Tyr Nornagest Rima
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Published 2009-03-04
Lyrics can be found here:
darklyrics.com/lyrics/tr/howfartoasgaard.html#9
All Comments (11)
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Basically... the refrain of the song "Hail To The Hammer" is based on this chant's melody. And when I found out this "ghost" track on the album I found myself pleased. Great chant... great are TYR!!!
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thanks for uploading this
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This may be another version. I heared two versions, three with your one. The second also says the King was Olafr, but didn't say Norda was a guise of Odin, yet said that, as he babtised, a candle faded and with the candle, also Norna.
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Likely, he knew many kings. King Sigurd Ring of Sweden, King Erik from Uppsala, King Harald Fairhair from Norway, King Hlodver from Germany, even King Olaf I of Norway is said to have had dealings with him (tho that's only be legend)...
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talk about a sad song!
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Must have been the king of Norway. Iceland never had a local king, but we were ruled by Norwegian and Danish royalty from the 13th century to the 20th.
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@arapinho1 Sadly, there is none for this song. I can only suggest you read the saga itself.
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Kinda. It tells about Norna Gest and his argument with the King of Iceland. King was Christ, Norna was Pagan and eachother wanted to convert the other, so they held a bet and the loser was to take the religion of the winner. The King won, Norna was babtised and was struck by a lightning shortly after.
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that's not the story i heard! i heard that nornagest was one of Odin's many guises, and the king was Olaf Tryggvasson (who in no way represents Christ, since he killed those norse who did not convert from paganism). the story, the version i heard, was an allegory of the end of the "old nordic" religion because when nornagest/odin" was baptised, he died and the candle he had was extinguished.
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