glad that youtube recommended this to me!
Instant like and subscribed! This is absolutely epic!!
Oh dude, you got a lot of listining to do, his portfolio is solid gold
Letssssss goooooooooo I love your songs, you are the best. Deus Vult.
Thanks, my friend, God bless you
Another epic remaster of an o'l time classic fantastic work skald👏👌
The first version of this song was already great, but congratulations, you managed to enhance it even further. It turned out amazing.
Once again, hurrah to you Skald! Sounds awesome with the enhanced audio.
And he blesses us with another lovely remake. I normally stick with the Old English but this has a lovely soft melody! I don't know if you do requests Skald, but a song about Æthelstan - the first king of England and bretwalda, would be great.
Beautiful. God has gifted you greatly. And you do Him great honor even as you honor the memory of these men.
such a powerful song, really.
that sounds better than the original. thanks for the music friend. rn i am very sick and i might get into a hospital and your music helps me and relaxes me thanks friend continue with the great work!
God bless you, my friend. I pray for your speedy recovery
Privately, I imagine that this is really a song commissioned by King Sigurd I of Norway, the first European monarch to pick up the Cross with his sword.
Beautifully made, as always. YOU ARE THE BEST, SKALD!
Thank you, friend!
I was literally listening to the og version while the notification arrived
Yesterday at afternoon, after noticing that you didn't post for long, I was wondering if you make sth good. And now you strike with my favourite song. Well done mate!💪✝️
@@Polish_Orthodox_Knight hah, nice one
Incredible version, love it !! Can't wait to have it on Spotify 😁👌
I was wondering when I can expect another upload from you. Beautiful work as always!
Older one's one of the first I listened to, and damn is it good!
Can't wait for the latin version of this, you're great at this! Congrats!^^
The last song I listened to was an Islamic song, so it felt like this song was a responce to the previous one!
Clicked as soon as I saw the notification haha. Wonderful remake of the first song of yours that I’ve heard, God bless you Skald!
Thank you for this gem my friend ❤❤❤👏👏👏👊👊👊👊💪💪💪⚜️⚜️⚜️
This is, for me, an improvement to your previous version. Its something about the faster pace that i really like!
I really love it how it sounds one more! Thank you very much for each and every creation of yours they bring us so much joy to our hearts! Keep it up see you soon!
oh my brother in Christ, that ones of greatest things that my ears ever heard
How have a missed this song, it's one of the nicest songs I've heard form you The Skaldic Bard. Again thank you for everything 🙏🙏🙏. Just two exams and then I'm done!!!
Beautiful!❤✝
Just what I was looking for today, thanks sir.
If someone played + sang this for me at a campfire I would probably become his loyal friend forever
Perfect remaster
Yoooo sick stuff love ya brosky
I found your channel through this song. Happy to see it remade
Modern Pop Songs < Skaldic Bard‘s music
Also could you add your latest song to Spotify please? I really miss them on there
Old Norse sounds like a terrifying tongue to hear in war!
This song echoes the Norwegian crusade of 1107, led by king Sigurd the Crusader of Norway who sailed down to Gibraltar and all the way to Jerusalem winning every battle along the way and establishing the lordship of Sidon at the end. It was the first crusade personally led by a European king and set the trend for future national crusades. As a Scandinavian I'm proud of my ancestors, especially continuing on in viking spirit even during the crusades as zealous Christians.
@@alexanderb5726 It's great to hear from a Scandinavian Christian here. I did a song on Sigurd the Crusader too if you're interested: ua-cam.com/video/6RNR7m8tXxw/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
@@SkaldBard Glad to make your aquiantence. I shall look this up, thank you and God bless!
Don't get me wrong, this hd remake is absolutely epic, but for me personally the vibes of the original is better, it sounds like someone snuck a motorola razr in a longhouse somewhere in 1100 A.D. Niðaróss while a bard is performing.
HOLY CRAP HE REMADE IT WOOOOOOO
The original "Jórslanám" is still my favourite.
