Try Einar Selvik sing Vikings suite ( made together with Trevor Morrison). This was made to the Netflix series Vikings❤ Einar Selvik played the drums in the black metal band Gorgoroth in erlyer days!
Wardruna and Heilung are among the most prominent in this genre. Though it sounds old, it also sounds so fresh. I just saw Wardruna was added to the Wacken-festival, so though it's not metal, it kind of have an appeal to the metal community.
The fact that their male singer Einar Selvik used to be part of the black metal band Gorgoroth and plenty of other metal bands is probably helping with that. Wardruna is also one of the few non-metal bands that have an exception to be allowed on the metal-archives website as well. An other great one (imo) with an exception is the Finish Neofolk/Ambient group Nest. I actually discovered both of those bands by accident 10 to 15 years ago (maybe closer to 20 years for Nest) through that site and have loved their sound ever since.
@@Brendo2386 I think I might have heard Syven a long time ago (possibly around when the project started), but it didn't stick for some reason. I don't really remember anything of it except that one of the Nest members is involved. Maybe I should check them out again.
Fantastic man! Hope you will see our land son. It´s so very beautiful and it´s so much to see. I am from Sweden and it´s around my landscape wich have the most runstones in the world (i have read it somewhere). Wardruna is mastersin bringing the atmosphere and with my soulhealer Aurora it´s stellar magical.
Sweden has about 2500 runestones. Denmark has 250 and Norway has 50. There's also some runestones left by northern settlers, traders and vikings in the UK, Greenland and even one in Ukraine.
A lot of metallheads fall for Aurora. She is not heavy at all, but there is something uniq with her..... check out Lucky or Through the eyes of a child from Nidarosdomen consert.
I’m Australian (metal head) but with danish ancestry - first time I stumbled upon these guys it felt like they were talking directly to my soul. Amazing band and one I want to see live .Although it’s not metal, it’s still extremely heavy.
i did reqest him to watch it last night but she has the vevo tag on her thumnail and oldskulnerd have hade problem with geting vevo video uploaded with out geting problems copyright and so on but he really like it night reqest so he has seen her and heard her
Great reaction! This type of music, and this song in particular, evokes such a strong reaction in me - songs by bands like Wardruna and Heilung always leave me feeling the music viscerally. I'm not sure if you have heard/reacted to the track "Anoana" by Heilung, but it is definitely worth checking it out. It is such a powerful song and music video. I saw Heilung live last year and I spent half of the show in tears, it was so incredible to see them live.
sort of allredy done already done Oldskulnerd REACTION to Heilung | LIFA - Krigsgaldr LIVE Oldskulenerd REACTION to Heilung - Norupo Live at Aurora i think he seen Anoana but did net make a reaction to it
askt him for reaction to her and he did but but did not record it that becuse she has vevo in her thumnails on her offical youtube channel that maks almost imposebol to put that on youtube with copyrigt and stuff but have plans find som suff with her that can be made in to reaction
Aurora is something else. Different in every way, different music, lyrics and voice. Every performance different, so live is best. I need a daily dose to stay sane.
As a Norwegian, I take absolutely NO offence if foreign bands sing about Valhalla etc... That's just stupid! I love Manowar for example, and they sing about Vikings all the time.
You should watch it again for yourself with CC (English Subtitles) on. Helvegen means "road to Hel", and it is a funeral song about moving on to "Hel" the afterlife in Norse mythology (not only for the bad people like the Christian "Hell"). Lyrics from Genius (not mine): Who will sing me Into the death-sleep sling me When I walk the road to Hel And the tracks I tread Are cold, so cold I sought the songs I sent the songs When the deepest well Offered drops so mighty Of Valfather’s pledge I know it all, Odin Where you hid your eye Early or in fading day Still the raven knows if I fall When you stand by the gate of Hel And when you must tear loose Follow you I shall Across the bridge of Gjöll With my song You will be free from the bonds that bind you You are free from the bonds that bound you Cattle die, kinsmen die You yourself will also die But the word about you will never die If you win a good reputation Cattle die, kinsmen die You yourself will also die I know one thing that never dies The reputation of those who died
oddly enough I say this with all respect... I would rather listen to the original language when it comes to music even if I dont know the language there is something lost when you see english and the song is in another language... it loses something to me...
You should really try to visit one of the big viking festivals in Denmark, Sweden and/or Norway. These festivals have performers showing what they believe was the music style of that era. Denmark has their own style, so does Sweden and Norway as well. Hoping to see you as a guest in one of these.
@@jo_g.germany Kalandra is one of my favourite bands. Hence trying to give them a shout out. Using Wardruna as a gateway sometimes works and they get interested.. then are of course blown away. 😂
Regarding jokes as a reactor, that's a minefield. It's not nessecarily that people don't understand that you make a joke, and that it is a joke. It's more about how we percieve you when you find what we feel a lot about is only worth being worthy of cheap ass jokes. It makes us feel that "you don't get it" and such. I don't think you should get any flack for it though, your channel, your take on the reaction genre, freedom of speech etc. I saw a reaction to one of my favourite bands (Heilung), and the three reactors (men of course) didn't bother to listen, but kept making jokes about their costumes and their impression of vikings. I didn't bother sulking in their commentary field, however, I simply left, and know that their reaction channel isn't for me :)
Helvegen is the road we travel when we pass.....remember our ancestors....the song is about "singing" the departed along the journey to the Viking afterlife ( "Hel" - NOT the Christian "Hell" ) and recalling all the people and events that preceded our lives........all things must die, but our reputations live on.......I think the horn is an ancient "Lur"......Einar Selvik (the male vocalist) is indeed a member of Wardruna......
