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- *This was another one of our Patreon exclusive releases from a couple months ago that we decided to make public, since we are revamping Patreon. Enjoy!*
Coming back for more AURORA in a performance very different from those we've seen so far. Wardruna introduces us to Nordic folk music and some incredible harmonizing with our girl, AURORA.
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#aurora #helvegen #wardruna
I’m just gonna say it, we’re all talking about Aurora being a queen, but can we talk about Einar being an absolute KING
More like a God walking the earth :)
@@ms8shot son of ragnar
i only listen to him she is just an invite ...don't take this wrong ...i heard the song before ...without her and i love it just because of his voice ...he is amazing !!!!!!!!!! my opinion
@@whiskeytraga3473 Agree :) and Linda Fay of course.
That dude is good looking !
Hel is not hell, but the realm of death in norse mythology. It's where those who don't go to Valhalla go when they die 🙂 Love your Aurora reactions!
Its also pretty hellish, though its unclear how much of a christian influence that is.
Or maybe more hades, with extra ice.
Well, they could also go to Freyas Hall "Folkvagn". Odin and Freya shared the fallen on the battlefield 50/50.
It’s not hellish. It’s not a place for punishment.
Well, the word 'Hell' is derived from 'Hel', it was passed on when the north was christened but the meaning changed since everything 'pagan' became associated with the devil. The Hel of norse mythology was not a place of punishment but rather an Asgard with less prestige. :)
@@aenorist2431 The concept of Hell did not exist in Christianity until the 1600s. (you went to purgatory than to heaven it was the time in purgatory that was changed by how good of a person you were) Hel is the daughter of Loki the place is where the people who did not die honourable went to.
In Nordic mythology HEL was JUST the land of the dead. Just the land of the dead.
It was not good or evil, but an end to your physical life.
In paganism, the concept of good and evil does not exist, it is a purely monotheistic concept (Semitic religion).
@@VaknarOfeigr Heaven and Hell as places of reward and punishment was born of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Before the Christianization of the Germanic/Norse tribes hell was referred to as Hades (from Greek myth). Classic catholic BS of converting people by including their local traditions into the catholic faith, they did the same in South America.
Helheim was a dark underworld similar to the underworld of Hades in Greek Mythology. So naturally the romans spreading Christianity to Nordic and Germanic people must have gotten something lost in translation when using word associations for "Gehenna/Sheol/Øake of Fire". Actually not sure if they even have a good word in the original Hebrew scriptures for the judeo/christian "underworld". But Hel/Hell ain't it. It were borrowed same way as with use of "Hades".
@@zerazara helheim was introduced with Christianity. Hel the daughter of Loki resides in Niflheim.
@@danieledstrom5777 The concept of afterlife realms of reward and punishment actually predate Christianity (and were probably borrowed and adapted by Abrahamic monotheism). For example, Neraka in various Indian faiths is described as a realm of torment where people expiate their sins. The Egyptian Middle Kingdom cult of Osiris believed souls were judged and that righteous people were sent to the "Heavenly Reed Fields" while the sinful were sent to a lake of fire.
There actually is very little in Christianity or monotheism that is original. The stories and concepts can be found in other, older cultures and belief structures.
If you wish to try more Nordic style music. I would HIGHLY suggest Heilung. Krigsgaldr, In Maidjan, Traust, Svanrand are stand outs to me. Bands like Heilung, Wadruna and Skald are excellent music for playing in the background.
Good suggestion.
Additionally, I'd recommend to choose Heilung's life versions - they are WAY better in my opinion. To be honest - the whole life show - LIFA - is worth watching (and reacting to? : )).
@@Ithindir Oh, I completely agree. LIFA is as beautiful as it is amazing. Krigsgaldr and In Maidjan are better live. Traust and Svanrand are better, to me, from the album.
Agreed! Should definitely react to this song!
I'd add Kati Ran, particularly the live version of Suurin.
And don't forget about Danheim!
You should've done this with the lyrics, partly because of the misunderstanding of hel. It makes the song so much more emotional.
Turning on CC with this source video yield English lyrics.