This remake is by mo means a downgrade, if anything its better in audio quality and clarity, but the tone and tempo with the church bells made the original a work of perfection.
Once again, this is still top quality work and my preference is only one of many fans of you good sir;
May your continue to succeed and prosper, Godbless you sir!
Best version of the song along with palastinalied you did with Farya Faraji. God Bless You.
Epic. Love it.
How have I never heard of this? Love the song!
Excellent as usual. 👌
Deus Vult my Viking brothers
Both your pronunciation and music making skills have improved signifigantly from your early days!
@@servantofaeie1569 Aye, I've had to pretty much unlearn modern Icelandic pronunciation since then, so now whenever I speak it, I sound like I'm from the 1000s
@@SkaldBard Nice! I heard you sometimes using a modernish pronunciation of AU though. Keep up the good work!
Ever considered making a microtonal song? Even if it isn't historically accurate for Northern Europe it would still be fun! Perhaps you can make one involving Constantinople or Jerusalem though!
I did notice this version is 3 quarter tones (150 cents) higher than the original!
Thanks for the remake. The first one made me sleep.
This is def up my alley you are doing hella great work, i hope someday if it ever comes to it you'll work on Ást in grimma - Old Norse Ballad, cause that one is definitly one of my favorites. keep up the work
@@bingus-kungus9436 Thank you, my friend. I was thinking of redoing that one too
Beautiful
Literally the soung in wich I originally found you, you shoukd remake "fram christmen" With this vocal style
This slaps
I've come up with an English version that can be sung. Slightly adjusted from the translation given here.
I'll try to lay it out here
Four full winters since the pope's decree
We all pledged to join the crusade
We have taken up the holy cross
And Rideth to Jerusalem
Turk'y and Syr'ia drenched in Christ'ian blood
Antioch rests in the hands of Christ
Past Acre's walls and Bethlehem we ride
Jerusalem awaits our spears!
The city rises from the horizon
Crusaders forward, march to the fight!
Encircle now those towering walls and
block out any escape
Raymond and his Franks hold Mount Zion
At Steven's gate, their lines are formed
Godfrey marches towards the Flower Gate and
Tancred from Bethlehem!
Now we do battle with the Saracens
On burning sands the slain now lie
It matters not if we fail to return
We fight before the holy cross
Many thought all hope had been lost
The land was hard, there was no food
In heavy mail beneath burning sun the
desert spells certain death
Iftikhar, governor of Jerusalem
Calls for aid from Egypt's fleet.
Thousands march from the deserts south
and cowards in our ranks flee
Peter had a vision of Adhemar
And led us up the olive mount
Barefoot all the warriors made their way
To pray and seek god's will
Bitter words gave way to prayer
The Christians all reconciled
A holy power shone from the sky
March, Christmen forth! Heaven 'waits you!
From the sea, to our aid came
a great host with timber and stone
Men from Genoa and England
Helped build our siege engines
Three long days, the battle raged on
From Mount Zion to the north wall
Catapults spat their rains of missiles
Down came the Saracen's walls
Then Godfrey and his Lotharingjamen
Charged across the flower bridge
Their tide of swords swept into the keep
And drove the Saracens out
Godfrey was chosen to be the king
But Jesus' crown he would not take
Instead he took the title Defender of
the holy Sepulchre
Now we guard from the egyptian host
Al-Afdal marches with his men
To battle rides Godfrey and Robert
With his host of Flemish knights
Ten thousand crusaders raised their swords
At dawn upon the plain of
Ascalon in the darkness
The foe was blinded by god
Then Christ's men struck beneath the cross
With sword and bow, the foe was forced back
The Saracens broke in fear
And were expelled from the land
Now our holy oath has been fulfilled
The bells ring out in Christ's tomb
Over the Sepulchre of our dear lord
All glory be to god!
Great
Amazing! Could you please remake Slayer of Huns eventually?
I don't know which song you'll remake next but if you could remake either Brian Boru or Wieden it would be fire!
