Here's a remake of my song, Jórsalanám, written and performed by me in Old Norse. It’s the first song I wrote that became quite popular. The song details the events of the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099 from the perspective of a Scandinavian crusader - people from all over Europe responded to the call of Pope Urban II, with varying degrees of success. Marching through Anatolia and Syria, taking lands as they went, the Crusaders reached Jerusalem and, after a hard won siege, captured the city, instituting the Kingdom of Jerusalem. You might notice that the intonation is a little different in this remake to the original, and, among other things, that’s because I used to basically ignore the initial stress that should be placed on Old Norse words. I’ve also improved the lyrics in some places. The name of the song, Jórsalanám, literally means "The Taking of Jerusalem". My intention is exclusively to teach history and languages through song. I do not condone, endorse or seek to glorify violence. I do not own any of the artworks in this video and all credit goes to the original artists. Hope you enjoy the song. Please leave a comment, like and subscribe if you did! You can also support the channel by donating if you’d like to buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard. Many thanks for your kindness and support as always! Lyrics: Fjórum vetrum eptir hvǫtun Páfa, Kváðumsk allir fylgja vilja. Tekit hǫfum á oss krossinn. Ríðum nú til Jórsala. Serk- ok Sýrland eru rekin kristnu blóði, Antíokkía er í hendi Krists. Um Akrsborg ok Brauðshús fǫrum vér, Jórsalir brodda bíða! Upp skýtr borg ór himinjǫðri. Jórsalafarar, vér gǫngum fram. Skipizk nú umhverfis múrana, Dyttið þér borgarhliðin. Ráðmundr ok Frakkar skipa nú Síonarfjall ok hlið Stefáns. Guðfreðr gengr at Blómahliði, ok Þakkráðr ór Brauðshúsi Nú heyjum vér bardaga við Serki! Valr liggr á sandi heitum. Varðar engu um vára aptrkomu. Berjumsk vér til sigrs krossins. Mǫrgum þótti fyrir ván komit. Landit var skarpt ok matland illt. Í brynju þungri at sumarmagni eyðimǫrk bana veitir. Iftikar Jórsalavaldr heitir á Egiptafólkit ok skip. Þúsundir manna bifask fyrir sunnan. Flugu svá menn þreklausir. Pétri presti sýndisk Auðmarr. Kvað drengi at pílagrímsferð upp eptir Viðsmjǫrsviðarfjalli. Berfœttir gengum allir. Sárorð viku fyrir bœnum. Kristnir til sætta komu. Fengum þá himinkrapt helgan. Fram, Kristmenn, fram á himinvanga. Ór sjávargǫtu at liði kominn nú er herr Englanna ásamt mǫnnum Genúu ór. Þeir stein ok timbr bera. Liðu þrír dagar hvassar orrustu. Ór Síonarfjalli ok á norðrmúr fell skothrið dag ok nótt, ok skotvagnar niðr kastalann brutu. Þá hlupu Guðfreðr ok Loþahringjamenn yfir brú Blómahliðsins. Í mækis á tóku þeir hǫllina ok ráku Serki ór borg. Guðfreðr valinn var til konungs, en kórónu Jésú vildi hann ei. Var hann svá kallaðr verndari hinnar helgu grafar. Nú verjum vér borg Egiptafólki Sjalfr gengr Al Afdal valdr Til orrostu ganga þeir Guðfreðr með Hróðbjarti Flæmingja Tíu þúsundir Jórsalafara, þeir at árum degi brugðu á Askalonarvǫllum sverðum. Fjándum dimmt varð fyrir augum. Þá lǫgðu Kristmenn sverðum at þeim ok bogum undir merki krossins. Serkjunum skaut skelk í bringu ok reknir urðu ór landi. Efnt hǫfum vér eið váran heilaga. Aptr hljóð klukkna heyrisk á helgu grǫf Dróttins várs góða. Ǫll dýrð sé Guði.