I was at this concert in my hometown in Bergen, Norway! Wardruna is an absoulutely fantastic band! The addition of Aurora on this track makes it even better.
I'm passionated with it... Use at my workouts
America has cultural history and we owe a lot to America, yet Europe has Cultural History so deep and ancient it could be enriching for Americans.
Yes... Heilung please.
I support this strongly. "Heilung" is the name of the band and is the German word for healing. They have a YT channel with the same name. Would recommend any live performance on their channel, but would suggest to start with "Heilung | LIFA - In Maidjan LIVE" (watch?v=kmWTZ3KfnXE) or "Heilung | LIFA - Krigsgaldr LIVE" (watch?v=QRg_8NNPTD8). Then proceed for example with "Heilung | LIFA - Alfadhirhaiti LIVE" (watch?v=2wy-W-pYlds).
Odin is watching the nine worlds sitting on his Hildskhalf, hásæti, and listening, so proud!
Hel is in charge of the "9 realms". See Gylfaginning verse. 34.
Hail to the old Gods my friend
Dýrð sé Óðinn, faðir allra.
Hi girls, Helvegen means The Way to Hel, or The Path of Death: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/wardruna/helvegen.html
Wardruna's Einar Selvik has composed the music for HBO's Vikings, and the game Assassin's Creed Valhalla (to be released later this year). His favourite language is Old norse (norrønt) - used in Scandinavia, Iceland etc 7th-15th century, I recently heard in a radio interview with NRK (norwegian broadcasting). Still I'm waiting for more reacts to yet another norwegian - Angelina Jordan... :)
And no doubt we should ask Dr. Jackson Crawford just how bad Einar is butchering the pronounciation.
@@aenorist2431 I would say that einar is better than him xD english is soooo much further away than norwegian
You mentioned God of War, you guys should listen to Eivør - Trøllabundin. She is featured in some of the music you hear in God of War :) what she does with her voice is nothing short of magical!
YES!!
Agreed! Recommend the black and white video.
Theres a different live version they did in a cave. The acoustics are the bomb! And it has subtitles;) I suggest watching it off camera later
This song is about dying in a meaningful way so that you are remembered, and how Odin's eye is watching
Hel is the godess of the dead! She lives in Niflheim. Helheim is the name of realm of the dead - sometimes shortened Hel.
Wrong Hel is the ruler of Helheim
@@jfolks9567 from wiki/Heimskringla: ..."In the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, and Heimskringla, Hel is referred to as a daughter of Loki. In the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, Hel is described as having been appointed by the god Odin as ruler of a realm of the same name, located in Niflheim. In the same source, her appearance is described as half blue and half flesh-coloured and further as having a gloomy, downcast appearance."...
@@jfolks9567 hel is the daughter of loki helheim was guarded not ruled by a great spirit eagle
Love AURORA's contribution to this! She really is a viking queen!
Anything by Eniar. He is an amazing composer. He did most of the scores to the Tv show Vikings. I agree with others you should check out Heilung they do throat singing of the Nordic style. Since you love HU i think you might dig these guys as well. They also do a campfire style set up but get way more into the Mythology. Another really interesting band is Arstidir they are Icelandic.
I was impressed by how strongly Aurora sang at the last sung verse to match Einar's strong voice.
volume doesnt vary by gender, in fact the loudest fukers are the likes of Maria Sharapova.
it's just a pitch difference and difference in mannerisms
Wardruna,Aurora,Heilung,Eivør Pálsdóttir are mentioned....let me add some more : Sigur Ros (Island),Skáld (France),Kati Rán (Netherlands),Dead Can Dance (Ireland/Australia),Faun (Germany),Lindy Fay Hella (Norway-regular Wardruna Member,Solo under her own name)......
Great list, may I suggest also Anilah, Danheim and Leidungr
Sólstafir (Iceland) Hamfred, Tyr (faroe Islands) Myrkur (Denmark)
Wardruna has made the music for the new Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Cool. Didn't know that.
The song words of the raven is sick
I was very happy to hear that Einar Selvik was working on music for Valhalla and Dr. Jackson Crawford was helping with language and runes.