You did a great reaction then, and a great reaction now. I would even take it in another direction when it comes to the German wanna-be Northern Mythology brand. Good musician and music, but I didn't get any vibes. Because I didn't find it authentic. When it comes to Wardruna it's another story, but I don't want to compare music, lyrics, language, instruments, outfit, or brand in general. It wouldn't be fair. At the same time, it's flattering but also respectful that such good artists try to create an identity within a more or less foreign culture. However, for me, it becomes too theatrical compared to Wardruna. With that being said, there's a high probability that the people who lived in Norway more than a thousand years ago would have had many of the same thoughts about Wardruna. Cheers from Norway.
Some of these bands that try to guess what our music sounded like a thousand years ago are really good, but they are not playing folk music. They are not. (This comes from someone who was in the top percent of Heilung listeners according to Spotify last year, so it is not that I do not like their music.)
If you want music that speaks directly to your soul, definitely check out more Aurora, esp her live stuff. Anything from Live at Nicarosdomen, or The Honda Stage or Live at KEXP.
Big hug from Sweden i gotta agree with you . As a metal nerd Folkmetal is my thing too. Im also a historic buff and man i wish is was born in the iron age.
i gave him cure for me yesterday twitch live stream but in her thumnails she has the vevo logo and mr Oldskulenerd hav hade problem vevo with copyright stuff like that so no reaction recorde but he heard her and like it a lot
This Live Video was fillmed at the Wuppertal Stadthalle (Townhall),a Town near my Hometown/Capital City Düsseldorf/Germany....was a Mindblowing Concert for sure !......next Reactions should be Eivor (Faroe Islands),Sigur Ros (Island),Skald (France),Heilung (Germany,Denmark,Norway),Kati Ran (Netherlands),Faun (Germany),and many many more....
Come to Sweden, stand in our ancient forests, and you will feel the heartbeat of tens of thousand of years, of millions upon millions of lives, all the way back to when the inland ice shaped this part of the world. It is beautiful and breathtaking in a way I have felt nowhere else. Listening to music by Wardruna or Heilung comes close, but it still pales in comparison to the pulse of the forest, the wind through the pines, or the smell of dirt and moss.
I really hope you will explore Norway someday, if you wanna go to Oslo, make sure to visit the county of Vestfold. The City Tønsberg (1 hour drive form Oslo) is the oldest founded Norwegian city with a lot of old viking-culture in it. A lot of nearby viking-graves and old runes you can visit. And they also make viking-ships the traditional way on the docks, with the same techniques and tools they did back then, worth a trip.
Aurora is a well of pure magnificence. I love her. If you want some songs that I would say are part of the "Swedish soul", so to speak, I can recommend the following: Garmarna - "Herr Mannelig" I think they've made better songs than this, but I love the folksongy nature of this tale about a knight falling in love with a troll woman. Imperiet - "Briggen Blue Bird av Hull" One of the most influential Swedish rock bands, fronted by the best male singer we have, decided to cover a song by Evert Taube, himself one of the most respected Swedish troubadours. It's a heartbreaking song about a ship trapped in a storm. Imperiet - "Märk hur vår skugga" Not content with just one landmark cover, they also did their own version of Carl Michael Bellman's "Märk hur vår skugga." Bellman is kind of the national poet and composer of Sweden, I'd say. The combination is magnificent. Mando Diao - "Strövtåg i hembygden" These guys did something similar. Instead of doing an interpretation of a Bellman song, they instead chose Gustaf Frödling's "Strövtåg i hembygden". Frödling is another revered Swedish poet and Mando Diao did a fantastic job bringing his poem to life with their music. Amanda Bergman - "Vintersaga" When Volvo (yes, the car manufacturer) wanted to make an ad for the Swedish market, they used a version of "Vintersaga" sung by Amanda Bergman and my god, it's quite possibly the best car commercial in the world. It portrays so many aspects of Sweden incredibly well. It's rather important to view the commercial and not just listen to the song. They complement each other so well. You'd never know it even was an ad if not for the fact that the car that drives all across Sweden just happens to be a Volvo.
You described it perfect. What you see there with your eyes, that‘s what the music does to your ears! Wardruna’s lead singer (Einar Selvik) actually was part of a metal band, and started this folk-oriented genre with Wardruna. He is one of the best to give you these vibes! Also AURORA, she’s Mother Earth in human form. You should see much of her also! Greetings from The Netherlands (Holland 😜 )
First I like to say its sad that you get negative backlash for joking about our culture in earlier videos. As a swede myself I find it hard to belive that those earlier butthurt comments came from scandinavians because laughting at our own expence is kind of our favorite sort of humor, so in general we are not very sensitive to that type of jokes.. But i guess every country has some amount of Karen quota they have to fill so maybe it was those that you angered in your earlier videos. Personally I think you can joke about anything. Glad you discovered Wardruna and Aurora. They are great and this song is beautiful. If you like traditional music from this region you should check out a band call Heilung and especially their song Krigsgaldr (the live version) i think you would enjoy it. Also a kind of forgotten band that you might enjoy is Garmarna. They were popular here in sweden in the 90s but i dont think they succeeded internationally.. But if you are into traditional music from this part of the world its a band that you might like.