Could you make Palastianalied in French or Greek? Even Hebrew and Arabic would be cool to, as I say, have a Palastianalied in every language of every nation fighting in the crusades
YES! Another one for me to memorize. I love dropping these bangers at family Karaoke night! No wonder they all call me autistic. I've already got the Latin one down pat.
As someone on the spectrum himself, I relate to this comment 100%. I literally blast this fine gentleman's as well as Farya Faraji's music at home, lol.
Amazing song. All of these are magnum opus and I listen to your songs all the time. (This song in Latin, I know by heart and sing it often with my wife) Many thanks for your beautiful work and greetings from Romania! Hope you make more of these and make the world a merrier place. Certus sum Deus vult.
This is among the most wholesome things I've read on this channel - thank you for the ongoing support and for sharing that with me :-) God bless you and your family
@@SkaldBardGod bless you too brother. I wish you long life and good health. The comment above with the heart was my wife's. We are very big fans of your work and can't wait until your mext workpiece is out. I just wish sometimes that there were more musicians like you.
The very first song of yours I listened to, so it's awesome to see it get a remake! May we never forget the warriors of God who fell to free Jerusalem! Now we definitely need a song for Baldwin IV or the Templars!
that sounds better than the original. thanks for the music friend. rn i am very sick and i might get into a hospital and your music helps me and relaxes me thanks friend continue with the great work!
And he blesses us with another lovely remake. I normally stick with the Old English but this has a lovely soft melody! I don't know if you do requests Skald, but a song about Æthelstan - the first king of England and bretwalda, would be great.
Yesterday at afternoon, after noticing that you didn't post for long, I was wondering if you make sth good. And now you strike with my favourite song. Well done mate!💪✝️
I really love it how it sounds one more! Thank you very much for each and every creation of yours they bring us so much joy to our hearts! Keep it up see you soon!
I have an ancestor under our surname who was a Crusader during the First Crusader. Godfrey granted him a family crest, which we still possess the design today, as it was just recently discovered again in a book published by an ancestor in 1893. To be able to enjoy this song under an HD remake is fantastic!!
@SkaldBard I wish I could post an image of it, it's a crimson crest with a white buck/stag in the center. The family lived in the Franconian region of Germany/HRE, directly in the path of Godfrey when he begun his journey towards the Holy Land.
Don't get me wrong, this hd remake is absolutely epic, but for me personally the vibes of the original is better, it sounds like someone snuck a motorola razr in a longhouse somewhere in 1100 A.D. Niðaróss while a bard is performing.
Privately, I imagine that this is really a song commissioned by King Sigurd I of Norway, the first European monarch to pick up the Cross with his sword.
This is amazing! I am a huge fan of these remakes. I know it's technically the same song, but is there any chance of a remake of the Latin version as well? This one is of course perfect, but the Latin one is very dear to my heart as well.
Why did Pope Urban II call an army to fight Islam if they worship the same God according to Nostra Aetatae in the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church?
Stfu. You dont cut the throat of goats or bulls. You not even real pagan. You fake. Your gods dont even exist. Christ crushed them under his heel. They are replaced by saints. Quit living in your head. When europe was pagan it didnt do shit. It was under christanity it conquered the world.
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Here's a remake of my song, Jórsalanám, written and performed by me in Old Norse. It’s the first song I wrote that became quite popular.
The song details the events of the Siege of Jerusalem in 1099 from the perspective of a Scandinavian crusader - people from all over Europe responded to the call of Pope Urban II, with varying degrees of success. Marching through Anatolia and Syria, taking lands as they went, the Crusaders reached Jerusalem and, after a hard won siege, captured the city, instituting the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
You might notice that the intonation is a little different in this remake to the original, and, among other things, that’s because I used to basically ignore the initial stress that should be placed on Old Norse words. I’ve also improved the lyrics in some places.
The name of the song, Jórsalanám, literally means "The Taking of Jerusalem".
My intention is exclusively to teach history and languages through song. I do not condone, endorse or seek to glorify violence. I do not own any of the artworks in this video and all credit goes to the original artists.