God pronounced your - rrr!!! . 👍 - gjallarbrui is the bridge between the life her and the place off the gods. The last bit was from Håvamål ( The speak from the highest- Odin) . Best wishes from Bergen Norway 🇳🇴- stay safe ❤️
vi elsker Norge! Familien min er fra Bergen! ❤️🇳🇴
Hail the old ways. hail the old gods
the old gods and the new
For Alfadir, for Thor, for heimdall, for baldur, for freya and frigg, the real Gods of the men.
@@Doctor_whom no, Fuck the New god.
Great choice, Wardrune :)
Heilung, another great band live, is an experience of it's own :) Krigsgaldr or In Maidjan would be a good start. Another suggestion would be Nytt Land "Song of the Kazym Goddess". The official video is beautiful.
Heilung!!
Kalandra did the BEST cover of Helvegen, give it a listen.
I am really glad that you reviewed this and took some time to read a little about the song. As another commented, Hel is not Hell, but a realm in the mythology and Einar has written for tv and gaming. Yep, Hel was mentioned in the latest God of War game too (Great game btw). Awesome review. If you enjoyed this (song gives me chills) maybe check out a group called Heilung. Similar sonically and even lyrically and just as popular as Wardruna (in my opinion anyway). Thanks as always. Stay safe.
HelVegen(*1) (Wardruna & Aurora)
Hvem skal synge meg (who shall sing me)
i daudsvevna slynge meg (into the death-sleep sling me)
når eg på Helvegen går (when I walk on the road to the underworld)
og dei spora eg trår er kalda, så kalda (and the road I walk is cold, so cold)
Eg songane søkte ( I studied songs )
Eg songane sende ( I made songs )(*2)
då den djupaste brunni (when the deepest well)
gav meg dråper så ramme (gave me the drops, touched )
av Valfaders pant ( of the Death-Fathers wager )(*3)
Alt veit eg, Odin ( I know it all Odin!)
var du gjømde ditt auge (where you hid your eye)(*4)
Hvem skal synge meg (who shall sing me)
i daudsvevna slynge meg(into the death-sleep sling me)
når eg på Helvegen går (when I walk on the road to the underworld)
og dei spora eg trår er kalda, så kalda (and the road I walk is cold, so cold)
Årle ell i dagars hell ( early in the day it will end)
enn veit ravnen om eg fell ( and the raven will know, the moment I fall)
Når du ved helgrindi står (when you stand at the gate of Death)
og når du laus deg må riva (and you have to tear free)
skal eg fylgje deg (I shall follow you)
over Gjallarbrua med min song (acrross the resounding bridge: with my song)(*5)
Du blir løyst frå banda som bind deg! (You will be free from the bonds, that you bound)
Du er løyst frå banda som batt deg! (You will be free from the bonds, that bind you)(*6)
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(*7)
Døyr fe, døyr frender (cattle dies, friends die)
Døyr sjølv det sama (you yourself will die)
men ordet om deg aldreg døyr (but word about you will never die)
vinn du et gjetord gjevt (when you have lived a good life)
Døyr fe, døyr frender (cattle dies, friends die)
Døyr sjølv det sama (you yourself will die)
Eg veit eins, et som aldreg døyr (I know one thing, that never dies)
dom om daudan kvar (the reputation of those who died) (*8)
(*1) Hel in Nordic mythology is not the same as Hell in Christian mythology. Hel is where all the non-combatatns go after they die (combatants go to ValHalla)
(*2) Early in life: they learned the legends. Later in life: they wrote some new ones.
(*3) The deepest well has given its last drops: time has run out.
(*4) Odin hung himself upside down in Yggdrasil, the tree of life, to experience the universe from all different angles. We, are Odins eyes. We, are one godlike creature.
(*5) Gjallarbrua is the bridge across the river Styx, that seperates the living from the death.
(*6) This is the moment she dies: she lets all the things that bound her to this world go, and then she also lets go all the things that she bound to this world. Then she dies.
(*7) By her grave, the same men then recites a poëm from the book Hávamál en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1vam%C3%A1l , the most famous poëm: Gestaþáttr
(*8) The poëm basically says: we shall all die, but one thing that never dies: is the impression we make on this world.