My last name loosely translates to "Thor's Way." I've been to Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark. I lived in Germany for 2 years. My DNA weeps when I hear music like this.
Wardruna just did a tour in the USA last year. I saw them in October in NC and it was FKing magical. MAGICAL! I'm so sad they have no US concerts anytime soon cause I would book it so fast to see them again.
There are not many kinds of music that can soothe your soul like this music can. I can very much identify with how this is the sound of our nature and culture here in the north. There are certain songs that can bring you home like no other songs can. Personally, I live close to Stockholm, but I grew up further up north in a region where you could say that the real wilderness of Sweden starts. Standing on a hill looking north, knowing that there is basically just forest for some 200 miles before you reach the next major city/town, does something to you. It's humbling, to say the least. Speaking of humbling... The verses at the end of the video, in case you haven't heard them or seen them translated before, also does a good job with that. Havamal, verse 76 =============== Deyr fé, deyja frændr, deyr sjalfr it sama, en orðstírr deyr aldregi, hveim er sér góðan getr. Translated: Cattle die, kindred die, we ourselves also die; but the fair fame never dies of him who has earned it. Havamal, verse 77 =============== Deyr fé deyja frændr deyr sjálfr it sama ek veit einn at aldri deyr dómr um dauðan hvern Translated: Cattle die, kindred die, we ourselves also die; but I know one thing that never dies, - judgement on each one dead. I do hope you make it over here some day. You are most welcome. There is so much beauty to experience when it comes to nature, especially in the northern parts. Oh, and do keep on joking. I'm sure most of us appreciate it.
City mouse/Country mouse. Neither are wrong. Both are right. Both are valid and meaningful. And both, part of one. We know our family history back to the early 17th century in Sweden. Yet I was born in Chicago, and grew up an absolute rocker in the 60s and 70s. Then I set out to travel, and hoped to learn the old stories. In the Americas, and Europe, and Africa, and Asia... Have traveled and experienced and, hopefully, learned from those decades. Nice, and I think, sincere react. These things are timeless, and Universal. Even though that sounds more than a bit corny...to some it may resonate. Cheers rl 🤘👹🤘
Also, if you have not checked out Aurora by herself, I would highly recommend doing so. "Runaway" live at 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Awards Concert is a good place to start. If you want to see something more recent, "Everything Matters" with Pomme is also quite nice.
You are a poet! (With a big heart) There is so much story and we only can see the Tipp of the iceberg. We stand on shoulder of giant! (And we can still feel the smell of the sea.) Greetings from Sweden. Love you man! :)
To me it's about life and death. Also about the legacy you leave behind. It always puts a tear in my eye as well. I think about family, friends and myself throughout the whole song. When we get to the poem I'm balling already! Id recommend watching watch the cover done by Kalandra. It hits me as hard as this song and very well done. "Wardruna - Helvegen (Kalandra cover)"
Nice reaction👍 They make their own instruments “Helvegen” (path/road to Hel) amongst other songs from Einar Selvik (vocalist/songwriter) and Wardruna are played in the Vikings series, in one episode you can see Einar standing on land singing “Helvegen” while the vikings set off to England😊 In Norse mythology, Hel is an underground realm of the dead where it was believed that most people ended up when they died. In Norse cosmology, north is the direction towards cold and death. It is therefore understandable that Hel is cold and intractable, and that the road there leads "north and down". Hel is also the name of the ruler of the underworld. She is motherly and terrifying, and her skin is part blue-black like that of a corpse and part human-colored. She is very greedy and does not easily give up the dead who end up with her. Could you please react to Aurora?🙏😍 Aurora herself says a great place to start is with her breakthrough song “Runaway”. She wrote this song when she was only 11 years old, and at that age she didn’t quite understand the meaning of the song, but as she grew older she knew that home meant home to her parents💕 So please react to: “Runaway” live at the Nobel peace prize concert 2015👍😍 Love from Norway🥰
It´s an interesting take you have on the feeling when you hear the music. You´ve never been here (I´m swede) yet still you manage to express a feeling that is a hundred percent right. Not only is the music setting the forests, the darkness and the cold, but also at least I feel like I´m being thrown back in time, to my ancestors and heritage. It feels like an invitation to a ritual. I was on this concert (and I´ve seen them a few times more) and it was exactly like you said. I felt something deep inside me that´s hard to explain if you haven´t experienced it for yourself. Dude, you should get over here and live it by yourself. Now, react to Heilung - In Madijan. THAT is a completely unique way to get in touch with that ancient part of your soul :)
Wardruna is most definitely my favorite in the Scandinavian folk genre. There music is hypnotic, like a spiritual experience. I would love to see you react to more of their stuff.
Please put the word out to other reactors that enabling Captions on this video shows the English translation of these Norsk lyrics so that more can understand what's being said.
THE PATH TO HELL Who shall sing me, Into deathsleep sling me, When I on the path to Hel go, And this track I tread Is cold, so cold, so cold. I sought the songs, I sent the songs. Then the deepest well Gave me tears so harsh From the Slain-father's1 pledge. I know everything, Odin, To whom you gave your eye. Who shall sing me, Into deathsleep sling me, Whence I on the path to Hel go, And this track I tread Is cold, so cold, so cold. Early or in the day's end, The raven still knows if I fall. Once you stand at the gate to Hel And when you have to tear free, I shall follow you Over Gjallarbrú2 with my song. You will be free from the bonds that bind you, You are free from the bonds that bound you! "Cattle die, Friends die, So, too, must you die. Though one thing Never dies; The fair fame one has earned. Cattle die, Friends die, So, too, must you die. I know one, That never dies; Judgement of a dead man's life."3 1. "Father of the slain" 2. Gjallarbrú (literally "Gjöll Bridge") is a bridge spanning the river Gjöll ("Resounding") in the underworld, which must be crossed in order to reach Hel. 3. Verses from Hávamál, 76-77.
You were a bit overwhelmed at the beginning of the song. That was pretty much my initial response to this video. So powerful! Oh, I wish the person had sent you the video with the song lyrics subtitled in English. It really helps to know what they are singing and gesturing so passionately about in the moment. Granted, I didn't discover the 'lyrics' one until later. Didn't detract from having my socks blown off. (And, when Einar first started singing, did I see you silently calculating how long it would take to grow your beard to braiding length?) 😁
it was me how sent in and i know 100% that this community will send him the lyrics no matter what or if he ask for it i want to know he will get it in instent and i think hi just forget to put on th sub titels becuse hi oldskulnerd a that him in nut shell
When an American makes fun of the European north, there is verbal (or real) war! ;) Greetings from Schleswig-Holstein, back then Danish now german. ... Wenn ein US Amerikaner sich über den europäischen Norden lustig macht gibt`s verbalen (oder realen) Krieg! ;) Gruß aus Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland, damals dänisch.
for my funeral, i don´t care what they are playin because i don´t hear it anymore... but if my younger brother dies before me, i would play this song for him and keep him in my mind with this because wadruna is one of his favourite bands
This song contains the heartbeat of Norway 🇳🇴 ❤
Hello Brother, love you, I will always.
It's a funeral song and a lot of people have said they would like it played at their funerals.
me including.
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❤ I would also.
I've already told the missus this is being played as my coffin goes down.
Yup penciled that in about 3.5 yrs ago right after Free Bird.
That was one of the best concerts I've ever been to.
Try Einar Selvik sing Vikings suite ( made together with Trevor Morrison). This was made to the Netflix series Vikings❤ Einar Selvik played the drums in the black metal band Gorgoroth in erlyer days!
Song was written by Einor Selvik, the male singer and leader of Wardruna. Singing you into the afterlife.
His music is amazing.
Wardruna and Heilung are among the most prominent in this genre.
Though it sounds old, it also sounds so fresh.
I just saw Wardruna was added to the Wacken-festival, so though it's not metal, it kind of have an appeal to the metal community.
The fact that their male singer Einar Selvik used to be part of the black metal band Gorgoroth and plenty of other metal bands is probably helping with that. Wardruna is also one of the few non-metal bands that have an exception to be allowed on the metal-archives website as well. An other great one (imo) with an exception is the Finish Neofolk/Ambient group Nest. I actually discovered both of those bands by accident 10 to 15 years ago (maybe closer to 20 years for Nest) through that site and have loved their sound ever since.
@@MaartenT Nest is great! Have you listened to Syven?
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I think I might have heard Syven a long time ago (possibly around when the project started), but it didn't stick for some reason. I don't really remember anything of it except that one of the Nest members is involved. Maybe I should check them out again.
If you haven’t already, give Anoana from Heilung a try. You will love it. Great reaction as always.
Fantastic man! Hope you will see our land son. It´s so very beautiful and it´s so much to see. I am from Sweden and it´s around my landscape wich have the most runstones in the world (i have read it somewhere). Wardruna is mastersin bringing the atmosphere and with my soulhealer Aurora it´s stellar magical.
Sweden has about 2500 runestones. Denmark has 250 and Norway has 50. There's also some runestones left by northern settlers, traders and vikings in the UK, Greenland and even one in Ukraine.
awesome reaction! you should give this woman a listen : Eivør Pálsdóttir: Tròdlabùndin (Trøllabundin) really beautiful song
Since he mentioned about fjords.. Maybe the stripped down live-version. Half of the experience is watching the scenery!
Oldskulenerd REACTION to Eivør Pálsdóttir: Tròdlabùndin (Trøllabundin) his allready done
A lot of metallheads fall for Aurora. She is not heavy at all, but there is something uniq with her..... check out Lucky or Through the eyes of a child from Nidarosdomen consert.
I’m Australian (metal head) but with danish ancestry - first time I stumbled upon these guys it felt like they were talking directly to my soul. Amazing band and one I want to see live .Although it’s not metal, it’s still extremely heavy.
Please check out more Aurora!! She’s an amazing solo artist!
going to make sure he dose that as best as i can i should say
i did reqest him to watch it last night but she has the vevo tag on her thumnail and oldskulnerd have hade problem with geting vevo video uploaded with out geting problems copyright and so on but he really like it night reqest so he has seen her and heard her
It's like an overwhelming feeling of homesickness. Like you're being called home.
Great reaction! This type of music, and this song in particular, evokes such a strong reaction in me - songs by bands like Wardruna and Heilung always leave me feeling the music viscerally. I'm not sure if you have heard/reacted to the track "Anoana" by Heilung, but it is definitely worth checking it out. It is such a powerful song and music video. I saw Heilung live last year and I spent half of the show in tears, it was so incredible to see them live.
sort of allredy done already done Oldskulnerd REACTION to Heilung | LIFA - Krigsgaldr LIVE Oldskulenerd REACTION to Heilung - Norupo Live at Aurora i think he seen Anoana but did net make a reaction to it
Aurora has arrived on the channel. She is a goddess. Please continue discovering her music. Thank you for this reaction
askt him for reaction to her and he did but but did not record it that becuse she has vevo in her thumnails on her offical youtube channel that maks almost imposebol to put that on youtube with copyrigt and stuff but have plans find som suff with her that can be made in to reaction
Aurora is something else. Different in every way, different music, lyrics and voice. Every performance different, so live is best.
I need a daily dose to stay sane.
As a Norwegian, I take absolutely NO offence if foreign bands sing about Valhalla etc... That's just stupid! I love Manowar for example, and they sing about Vikings all the time.
i am not a huge folk music person but Wardruna and similar bands makes it sing inside me. it resonates on a much deeper level somewhere.
respect, an American that respects his European history, rare thing
There is hope.
You should watch it again for yourself with CC (English Subtitles) on.
Helvegen means "road to Hel", and it is a funeral song about moving on to "Hel" the afterlife in Norse mythology (not only for the bad people like the Christian "Hell").
Lyrics from Genius (not mine):
Who will sing me
Into the death-sleep sling me
When I walk the road to Hel
And the tracks I tread
Are cold, so cold
I sought the songs
I sent the songs
When the deepest well
Offered drops so mighty
Of Valfather’s pledge
I know it all, Odin
Where you hid your eye
Early or in fading day
Still the raven knows if I fall
When you stand by the gate of Hel
And when you must tear loose
Follow you I shall
Across the bridge of Gjöll
With my song
You will be free from the bonds that bind you
You are free from the bonds that bound you
Cattle die, kinsmen die
You yourself will also die
But the word about you will never die
If you win a good reputation
Cattle die, kinsmen die
You yourself will also die
I know one thing that never dies
The reputation of those who died
think he allredy konw the Lyrics by now it not ony you that sent them but 2-3 more has to so think that i solved
oddly enough I say this with all respect... I would rather listen to the original language when it comes to music even if I dont know the language there is something lost when you see english and the song is in another language... it loses something to me...
Hel is where non warriors go ehen they die. Its not Christian Hell hi from Denmark. If you come here be sure to see more than Copenhagen
Please do more Wardruna
You should really try to visit one of the big viking festivals in Denmark, Sweden and/or Norway. These festivals have performers showing what they believe was the music style of that era. Denmark has their own style, so does Sweden and Norway as well. Hoping to see you as a guest in one of these.
Midgarsblot is coming up in a month.
Amazing reaction. This song is very dear to me and I love how emotional it can make people. Love the humbleness of the reaction as well. Perfect
Another Norwegian band that did a cover of this song which is STUNNING is Kalandra. 🔥🔥🔥
Actually, while being a Wardruna fan, I like their version even more. And I'm so happy when I saw Katrine sing with Wardruna 🖤🤘🏻
@@jo_g.germany Kalandra is one of my favourite bands. Hence trying to give them a shout out. Using Wardruna as a gateway sometimes works and they get interested.. then are of course blown away. 😂
i when i did this i did this and 2 covers and one of them was Kalandra so he seen it but i did not become a reaction
Regarding jokes as a reactor, that's a minefield. It's not nessecarily that people don't understand that you make a joke, and that it is a joke. It's more about how we percieve you when you find what we feel a lot about is only worth being worthy of cheap ass jokes. It makes us feel that "you don't get it" and such. I don't think you should get any flack for it though, your channel, your take on the reaction genre, freedom of speech etc.
I saw a reaction to one of my favourite bands (Heilung), and the three reactors (men of course) didn't bother to listen, but kept making jokes about their costumes and their impression of vikings. I didn't bother sulking in their commentary field, however, I simply left, and know that their reaction channel isn't for me :)
have to agree with all of that
@oldskulnerd you know you have to do this every time now after ever funny FEUERSCHWANZ video or similar band 🌶🌶🌶 heheheheheheheheh
Helvegen is the road we travel when we pass.....remember our ancestors....the song is about "singing" the departed along the journey to the Viking afterlife ( "Hel" - NOT the Christian "Hell" ) and recalling all the people and events that preceded our lives........all things must die, but our reputations live on.......I think the horn is an ancient "Lur"......Einar Selvik (the male vocalist) is indeed a member of Wardruna......
Since you loved this so much, I would also reccomend that you take a listen to Faun- Federkleid & Dordeduh - Dojana.
They acctually sing in Norwegian some part are in old Norse
Hello from Sweden
You did a great reaction then, and a great reaction now. I would even take it in another direction when it comes to the German wanna-be Northern Mythology brand. Good musician and music, but I didn't get any vibes. Because I didn't find it authentic. When it comes to Wardruna it's another story, but I don't want to compare music, lyrics, language, instruments, outfit, or brand in general. It wouldn't be fair.
At the same time, it's flattering but also respectful that such good artists try to create an identity within a more or less foreign culture. However, for me, it becomes too theatrical compared to Wardruna.
With that being said, there's a high probability that the people who lived in Norway more than a thousand years ago would have had many of the same thoughts about Wardruna.
Cheers from Norway.
sooo Heilung | LIFA - Alfadhirhaiti LIVE Next ? :)
you should come to the festival called "Tons of rock" in Norway :) I think you would like it
Some of these bands that try to guess what our music sounded like a thousand years ago are really good, but they are not playing folk music. They are not. (This comes from someone who was in the top percent of Heilung listeners according to Spotify last year, so it is not that I do not like their music.)
If you want music that speaks directly to your soul, definitely check out more Aurora, esp her live stuff. Anything from Live at Nicarosdomen, or The Honda Stage or Live at KEXP.
Big hug from Sweden i gotta agree with you . As a metal nerd Folkmetal is my thing too. Im also a historic buff and man i wish is was born in the iron age.
Do u know "HEILUNG"? If not, check them!🥰
If you are old skule folk then, I wonder if you have heard of Steeleye Span?
you havn't listened to eivor yet, right?
If you have not yet, try Faun feat. Einar singing "Odin" live. Another quasi-religious experience!
don´t think he seen it going to try to fix so he sees it can´t promes a reaction ut of it but he should atleast see it
Usually team Tommy 😝 but Aurora cannot be denied ☀️ you should really check her out . My suggestion is : 20191121 - AURORA - HAIK The Seed (5/7)
i gave him cure for me yesterday twitch live stream but in her thumnails she has the vevo logo and mr Oldskulenerd hav hade problem vevo with copyright stuff like that so no reaction recorde but he heard her and like it a lot
The cover from Kalandra might suit you better..👍
when i did this one i also did 2 cover and one of them was Kalandra no youtube reaction for that one sadly but he seen it
Please give a shot to Lyfjaberg (Healing mountain)
he has heard it but no reaction and he loved it
Welcome are you :)
Now you have to do Wardruna - Kvitravn (their best song yet imo)
OldSkuleNerd REACTION to Wardruna - Kvitravn (White Raven) yes ther is one
If you ever get the chance to see these guys live do it, saw them in London last year and it was absolutely unreal.
This Live Video was fillmed at the Wuppertal Stadthalle (Townhall),a Town near my Hometown/Capital City Düsseldorf/Germany....was a Mindblowing Concert for sure !......next Reactions should be Eivor (Faroe Islands),Sigur Ros (Island),Skald (France),Heilung (Germany,Denmark,Norway),Kati Ran (Netherlands),Faun (Germany),and many many more....
Are you sure? The the description say it was filmen at Bergenhus fortress in Bergen.
Filmed at Bergenshus Fortress in Bergen. August 2018, I was there! 🙂
@@RunarNyrud It's from Bergen allright! 🙂
Come to Sweden, stand in our ancient forests, and you will feel the heartbeat of tens of thousand of years, of millions upon millions of lives, all the way back to when the inland ice shaped this part of the world. It is beautiful and breathtaking in a way I have felt nowhere else. Listening to music by Wardruna or Heilung comes close, but it still pales in comparison to the pulse of the forest, the wind through the pines, or the smell of dirt and moss.
lol no one goes to Sweden
you have to look up heilung if you havend dun that
sort of already done Oldskulnerd REACTION to Heilung | LIFA - Krigsgaldr LIVE , Oldskulenerd REACTION to Heilung - Norupo Live at Aurora
I really hope you will explore Norway someday, if you wanna go to Oslo, make sure to visit the county of Vestfold. The City Tønsberg (1 hour drive form Oslo) is the oldest founded Norwegian city with a lot of old viking-culture in it. A lot of nearby viking-graves and old runes you can visit. And they also make viking-ships the traditional way on the docks, with the same techniques and tools they did back then, worth a trip.
Aurora is a well of pure magnificence. I love her.
If you want some songs that I would say are part of the "Swedish soul", so to speak, I can recommend the following:
Garmarna - "Herr Mannelig"
I think they've made better songs than this, but I love the folksongy nature of this tale about a knight falling in love with a troll woman.
Imperiet - "Briggen Blue Bird av Hull"
One of the most influential Swedish rock bands, fronted by the best male singer we have, decided to cover a song by Evert Taube, himself one of the most respected Swedish troubadours. It's a heartbreaking song about a ship trapped in a storm.
Imperiet - "Märk hur vår skugga"
Not content with just one landmark cover, they also did their own version of Carl Michael Bellman's "Märk hur vår skugga." Bellman is kind of the national poet and composer of Sweden, I'd say. The combination is magnificent.
Mando Diao - "Strövtåg i hembygden"
These guys did something similar. Instead of doing an interpretation of a Bellman song, they instead chose Gustaf Frödling's "Strövtåg i hembygden". Frödling is another revered Swedish poet and Mando Diao did a fantastic job bringing his poem to life with their music.
Amanda Bergman - "Vintersaga"
When Volvo (yes, the car manufacturer) wanted to make an ad for the Swedish market, they used a version of "Vintersaga" sung by Amanda Bergman and my god, it's quite possibly the best car commercial in the world. It portrays so many aspects of Sweden incredibly well. It's rather important to view the commercial and not just listen to the song. They complement each other so well. You'd never know it even was an ad if not for the fact that the car that drives all across Sweden just happens to be a Volvo.
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You described it perfect.
What you see there with your eyes, that‘s what the music does to your ears!
Wardruna’s lead singer (Einar Selvik) actually was part of a metal band, and started this folk-oriented genre with Wardruna. He is one of the best to give you these vibes!
Also AURORA, she’s Mother Earth in human form. You should see much of her also!
Greetings from The Netherlands (Holland 😜 )
yeeeeees, been waiting for this one!
that´s greate
First I like to say its sad that you get negative backlash for joking about our culture in earlier videos. As a swede myself I find it hard to belive that those earlier butthurt comments came from scandinavians because laughting at our own expence is kind of our favorite sort of humor, so in general we are not very sensitive to that type of jokes.. But i guess every country has some amount of Karen quota they have to fill so maybe it was those that you angered in your earlier videos. Personally I think you can joke about anything. Glad you discovered Wardruna and Aurora. They are great and this song is beautiful. If you like traditional music from this region you should check out a band call Heilung and especially their song Krigsgaldr (the live version) i think you would enjoy it. Also a kind of forgotten band that you might enjoy is Garmarna. They were popular here in sweden in the 90s but i dont think they succeeded internationally.. But if you are into traditional music from this part of the world its a band that you might like.
My last name loosely translates to "Thor's Way." I've been to Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark. I lived in Germany for 2 years. My DNA weeps when I hear music like this.
Wardruna just did a tour in the USA last year. I saw them in October in NC and it was FKing magical. MAGICAL! I'm so sad they have no US concerts anytime soon cause I would book it so fast to see them again.
There are not many kinds of music that can soothe your soul like this music can. I can very much identify with how this is the sound of our nature and culture here in the north. There are certain songs that can bring you home like no other songs can. Personally, I live close to Stockholm, but I grew up further up north in a region where you could say that the real wilderness of Sweden starts. Standing on a hill looking north, knowing that there is basically just forest for some 200 miles before you reach the next major city/town, does something to you. It's humbling, to say the least.
Speaking of humbling... The verses at the end of the video, in case you haven't heard them or seen them translated before, also does a good job with that.
Havamal, verse 76
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Deyr fé, deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
en orðstírr deyr aldregi,
hveim er sér góðan getr.
Translated:
Cattle die,
kindred die,
we ourselves also die;
but the fair fame
never dies
of him who has earned it.
Havamal, verse 77
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Deyr fé
deyja frændr
deyr sjálfr it sama
ek veit einn
at aldri deyr
dómr um dauðan hvern
Translated:
Cattle die,
kindred die,
we ourselves also die;
but I know one thing
that never dies, -
judgement on each one dead.
I do hope you make it over here some day. You are most welcome. There is so much beauty to experience when it comes to nature, especially in the northern parts. Oh, and do keep on joking. I'm sure most of us appreciate it.
so happy that after TOOL i've found something comparable, something art like Wardruna..
Ivar Bjørnson is so good too
City mouse/Country mouse. Neither are wrong. Both are right. Both are valid and meaningful. And both, part of one.
We know our family history back to the early 17th century in Sweden. Yet I was born in Chicago, and grew up an absolute rocker in the 60s and 70s. Then I set out to travel, and hoped to learn the old stories. In the Americas, and Europe, and Africa, and Asia...
Have traveled and experienced and, hopefully, learned from those decades.
Nice, and I think, sincere react. These things are timeless, and Universal. Even though that sounds more than a bit corny...to some it may resonate.
Cheers
rl
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if only you could try pronouncing Feuerschwanz correctly ;)
Also, if you have not checked out Aurora by herself, I would highly recommend doing so. "Runaway" live at 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Awards Concert is a good place to start. If you want to see something more recent, "Everything Matters" with Pomme is also quite nice.
the spoken words at the end are Odin's words from the Havamal
You are a poet! (With a big heart) There is so much story and we only can see the Tipp of the iceberg. We stand on shoulder of giant! (And we can still feel the smell of the sea.) Greetings from Sweden. Love you man! :)
i was able to see Wardruna in Arizona last November, and it was prob my favorite performance live of any Band i have seen so far.. it was amazing
To me it's about life and death. Also about the legacy you leave behind. It always puts a tear in my eye as well. I think about family, friends and myself throughout the whole song. When we get to the poem I'm balling already! Id recommend watching watch the cover done by Kalandra. It hits me as hard as this song and very well done. "Wardruna - Helvegen (Kalandra cover)"
lov3ly commentary! keep up the good work!
Nice reaction👍
They make their own instruments
“Helvegen” (path/road to Hel) amongst other songs from Einar Selvik (vocalist/songwriter) and Wardruna are played in the Vikings series, in one episode you can see Einar standing on land singing “Helvegen” while the vikings set off to England😊
In Norse mythology, Hel is an underground realm of the dead where it was believed that most people ended up when they died. In Norse cosmology, north is the direction towards cold and death. It is therefore understandable that Hel is cold and intractable, and that the road there leads "north and down".
Hel is also the name of the ruler of the underworld. She is motherly and terrifying, and her skin is part blue-black like that of a corpse and part human-colored. She is very greedy and does not easily give up the dead who end up with her.
Could you please react to Aurora?🙏😍
Aurora herself says a great place to start is with her breakthrough song “Runaway”.
She wrote this song when she was only 11 years old, and at that age she didn’t quite understand the meaning of the song, but as she grew older she knew that home meant home to her parents💕
So please react to:
“Runaway” live at the Nobel peace prize concert 2015👍😍
Love from Norway🥰
8:23 + You nailed it. It wakes up something within that you just can't get from other genres.
It´s an interesting take you have on the feeling when you hear the music. You´ve never been here (I´m swede) yet still you manage to express a feeling that is a hundred percent right. Not only is the music setting the forests, the darkness and the cold, but also at least I feel like I´m being thrown back in time, to my ancestors and heritage. It feels like an invitation to a ritual. I was on this concert (and I´ve seen them a few times more) and it was exactly like you said. I felt something deep inside me that´s hard to explain if you haven´t experienced it for yourself.
Dude, you should get over here and live it by yourself.
Now, react to Heilung - In Madijan. THAT is a completely unique way to get in touch with that ancient part of your soul :)
Wardruna is most definitely my favorite in the Scandinavian folk genre. There music is hypnotic, like a spiritual experience.
I would love to see you react to more of their stuff.
I hear what you mean. Art is how we decorate space. Music is how we decorate time.
Please put the word out to other reactors that enabling Captions on this video shows the English translation of these Norsk lyrics so that more can understand what's being said.
You'll have to try to catch them next time they are going stateside, they had 17 dates in the US a few months back.
Sorry, no breaks. Pull it together.
Aurora is my Queen of the North.
When we taste death for our selves, we will be released from the bonds that binds us.
Til Vallhall
Absolutely well spoken, totally agree 👍
Thank you for your service. 🫡
Great reaction
Come to Europe. It is really nice here.
Perfectly explained, well done :)
unfortunately this is a forgotten songs and faith. in our ancient time but dont forget that most of us has viking in us.
Guess you found your inner Viking😊❤
THE PATH TO HELL
Who shall sing me,
Into deathsleep sling me,
When I on the path to Hel go,
And this track I tread
Is cold, so cold, so cold.
I sought the songs,
I sent the songs.
Then the deepest well
Gave me tears so harsh
From the Slain-father's1 pledge.
I know everything, Odin,
To whom you gave your eye.
Who shall sing me,
Into deathsleep sling me,
Whence I on the path to Hel go,
And this track I tread
Is cold, so cold, so cold.
Early or in the day's end,
The raven still knows if I fall.
Once you stand at the gate to Hel
And when you have to tear free,
I shall follow you
Over Gjallarbrú2 with my song.
You will be free from the bonds that bind you,
You are free from the bonds that bound you!
"Cattle die,
Friends die,
So, too, must you die.
Though one thing
Never dies;
The fair fame one has earned.
Cattle die,
Friends die,
So, too, must you die.
I know one,
That never dies;
Judgement of a dead man's life."3
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"Father of the slain"
2.
Gjallarbrú (literally "Gjöll Bridge") is a bridge spanning the river Gjöll ("Resounding") in the underworld, which must be crossed in order to reach Hel.
3.
Verses from Hávamál, 76-77.
Helwegen is not the way to hell actually the oposite
try me on that and by the way this is Norwegian with an mix of old Norse
I have live all my life in Finland.... ❤
One of the best reviews of this event i have seen! Respect!
Ghe fella in the blue t shirt spoils it wth its talking
8:30 not primitive, its primal ❤️
Please do the viking suite too
There are Rune cross word books
Einar and this song are legend!
You were a bit overwhelmed at the beginning of the song. That was pretty much my initial response to this video. So powerful! Oh, I wish the person had sent you the video with the song lyrics subtitled in English. It really helps to know what they are singing and gesturing so passionately about in the moment. Granted, I didn't discover the 'lyrics' one until later. Didn't detract from having my socks blown off. (And, when Einar first started singing, did I see you silently calculating how long it would take to grow your beard to braiding length?) 😁
it was me how sent in and i know 100% that this community will send him the lyrics no matter what or if he ask for it i want to know he will get it in instent and i think hi just forget to put on th sub titels becuse hi oldskulnerd a that him in nut shell
You would love Eivør for sure!
Ancestors came from there
When an American makes fun of the European north, there is verbal (or real) war! ;) Greetings from Schleswig-Holstein, back then Danish now german.
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Wenn ein US Amerikaner sich über den europäischen Norden lustig macht gibt`s verbalen (oder realen) Krieg! ;) Gruß aus Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland, damals dänisch.
Saw wardruna live in October at cassies request and they are outstanding live you feel the music
eyyyyyyyy the dietz wassss upppppppppppppp
for my funeral, i don´t care what they are playin because i don´t hear it anymore... but if my younger brother dies before me, i would play this song for him and keep him in my mind with this because wadruna is one of his favourite bands
You still have to cross Gjøllbrua which takes time, we will sing you across.
You will hear us.
Music like this really speaks to that primal part of me. Also dam she is beautiful.
yoo was up man hope your well
I have the cds
love Wardruna sooooooooooooooooo much!
OldSkuleNerd ❤
yes thay are very very good
🥰🦇🥰Goosebumps, Goosebumps Goosebumps🥰🦇🥰I was there live! One of the best Concerts EVER! Greets from the Middle of Germany.