Hope you enjoy the song. Please leave a comment, like and subscribe if you did! You can also support the channel by donating if you’d like to buymeacoffee.com/theskaldicbard. Many thanks for your kindness and support as always!
Lyrics:
Fjórum vetrum eptir hvǫtun Páfa,
Kváðumsk allir fylgja vilja.
Tekit hǫfum á oss krossinn.
Ríðum nú til Jórsala.
Serk- ok Sýrland eru rekin kristnu blóði,
Antíokkía er í hendi Krists.
Um Akrsborg ok Brauðshús fǫrum vér,
Jórsalir brodda bíða!
Upp skýtr borg ór himinjǫðri.
Jórsalafarar, vér gǫngum fram.
Skipizk nú umhverfis múrana,
Dyttið þér borgarhliðin.
Ráðmundr ok Frakkar skipa nú
Síonarfjall ok hlið Stefáns.
Guðfreðr gengr at Blómahliði,
ok Þakkráðr ór Brauðshúsi
Nú heyjum vér bardaga við Serki!
Valr liggr á sandi heitum.
Varðar engu um vára aptrkomu.
Berjumsk vér til sigrs krossins.
Mǫrgum þótti fyrir ván komit.
Landit var skarpt ok matland illt.
Í brynju þungri at sumarmagni
eyðimǫrk bana veitir.
Iftikar Jórsalavaldr heitir
á Egiptafólkit ok skip.
Þúsundir manna bifask fyrir sunnan.
Flugu svá menn þreklausir.
Pétri presti sýndisk Auðmarr.
Kvað drengi at pílagrímsferð
upp eptir Viðsmjǫrsviðarfjalli.
Berfœttir gengum allir.
Sárorð viku fyrir bœnum.
Kristnir til sætta komu.
Fengum þá himinkrapt helgan.
Fram, Kristmenn, fram á himinvanga.
Ór sjávargǫtu at liði
kominn nú er herr Englanna
ásamt mǫnnum Genúu ór.
Þeir stein ok timbr bera.
Liðu þrír dagar hvassar orrustu.
Ór Síonarfjalli ok á norðrmúr
fell skothrið dag ok nótt, ok skotvagnar
niðr kastalann brutu.
Þá hlupu Guðfreðr ok Loþahringjamenn
yfir brú Blómahliðsins.
Í mækis á tóku þeir hǫllina
ok ráku Serki ór borg.
Guðfreðr valinn var til konungs, en
kórónu Jésú vildi hann ei.
Var hann svá kallaðr verndari
hinnar helgu grafar.
Nú verjum vér borg Egiptafólki
Sjalfr gengr Al Afdal valdr
Til orrostu ganga þeir Guðfreðr
með Hróðbjarti Flæmingja
Tíu þúsundir Jórsalafara,
þeir at árum degi brugðu
á Askalonarvǫllum sverðum.
Fjándum dimmt varð fyrir augum.
Þá lǫgðu Kristmenn sverðum at þeim
ok bogum undir merki krossins.
Serkjunum skaut skelk í bringu
ok reknir urðu ór landi.
Efnt hǫfum vér eið váran heilaga.
Aptr hljóð klukkna heyrisk
á helgu grǫf Dróttins várs góða.
Ǫll dýrð sé Guði.
Could you make Palastianalied in French or Greek? Even Hebrew and Arabic would be cool to, as I say, have a Palastianalied in every language of every nation fighting in the crusades
I was literally just talking about how you needed to remake this song an hour ago. Perfect timing man!
@@totalwartitan5118 Glad I could oblige!
YES! Another one for me to memorize. I love dropping these bangers at family Karaoke night! No wonder they all call me autistic. I've already got the Latin one down pat.
Made me chuckle
As someone on the spectrum himself, I relate to this comment 100%. I literally blast this fine gentleman's as well as Farya Faraji's music at home, lol.
I memorized most of the Old English ones, and I definitely get called autistic by my brother and friends.😂
@@ragingsmurfling7205 No shame in that! You're different from them, so revel in it. Keep memorizing them songs in all those languages.
