VIKING MUSIC, SCANDINAVIAN FOLK MUSIC & VIKING METAL CDs

The following music is our own personal selection of imported Scandinavian music inspired by the Vikings ranging from traditional Scandinavian folk music to Viking metal.

WARDRUNA

Nordic Folk Music

“Wardruna takes us back to the ancient times of the Norse pagan people and their spiritual music. Exploring and evoking the culture of our forefathers, Wardruna uses deer hide frame drums, mouth harp, goat horns, lur, Hardanger fiddle and tagelharpe to show us the music of our past, in a new way.”

CDIN1 Wardruna - Runaljod, Gap Var Ginnunga
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£17.50, US$, €

TYR

Viking Folk Metal from the Faroe Islands

“The TYR Vikings have completed their latest work under the glow of the North Star. On "By the Light of the Northern Star" the Faroese band delivers catchy yet technically brilliant tracks, and once again demonstrates how to impressively unite the contemporary present with the mythological past. Traditional homeland melodies, Viking choruses, and classic heavy metal songs, such as "Hold the Heathen Hammer High" or even the title track, offer fans new and powerful hymns. Responsible for the brilliance of this "Northern Star" is once again frontman and mastermind Heri Joensen, who provides an undisputed goose bump factor with his clean and majestic vocals. "By the Light of the Northern Star" offers Viking Metal that only TYR can forge. Follow the North Star to Asgard!”

CDNA13702 Tyr - By The Light Of The Northern Star £15, US$, €

ANDOR

Traditional Swedish folk music, some of which dates back to the Viking age, played only on authentic Viking age instruments by the exceptionally talented and accredited Swedish early musician Per Runberg with accompaniment from Violina Juliusdotter and Per-Daniel Kaufeldt. 18 tracks in total.

CDAN1 Andor
Ack Ack
(03:23) 3.97 Mb

Hur du vänder dig
(03:57) 4.65 Mb
£14, US$, €

KAMPFAR

Pagan folklore metal from the dark and misty forests of Norway

CDNA4396 Kampfar - Fra Underverdenen Special Offer £12, US$, €

RUHR HUNTER

Shamanic trance music

“EARTH TONGUES & FERAL WOODLAND SOUNDSCAPES! SPIRALING MEDITATIVE TRANSCENDENCE CRAFTED & RITUALIZED THROUGH AN AUDIBLE MEDICINAL MUSICAL.”

CDGT013 Ruhr Hunter - Moss & Memory £13, US$, €

JORVIK - A HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS

Storyteller Adrian Spendlow from York, England tells the history of the Vikings seen from the perspective of the Viking town of Jorvik.

Fourteen tracks covering the history of the Vikings from the first raids to the fatefull year of 1066.

Includes small information booklet with timeline, trade routes map, Jorvik map, Danelaw map and Viking place names.

CDSY1 Jorvik
Raiders and traders
(04:10) 4.78 Mb

The House of our hope
(05:14) 5.99 Mb
£10, US$, €

ANDVARI'S GOLD - THE SAGA OF THE VOLSUNGS

Storyteller Adrian Spendlow from York, England tells the story of Sigurd the dragon-slayer and the curse of Andvari's gold.

Adapted from the saga of the Volsungs this is a tale that would have been well known to both Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.

Scenes and characters from this famous story such as Regin the smith and Fafnir the Dragon appear on several runestones and works of art.

The tale was also the main inspiration for Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'.

CDSY2 Andvari's Gold - Double CD
Fafnir the dragon collects a mountain of gold
(02:56) 3.40 Mb

The birth of Sigurd and the forging of the sword
(05:24) 6.24 Mb
£12, US$, € Andvari's Gold CD - front Andvari's Gold CD - back