Great 👏👏👏👏👏
Shivers.. amazing as always!! Do you think you’ll remake Magnus the good & Harald fairhair?
@@magnushutchison4920 Thank you! Yes, they're on the list :-)
@@SkaldBard Awesome! looking forward to that!
Amazing. God bless you
Waiting for coldest crusaders (or catholics in general) themed song from you at Christmas
Relevant now more than ever. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, what is happening to you? Wake up. Also nice remake, sounds good.
Can I slow down+reverb your song, ad shots from "Kingdom of Heaven" as my new video? I can assure you that I will give credits to your work
@@Polish_Orthodox_Knight of course! I'd love to see it when you're done
@@SkaldBard Thank you for permission!😁
I'll let you know as soon as it's made
Purrrfect
Ooh, I was not expecting this one, It sounds so beautiful and majestic!
(Sorry to ask, but when are you going to add these songs to Spotify?)
@@Hu55ar I will add the last few right now, keep getting busy and forgetting ;-)
can you make a HD remake of canute the great
Amazing! Thinking about a HD remake of your Old Norse Palästinalied?
Nice
Takkk fyrir þessa frábæra endurgerð af þessu gullfallega lagi, Rosa hamingjusamur að sjá þetta, Haltu áfram að gera frábæra tónlist!
Þakka þér fyrir!
Very moving song. I mistakenly sat on Godfrey's tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. His body is not within it. It has been "misplaced." But his soul reigns with Christ in Heaven.
Ciao Bellissima questa
This is amazing! I am a huge fan of these remakes. I know it's technically the same song, but is there any chance of a remake of the Latin version as well? This one is of course perfect, but the Latin one is very dear to my heart as well.
I'll probably remake the Latin one too eventually :-)
I genuinly want to know where you learned Old Norse. I used to know how to read snd write it but because i do not use it often unless i need to confuse someone, i forgot alot. I really want to be able to speak it one day to further confuse my family. My parents already wonder where I came from 😂
This feels like me, since I'm an ex Norse Pagan turned aspiring Catholic (family is forcing me to be Baptist :/).
That must be difficult for you, my friend, but keep the faith. I pray your family will come around
@@SkaldBard It is hard, and I appreciate the prayers. I also appreciate ,y lack of memory since I've mentioned my pagan past a lot now. XD
Another excellent remake! Will your song on st Olaf get a remake? Also can you tell us when your last few songs will be on Spotify?
Amazing
Nice remake! Definitely has a different sound and style from the initial version.
What is the harp being played in this recording? A Clairsach?
Thanks, man! It's an Irish 10 string lyre
@@SkaldBard Awesome! Is it modern or does it have ancient/medieval origins?
@@iberius9937ancient origins, the precursor of the more complex Irish harp :-)
I wonder whether Mr. Skaldic Bard could write a song about Magna Carta Libertatum and Stephen Langton?
Hell yeah
This song inspired me to play Denmark in Medieval 2 TW and conquer North Africa. 😅
СЛАВА ГОСПОДУ ИИСУСУ ХРИСТУ_!!! 🔟💯💯💯☦️☦️☦️☦️✝️✝️✝️✝️➕️➕️➕️➕️➕️➕️➕️➕️➕️➕️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️✝️☦️☦️☦️☦️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️
Ēalā handġesella!
Just what i needed today.
Would love to see this in OE too.
I know its not about the english, but the english are mentioned lol!
Love this, DEUS VULT! 💪🏻✝️
When is the remake of the Latin version coming?
Can you make this remake in Latin too? I would love it too much ❤️🔥
😍😍😍
Fuck yes
Deus Vult Vikings
Not quite Jorsalaljod, but it sure as shit will do.
@@NorwegianSedevacantist ;-)
I had not heard that the Norse participated in the Middle East Crusades.
Alot were mercenaries in the varangian gaurd, the nationality of the norsemen changed over time going from Kievan russ at the beginning to anglo saxxons towards the end
Will the remake be on Apple Music?
Eventually, yep!
@@SkaldBard Thank you! This is amazing :)