@@iberius9937dude, you’re ME
Thank you for this gem my friend ❤❤❤👏👏👏👊👊👊👊💪💪💪⚜️⚜️⚜️
Amazing song. All of these are magnum opus and I listen to your songs all the time. (This song in Latin, I know by heart and sing it often with my wife)
Many thanks for your beautiful work and greetings from Romania! Hope you make more of these and make the world a merrier place. Certus sum Deus vult.
❤
This is among the most wholesome things I've read on this channel - thank you for the ongoing support and for sharing that with me :-) God bless you and your family
@@SkaldBardGod bless you too brother. I wish you long life and good health.
The comment above with the heart was my wife's. We are very big fans of your work and can't wait until your mext workpiece is out. I just wish sometimes that there were more musicians like you.
I was literally listening to the og version while the notification arrived
Only listened to the first 4 verses and i realized this is a masterpiece
I liked your original song a lot, but remake sounds even better, gut gemacht!
With the intonation change, you now sound more understandable to me as a Norwegian than Icelanders do
This is fantastic Skald. Would love to see a remake of the latin version of this song too!
This was actually the first song of yours I heard way back when.
The song of which I, and many others, found you, remade. Beautifully made, as always.
Ic þe þancas do, min wine
@SkaldBard I love that I can understand all of that, including 'wine' as friend (thanks to the name Gōdwine)
Hello your majesty King Harold.
YES! THANK YOU FOR THIS! YOURE THE BEST, SKALD!
The very first song of yours I listened to, so it's awesome to see it get a remake! May we never forget the warriors of God who fell to free Jerusalem!
Now we definitely need a song for Baldwin IV or the Templars!
Baldwin is in the works! ;-)
@@SkaldBard😱 now im going to be watching for notifications every day 😂
Now I like Skaldic song without even listening to them, I know that every song is a masterpiece. Continue like this my friend Skald
that sounds better than the original. thanks for the music friend. rn i am very sick and i might get into a hospital and your music helps me and relaxes me thanks friend continue with the great work!
God bless you, my friend. I pray for your speedy recovery
It's very hard to underestimate the importance of your song remakes, they sound so good and clean! I've been waiting for the new masterpieces 🏰⚔️
oh my brother in Christ, that ones of greatest things that my ears ever heard
The first version of this song was already great, but congratulations, you managed to enhance it even further. It turned out amazing.
Letssssss goooooooooo I love your songs, you are the best. Deus Vult.
Thanks, my friend, God bless you
And he blesses us with another lovely remake. I normally stick with the Old English but this has a lovely soft melody! I don't know if you do requests Skald, but a song about Æthelstan - the first king of England and bretwalda, would be great.
Yesterday at afternoon, after noticing that you didn't post for long, I was wondering if you make sth good. And now you strike with my favourite song. Well done mate!💪✝️
@@Polish_Ortodox_Knight hah, nice one
This is, for me, an improvement to your previous version. Its something about the faster pace that i really like!
How have I never heard of this? Love the song!
Modern Pop Songs < Skaldic Bard‘s music
Also could you add your latest song to Spotify please? I really miss them on there
HOLY CRAP HE REMADE IT WOOOOOOO
Just what I was looking for today, thanks sir.
Beautiful. God has gifted you greatly. And you do Him great honor even as you honor the memory of these men.
Old Norse sounds like a terrifying tongue to hear in war!
I was wondering when I can expect another upload from you. Beautiful work as always!
And... The Bard does it again, a great improvement the change in lyrics in some places caught me of guard, great job!!!
Another epic remaster of an o'l time classic fantastic work skald👏👌
such a powerful song, really.
Can't describe to you the happiness in my heart seeing a new version of my favorite song! Keep it up skald!
Once again, hurrah to you Skald! Sounds awesome with the enhanced audio.
I really love it how it sounds one more! Thank you very much for each and every creation of yours they bring us so much joy to our hearts! Keep it up see you soon!
