Viking Folk-Metal! It doesn't get any cooler than this!

[opiate69]

Tyr - "Regin Smiður"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97lxvrKC-nI

[otherlander]

1. That is fucking awesome.

aya-hey-en-ra-ya-ya-ya-ya...:bounce:

[opiate69]

2. Strangely enough, these guys also do a kick ass version

of the old Irish song "The Wild Rover".. not bad for a bunch of Vikings.

[sasquatch]

3. Pretty good stuff from what I've heard so far

[opiate69]

4. YEah.. long as you can deal with Swedish vocals (which I think are pretty damn interesting)

Also, those guys sparring are using live steel... crazy..

[RebelOne]

21. I think the blades are blunted.

I used to sell swords at a flea market and many of the swords looked lethal, but had blunt blades.

[Kat45]

5. What about the Viking Kittens?

http://www.vikingkittens.com/

[opiate69]

6. LOL.. cute..

(Historical disclaimer... Vikings never actually wore horned helms...we now return you to your regularly scheduled thread)

[Robeson]

7. That's one of my favorites....

...:thumbsup:

[hickman]

8. Where are these guys from?

If memory serves most of the smash and grabbers in the Dark Ages, and Middle Ages were from Denmark. Mostly blond and red.

[seemunkee]

9. Faroe Islands

[RebelOne]

10. Can anyone provide an English translation?

[opiate69]

12. Here's one..

Regin Blacksmith

Will you now listen
whilst I will sing.
About the rich kings
that I will now speak of

Greyfell carried the gold from the heath
He swung his sword in wrath
Sigfried defeated the dragon
Greyfell carried the gold from the heath

Hundings sons at war
they did damage there
Poison was in the sword
they carried against me

Fafnir is the name of the dragon
that lies on the Glittering Heath
Regin is a good blacksmith
to few is he faithfull

He was on fields of play
rages amongst men
Tears up large oak trunks
he maims some to Hel

On the easten side under the mound
where heroes grow in numbers
Dark is this sad day
down in the mould to go

A man stepped forward upon the field
Noone knew him
He had a wide hat on his head
and a Finnish bow in his hand

A man stepped forward upon the field
raging with his sword
He had one eye
and his trouser legs were buttoned

The dragon has slithered of the gold
it is rumoured widely
Sigfried seats himself on Greyfells back
he prepares himself to ride

Greyfell carried the gold from the heath
He swung his sword in wrath
Sigfried defeated the dragon
Greyfell carried the gold from the heath

[hippiechick]

11. OMG, I thought nobody else in the world listened to that stuff ...

... aside from the totally wierded out dude I went out with last Friday night.


:wtf: :hide:

[opiate69]

14. Hehe.. I kinda have to..

I'm in a Viking Bardic house in the SCA.

[hippiechick]

15. a what?

:shrug: The dude I was with seemed like the most unlikely sort to listen to any kind of metal - a Volvo driving real estate agent.

:wow:

I was most confused when he fired up his home stereo and this stuff came out of it ...

(what's the one with the 14 year old girl singing, who sounds like Kate Bush? )

[opiate69]

16. LOL.. a Viking Bardic house..(Viking Bards were called Skalds)

We stroll around from camp to camp playing music for people in exchange for alcohol or food.. it's a blast! I'm not sure which song you're talking about, but I'll ask our singer if he knows when I talk to him later.

[hippiechick]

19. ... that does sound cool!!

I wish I had more info for you but it was, oh ... 2 AM and large quantities of liquor had already been consumed ...

:hide:

[mainegreen]

13. That totally kicked ass. I haven't heard new metal I liked in a while. Time to download some!

Sweeet.

[YankeyMCC]

17. That's fantastic thx! People who liked this might like to check out this band

Varttina http://www.varttina.com/main.site?action=siteupdate/view&id=2

[opiate69]

18. Wow! Those guys (and ladies) are prety awesome..

bookmarked for later..thanks!

[AwakeAtLast]

20. My husband is gonna love it!

Excellent! Thanks for posting!

:hi: