Sigurd the Crusader - Viking Crusader Song [Old Norse] HD Remake | The Skaldic Bard
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- Here's a remake of my song Sigurd the Crusader. I've decided to remake a lot of my earlier songs as I have to admit, until shamefully recently, I was still making them on my phone with the built-in phone microphone. As a result, the quality is less than desirable on a lot of my earlier stuff.
Music, lyrics and performance by myself.
The song is written in Old Norse to commemorate the Norse hero Sigurd the Crusader (Sigurðr Jórsalafari, literally "Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer"). The events relayed in the song are given in the Saga of Sigurd the Crusader, attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
Sigurd wended his way from Norway down to England, whence he moved on to Iberia, and fought “heathen” (in the saga this word refers to Muslims) pirates and soldiers that were occupying the peninsular and the Balearic Islands. From there they go through Sicily and onwards to Acre and Jerusalem, where King Baldwin I of Jerusalem bids Sigurd assist on a military campaign to Sidon to recover lands for Christendom.
I hope you enjoy the song!
It goes without saying that I'm not aiming to glorify violence against others, rather I wish to teach history through song.
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Art credit (I do not own any of the artworks in this video - they have been selected for educational purposes. All credit goes to the original artists and I would be happy to remove them if so required)
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3) Crónica de Dom Afonso Henriques by Duarte Galvão
4) Albert Goodwin, The Viking Sea Raiders
5) From The Viking Herald
6) From Strategos History
7) www.nb.no/hva-skjer/konge-og-...
Lyrics:
Baldvini konungr ræðr Jórsalaríki.
Nú fǫrum vér þangat undir merki Sigurðs.
Þeir unnu sér mikinn sigr yfir serkjum,
en á oss heita þeir. Verjum konungdóminn!
Með sex tǫgum skipa ok fimm þúsund manna
Siglum vér um haustit til Englands
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Þá er siglum vestr fyrir Spán ór Galizulandi
sjám víkinga nǫkkura fara at féfangi
Til orrostu fyrstrar leggjum vér við heiðna
ok af þeim vinnum vér átta galeiðr.
Þá fór Sigurðr til kastala Sintrés.
Vann hann kastalann ok kristnaði fólkit!
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Sigurðr konungr helt liðinu þá til
borgar Lizibónar, er var margr heiðingi.
Átti þar konungr ina þriðju orrostu.
Lagði þaðan út til Nǫrvasunda.
Á eyjum þeim, er heita Forminterra
Iviza ok Manork hǫfðum vér sigr!
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Siglum um Sikileyjar ok hann Roðgeir jarl.
Þaðan siglum vér inn til Akrsborgar.
Fagnaði honum vel Baldvini konungr
ok gaf Sigurði dóma ok spán af Krossi Helga.
Þá fóru þeir saman til Sýrlands ok bǫrðusk.
Tóku borg, Sæt, er hann gaf Baldvina.
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Hann hafði fremd kristni með ǫllum mætti.
Hann fór til skipa sinna ok ór Jórsalalandi.
Sigldum vér til Griklands ok inn til Miklagarðs.
Kirjalax keisari fagnaði Sigurði.
Hann gaf þá keisara ǫll skip sín ok fór heim,
en margir aðrir dvǫlðusk ok gengu á mála.
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
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Here's a remake of my song Sigurd the Crusader. I've decided to remake a lot of my earlier songs as I have to admit, until shamefully recently, I was still making them on my phone with the built-in phone microphone. As a result, the quality is less than desirable on a lot of my earlier stuff.
Music, lyrics and performance by myself.
The song is written in Old Norse to commemorate the Norse hero Sigurd the Crusader (Sigurðr Jórsalafari, literally "Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer"). The events relayed in the song are given in the Saga of Sigurd the Crusader, attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
Sigurd wended his way from Norway down to England, whence he moved on to Iberia, and fought “heathen” (in the saga this word refers to Muslims) pirates and soldiers that were occupying the peninsular and the Balearic Islands. From there they go through Sicily and onwards to Acre and Jerusalem, where King Baldwin I of Jerusalem bids Sigurd assist on a military campaign to Sidon to recover lands for Christendom.
I hope you enjoy the song!
It goes without saying that I'm not aiming to glorify violence against others, rather I wish to teach history through song.
Lyrics:
Baldvini konungr ræðr Jórsalaríki.
Nú fǫrum vér þangat undir merki Sigurðs.
Þeir unnu sér mikinn sigr yfir serkjum,
en á oss heita þeir. Verjum konungdóminn!
Með sex tǫgum skipa ok fimm þúsund manna
Siglum vér um haustit til Englands
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Þá er siglum vestr fyrir Spán ór Galizulandi
sjám víkinga nǫkkura fara at féfangi
Til orrostu fyrstrar leggjum vér við heiðna
ok af þeim vinnum vér átta galeiðr.
Þá fór Sigurðr til kastala Sintrés.
Vann hann kastalann ok kristnaði fólkit!
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Sigurðr konungr helt liðinu þá til
borgar Lizibónar, er var margr heiðingi.
Átti þar konungr ina þriðju orrostu.
Lagði þaðan út til Nǫrvasunda.
Á eyjum þeim, er heita Forminterra
Iviza ok Manork hǫfðum vér sigr!
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Siglum um Sikileyjar ok hann Roðgeir jarl.
Þaðan siglum vér inn til Akrsborgar.
Fagnaði honum vel Baldvini konungr
ok gaf Sigurði dóma ok spán af Krossi Helga.
Þá fóru þeir saman til Sýrlands ok bǫrðusk.
Tóku borg, Sæt, er hann gaf Baldvina.
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Hann hafði fremd kristni með ǫllum mætti.
Hann fór til skipa sinna ok ór Jórsalalandi.
Sigldum vér til Griklands ok inn til Miklagarðs.
Kirjalax keisari fagnaði Sigurði.
Hann gaf þá keisara ǫll skip sín ok fór heim,
en margir aðrir dvǫlðusk ok gengu á mála.
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
If you'd like to support my work, you can do so here: buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard. Thank you for your kindness.
Will you make a song about the norse religion
Thanks for the remaster Bard I blast these daily!
Looking forward to upgraded quality on more bangers!
Great Channel promoting culture and epic poetry of different peoples.
There is a good Chant on my Channel ive made a video but definitely think you should remaster it and show the world.
Fantastic!
Fun facts -
Sigurd was only 18 years old when he lead the crusade (1108-1111).
His great grandfather was Harald Hardråde, who died at Stamford bridge in 1066.
When he died in 1130, the Norwegian civil war broke out.
Wikipedia says he died in 1126
@@_grayven1202 He died 26 of March 1130:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_the_Crusader
@@KRS-ro6oi Huh. I could've sworn I read the exact same page and saw 1126 before I commented. Weird
He became king at 16 if Remember right aswell
Atleast that was t story I was brought up with
@@_grayven1202Wikipedia is not always correct, and sometimes tell wrong history
Sacked and defeated saracens at Balearics islands (ibiza, formentera and menorca) > took some of their heads as gift for baldwin > scared sidon into surrender
Absolute chad
This song is genuinely mind blowing for me. To hear Old Norse pronounced correctly and transformed into a new song with original lyrics. Since most bands who sing in Old Norse are generally Pagan and don't know the language and have to use the Eddas for lyrics, this automatically entirely separates you from them in the best way possible! Finding your channel is certainly one of the best things that's happened to me in these past five years. These songs have helped me develop my own accent and pronunciation with speaking Old Norse and taught me so much history of the Christian kings of Norway, which are effectively becoming my favorite kings in Norwegian history, alongside King Haraldr Yngling and Haraldr Harðráði. I still can't believe that the Norwegians became Crusaders! Quite literally Christian Vikings who achieved greater fame, sailed to further seas, and earned greater glory than their pagan forefathers. It's genuinely so incredible to me and you have my deepest thanks for teaching this history in the tongue of the Northmen with your own incredible music! Skál, bróðir!
God bless you, my friend, and thank you for the edifying comment! Ver þú heill ok sæll :)
@@SkaldBard Þú líka, vinr mín! Þakka þér fyrir allt þitt starf! My Old Norse is out of tune so I might have misspelled a word or two 😂
Truly an inspiration @@SkaldBard
Respect from Brazil!✝️🇻🇦🫡🇧🇷🇸🇪🇳🇴
Ah yes, just casually give your fleet to the emperor in exchange for a bunch of horses because of sheer will to travel by land and visit more realms. Sigurd was probably the most passionate "tourist" of his time. I bet he became a crusader just to see the Mediterranean, with killing Sarracines as just a cherry on top.
Anyway, thank you far your work, Skald. It is probably a ton of work to create any of your beautiful songs.
The worst thing about this song is that it ends
Hello from Japan! What wonderful music! Rhythmic, rich, and the beauty of the language is woven in a fascinating way. I love this song! It's just the best! Oh, I love music that transports my heart from my country to a foreign land... like yours!
P.S.: I used Google Translate for this comment (also for this sentence). I apologize if I used the wrong expression.
Thank you, nice to hear from someone so far away! Greetings from Europe
bro this is amazing i love these for my history classes and the kids love them even more, greetings from Chile
Yes, quality improved no end.
I gotta say this is amazing. I know of very few people who know multiple languages like you and can speak them fluently. I'm English as well as having Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Norwegien blood. Your songs have encouraged me to learn more about Scandanavia and Scottish history so thank you and keep making these great videos!
Thanks for the support, my friend - we have a very similar genetic background! Glad you like them
This song was great, now it's even better. How beautifully you compose music and create an external presentation
Thanks a lot!
Beautiful song we need another Sigurd in these age.
to explain the remifications of this wish of yours come true unseen by you to you exceeds my capacity for patience.
relinquish the cross and you may get to stand by his side instead of against him, golem.
@@MaxMustermann-tq3lu away imp.
@@saracchi1515 golem
Another great music piece, look forward to the next, Sigurðr was the first king to go on a crusade. Which ecouraged others like Fredrick Barabarossa of the Holy Roman Empire, Phillip "Augustus" of France and Richard "the Lionheart" of England.
The original song was among my favourites, this one is even better, thank You😊
Amazing! Can't wait to listen to more remakes.
Ah I love this! Sigurd the Crusader was always one of my favorites of your songs! So, seeing it back new and amazing again is great!
The song that got me to subscribe to you, now improved in every way and polished from a gem into a proper work of art, ¡kudos to you for this work!
Thanks mate, I still remember your first comment on that video!
My favorite so far!!❤❤❤
I was waiting for the high note at the end. That’s the crowd pleaser. But overall, it is very well done and gives the impression of approaching doom.
Amazing work! Your talent is magnificent.
Thank you for the kind words!
I have been waiting for this remake for a long time. I'm excited.
Bro just uploaded while i was lifting, the absolute goat❤❤
Chad energy
This was the first song I heard from you, and absolutely fell in love with the channel. Fantastic revamp of the classic song! Well done!
Awesome man, thanks a lot
As an icelander that's heard many, Old norse songs (icelandic being very similar to old norse) Hearing you sing this and pronounce it so well, and the lyrics actually flow, and aren't just a jumbled mess of wrods brings a tear to my eye. Skál félagi!
Skál, þakka þér fyrir! Æðislegt að heyra þetta :-)
Man, your job is incredible. Dont let anyone fool you, your talent is above any equipment, this is the most important thing, and your dedication of course.
Waiting for the remake of Harald Haldradr with this quality of sound. May our Lord bless you and make your songs inspiration for our generation notice what kind of incredible things our ancestors did for their faith and maybe, revive the flame that make us fight for our God.
Thanks ever so much, my friend. I'm thinking of doing Harald Hardrada next. God bless and keep you!
First 5 seconds and I can already tell the difference. Definitely going to enjoy this one.
Cheers.
It is good to see you still working. Your songs are like no one else’s
Much appreciated!
Well i can only say that this is wow it sounds amazing and it came like Sigurd bringing good news and fortune. Good job keep it up, we’re all here! 😁
This... This stirrs up in me an inner fire, long forgotten... Sistematically supressed for many generations in my Lineage, yet it still BURNS STRONG with this song...!
Meditate on this I shall... To find out the truth behind...
Bro has cooked once again
another banger to my music list!
Would love a Palastinalied cover in Gothic
This was what got me introduced to you and whether it's produced on a phone or not it doesn't take away the magic of your songs!
Really appreciate the support, my friend
produced on a phone? the mixing mastering and cutting?
that actually makes this a good bit more impressive.
Imagine a series about this story
Amazing work as usual
Brings a tear to the eye...
I love this bro, the sound is much better in this new version. Can you please make a remake of St Olaf and Canute the great songs
This is an awesome remaster keep it up!
Very nice song and I can't stop myself from nodding along :-)
Thanks for the smile.
Some king one day decided to take his boys and counquer some land for King baldwin for Jesus and Fun. What a chad.
very nice work
Amazing.. wow, keep it up!!!
Loved this piece when it first came out, loving it now. You’re such an inspiration to all of us skalds in training out there. Keep it up!
Thanks a lot, my friend! And show us some of your stuff! ;-)
@@SkaldBard I promise that, if I manage to produce something 5% as good as your music, or at least decent, you'll be the first to know! :)
AWESOME!
I already liked the old version a lot but this new version is just brilliant!!
Who let these guys cook? 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Yay, more old Norse 😁
so amazing isn't it
@@magnushutchison4920 Yep
Very nice
I liked the original a lot. But I like this version even more!
Another masterpiece, as always magnificent. Thank you for your creativity!
Oh hell yes, I love this
Though your old stuff is still amazing
Thanks man
Ohhh yeahhh, now this is epic
Love this song!
Fantastic song ! 👍👏🔥⚔️
Didn't even realize you were using a phone mic for most of your songs! Speaks to the fantastic quality of your work brother, can't wait for the rest of the remastered songs!
Jórsalanám in finnish!
Or in Old Slavic.
Maybe in old french!
Not a linguistics expert. But doesn't Finnish count as a germanic language or don't the Finnish use a germanic language along side native Finnish.
@@thomastome8396No, Finnish isn't a Germanic language and yes, Swedish is used in Finland.
@@paolobagatella8556 Finnland to Scandinavians is like an adopted brother we love just as much as a real brother😁 Thats why Scandinavians went to fight for Finnland when Russia invaded them. We saw it as an attack on one of our own and would do so if it happen again.
nice 🍀
Thank you for making this
All your songs i have heard so far are wonderful in no matter the language you have made them in. Infact, it feels like your voice is changing each time you sing in some other tounge. I wonder, will we ever hear you singing in modern english? Just for once, for the sake of experimentation?
Haha, thanks, friend! I'm considering setting up a second channel where I do some more "normal" stuff with the wife, so you'd definitely hear me singing my native tongue there
@@SkaldBard I am looking forward to see that! Best of luck!
Kongá mi, Sigûl Jorsalafarern
Grunnarn af Kongahälla o den sture oppbyggarn af Ranerike
Unnebar nygjära af sangen ❤️
I'm studying / dabbling in Old Norse, and Old English, would you be willing to translate?
@@lukefriesenhahn8186its Hôttsk (Bohuslanic) a Norwegian dialect spoken in the swedish region of Bohuslän
Here you go:
"King of mine, Sigurd The Jerusalem-farer
Founder of King's-Hill and the great rebuilder of Ran's-Realm"
Amazing 🤩
Очень круто получилось, спасибо за творчество
Кстати, но 3 минуте русский князь Олег Вещий под стенами Константинополя
Great!!
Новая версия ничем не уступает старой. Продолжайте в том же духе, любезный!
🇳🇴❤️❤️💯✝️👍👍 I love Norway
Norway is my home
As an Icelander I understand this music, because Icelandic is the closest language to old Norse
This is amazing. Great work 😺 Deus Vult!
“Hasn’t he already done this one?”
Nevermind, it’s still a banger…
Beautiful
Good 👍🏻
really amazing track, one of my favourite of yours sung in old norse. I am curious wether you re-recorded this or if you just upgraded the quality.
great as always and the quality is so much better (though, i confess i couldnt tell these were all recorded on a phone
nothing else have to say that i ahvent in previous comments about this masterpiece
-L.C
God Bless
Thanks a lot, my friend - and I rerecorded it, I've learnt a lot since I started making songs, so I want to approach my older stuff with a fresh outlook. Your support is cherished as always!
@@SkaldBard ahh. Cheers. Commendations for re-recording it. That’s a good dedication.
I would LOVE to see a new version of Swedish Crusaders, it’s my absolute favourite of your songs! :)
arigato in any all and very much all language i so fucking needed this
Scandinavian tourists visited Spain and Portugal 1000 yr ago
Deus Vult!
👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥
Great Knight of Christ!
🥰
The original lads' holiday
Made me chuckle
Skål!!
I still think the Christian Norse sagas are better than the pagan ones
Because they are.
All Icelandic sagas, even those mentioning Norse myths, were written in Christian times tho
@lukefriesenhahn8186 Yes indeed, Sigurd the Crusader, St Magnus Erelendson, St Ragnarvald Kali Kollson, Harald Haradra the Varangian Guard, and even Leif Erikson became a Christian
@@Highwayman32 Makes it even better. Thanks for the information.
@lukefriesenhahn8186 My pleasure brother
Ok but i like the old one, its realistically for the time. Ok just kidding this is a much improved version of The song!
Sigurd the Crusader: Skaldic Bard’s Version
Well, the other one is my version too as I wrote it ;-)
An incredible expedition, especially knowing that just one century ago the country was still pagan
Muslims : what is that song from the sea
Christians : Time to go, enjoy the Viking time !
Muslims : what is "Viking time" ?
Sigurd and his Norvigian christians vikings : Let me show you the way of our ancestors before we turn to Christ.
*Greeks christians to latin christians later* : Soooo...your muslim problem on the coasts ? How is it going ?
Latin christian : Done
Greek : How ?
Latin : Northmen
Greek : oooooh....well...I have pain for those muslims now...
Latin : Me too, but I'm happy that we are not the ones who gets plundered and attacked by the northmen anymore. Glad they are on our side.
Sigurd and some Varangian guards. : Hey guys what are talking about ?
Latin and Greek : nothing
I have the impression that Nordic Christians were among the few who cared about baptizing non-Christians during the times of the Crusades. Or, at least, they were the ones who made the most effort. Both Norwegians (Sigurd or Saint Rognvald) and Danes (in the crusade against the Wends, the Germans would conquer them but didn't care about baptizing and evangelizing, whereas the Danes did!) and Swedes, whenever they went on a crusade, never failed to try to baptize pagans or non-Christians.
СЛАВА ХРИСТУ_!!! СЛАВА ГОСПОДУ ИИСУСУ ХРИСТУ_!!! Викинги-Христиане. 💪💪👍👍 с нами БОГ_!!! ➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕➕⛪⛪⛪⛪
Deus vult brethren, lets avenge the bishop by copying the example of Sigurd!
Do you have a song about the final battle of the sueben against the romans, what spelled there doom ultimately?
Heathen pirates raiding- what a mistake then to meet the gratest raiders of all, vikings. Thats really bad luck.
Hey, can you translate the Serbian song "The terrifying judgement" into Old Norse, it would be really cool 😀
Ave Christus Rex
bellissima..DEUS VULT!
2:49 this picture looks like rus siege of constantinople, is it?
Haz una versión Remake de Jorsalanam en latín o una de The Last Varangians, ya sea en nórdico medieval o en latín, pues los varegos eran cristianos.
I'm Peter gradon a descendant of Rollo gradon the first vikingar king of Normans and gradon around the other way is dragon
In your clips, why are Muslims always described as heathen?
I suppose because medieval Christians used this term to refer to Muslims. Snorri also uses this term in the saga of Sigurd the Crusader.
Christians at time didnt think of islam as religion, they called everyone else as pagans
That was actually just the mediaeval Christian terminology, at least in Northern Europe - so it's not my "choice" so to speak
Nice picture👌
@@SkaldBard The Middle Ages were really beautiful, but you should always wear armor 🥰
Us mostly blonde red haired blue eyed Arya Israelites with our other names Beth khymry kimmerians scythians Saka saksons galls Celts guti goths and dan magi budinni kushars khazars hun Kan dan etc venerated enki danki Aten Adonai Odin Yahweh god but the ancient mostly blonde red haired blue eyed Arya Assyrians who finally conquered us in 720 BC venerated enlil elil baal Moloch devil
For hwæt, bārd?
Us mostly blonde red haired blue eyed Arya Israelites by our other names after 720 BC Beth khymry kimmerians scythians Saka saksons galls Celts guti goths and dan magi budinni kushars khazars hun Kan dan etc most went west into Europe but many also went east I'm Peter gradon a descendant of Rollo gradon the first vikingar king of Normans his younger brother was Rurik gradon the Rus or Roda some say because of his red hair we are also of the vaeringjar or varjager or varangian clan the de vere's as in my part de vere grand uncle sir Winston Churchill certainly a fierce Norman warrior