Amazing. God bless you
Clicked as soon as I saw the notification haha. Wonderful remake of the first song of yours that I’ve heard, God bless you Skald!
Yoooo sick stuff love ya brosky
I have an ancestor under our surname who was a Crusader during the First Crusader. Godfrey granted him a family crest, which we still possess the design today, as it was just recently discovered again in a book published by an ancestor in 1893. To be able to enjoy this song under an HD remake is fantastic!!
That's an amazing story!
@SkaldBard I wish I could post an image of it, it's a crimson crest with a white buck/stag in the center. The family lived in the Franconian region of Germany/HRE, directly in the path of Godfrey when he begun his journey towards the Holy Land.
Beautiful
Great 👏👏👏👏👏
Perfect remaster
Older one's one of the first I listened to, and damn is it good!
Can't wait for the latin version of this, you're great at this! Congrats!^^
Takkk fyrir þessa frábæra endurgerð af þessu gullfallega lagi, Rosa hamingjusamur að sjá þetta, Haltu áfram að gera frábæra tónlist!
Þakka þér fyrir!
Don't get me wrong, this hd remake is absolutely epic, but for me personally the vibes of the original is better, it sounds like someone snuck a motorola razr in a longhouse somewhere in 1100 A.D. Niðaróss while a bard is performing.
Epic. Love it.
Both your pronunciation and music making skills have improved signifigantly from your early days!
Nice
Ooh, I was not expecting this one, It sounds so beautiful and majestic!
(Sorry to ask, but when are you going to add these songs to Spotify?)
@@Hu55ar I will add the last few right now, keep getting busy and forgetting ;-)
Hell yeah
Privately, I imagine that this is really a song commissioned by King Sigurd I of Norway, the first European monarch to pick up the Cross with his sword.
Fuck yes
Excellent as usual. 👌
Relevant now more than ever. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, what is happening to you? Wake up. Also nice remake, sounds good.
This is amazing! I am a huge fan of these remakes. I know it's technically the same song, but is there any chance of a remake of the Latin version as well? This one is of course perfect, but the Latin one is very dear to my heart as well.
I'll probably remake the Latin one too eventually :-)
Love this, DEUS VULT! 💪🏻✝️
Purrrfect
Beautiful!❤✝
Amazing! Could you please remake Slayer of Huns eventually?
Amazing! Thinking about a HD remake of your Old Norse Palästinalied?
Another excellent remake! Will your song on st Olaf get a remake? Also can you tell us when your last few songs will be on Spotify?
Nice remake! Definitely has a different sound and style from the initial version.
What is the harp being played in this recording? A Clairsach?
Thanks, man! It's an Irish 10 string lyre
@@SkaldBard Awesome! Is it modern or does it have ancient/medieval origins?
I wonder whether Mr. Skaldic Bard could write a song about Magna Carta Libertatum and Stephen Langton?
Stop cooking sir... stop cooking...
The last song I listened to was an Islamic song, so it felt like this song was a responce to the previous one!
😍😍😍
can you make a HD remake of canute the great
God's holy warriors
Not quite Jorsalaljod, but it sure as shit will do.
@@NorwegianSedevacantist ;-)
Why did Pope Urban II call an army to fight Islam if they worship the same God according to Nostra Aetatae in the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church?
Do you think you could do a song in ancient Egyptian?
Hah, honestly, probably not -- but that would be pretty awesome
@@SkaldBard Btw, how many languages do you speak?
Fagr skyl ek at segja.
Europa no es Cristiana, Europa no es hebrea., Europa es pagana, Europa nación tercera posición.
Stfu. You dont cut the throat of goats or bulls. You not even real pagan. You fake. Your gods dont even exist. Christ crushed them under his heel. They are replaced by saints. Quit living in your head. When europe was pagan it didnt do shit. It was under christanity it conquered the world.
Ēalā handġesella!
Just what i needed today.
Would love to see this in OE too.
I know its not about the english, but the english are mentioned lol!