Thank you for taking from your time to post this. Nowing the words makes it that much more beautiful. Thank you
You should react to Einar Selvik more, his works are legendary in modern Norwegian folk music.
In the North myth, death is just another door, hell is when you are not just, death is nothing to fear if you live a just life. Please take care, love you 2 :-) Love from Sweden
I really recommend the Swedish national anthem by Jonna Jinton♡♡♡
Ooh haven’t heard that and I know who she is.
The singer wrote it to be his funeral song. The name eludes me but there was a viking age poet who did that and his son sung it at his funeral.
That’s incorrect
P3 Live: AURORA "God is a woman" (Ariana Grande cover)
If you like this, I can imagine you would like something from Dead Can Dance. They can invoke a very similar atmosphere.
If you want to try something completely different and weird, try Nina Hagen. Her vocals are all over the place lol
1. Give Wardruna a nother try. Raido is a song I recomend.
2. Give Eivor a try. She is a singer from the faroe Islands and was involved in the God of War Soundtrack.
Eivor - Trollabundin is one song. th-cam.com/video/agAvAAv8FrU/w-d-xo.html
I feel the emotion, I feel the fire burning inside me when I hear this. I have a connection with my soul. A blessing to have this artists
Wardruna caught the interest of the people behind the massive production of The Vikings,and they used several of the bands songs in that tv serie. Ubisoft not long after headhunted them into making the main soundtrack for Assassins Creed Valhalla. So next time you hear music in AC Valhalla,it might just be Wardruna.
5:37 Thats a Lur btw,Norways oldest and longest instrument. Its tracable back to the bronze age. In length its abit similar to the Didgeridoo from Australia.
It was used to warn the village of an upcoming attack,or to make the warriors ready for battle,but it was also used in social settings,like saluting the crowning of a new king,a marriage etc. It can be a really beautiful sound,but also a seriously intimidating sound for people approaching the village.
If you ever heard the movie with Antonio Banderas called The 13th Warrior,you will hear the Lur on a few occasions. Then you know a funfact not everyone knows.
They actually made a lot of the music for Assassins Creed Valhalla - since you mentioned games.
Deyr Fé,
deyja Frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
ek veit einn,
at aldrei deyr:
dómr um dauðan hvern
English
livestock dies,
friends die,
our self the same,
I know one,
that never dies,
the reputation of the deceased
You are listening to the young voices of a very old religion/culture. It's ok to join if you like, there are Norse pagans of all races now. 👍
I like the music and art, but Im an atheist.
I like folk musicfrom more than one area
Yes skald is also an awesome Scandinavian band also Greek mythology and viking culture.. would love to see you react to skald. Run or gleipneir
To me it actually gives off an ancient, Viking, and spiritual vibes. I am a religious and spiritual person and I love how the music gives off spiritual, ancient, and Viking vibes.
Germanic / Norse tribes ❤️
Helheim is the Nordic Hell .... So it means the road to Hel .... more or less ! ;) You can kinda sing the dead through Helheim ..... so they can find their way to Asgaard ... the realm of the Gods !
Miss HEL is kinda simular to Sct. Peter ..... kinda / sorta but not quite :P
She sings : Who shall/will sing for me when i walk the path/road to Hel(heim)
No helhiem is the land of the goddess of hel and the dead it’s nefelheim that’s bad I think I’m still a tad bit new to the Nordic faith
I love 💕 your Reactions...Aurora has an ethereal voice. I like her song “The Seed”. I know you from your Reactions to the HU Band from Mongolia 🇲🇳. I have not seen you react yet to Diana Ankudinova the very young rare Contralto from Russia 🇷🇺. I would encourage you to view her performance on the Show called “You’re Super”. Great 👍🏽 Content. Stay Safe and Positive.
Hel isn’t the same as Hell. Hel isn’t hot it’s cold
Kven skal synge meg-------------Who shall sing me
i daudsvevna slynge meg------------(when) the death-sleep throws me
når eg på Helvegen går------------When I walk on the Path to Hel (Not hell - but the realm of the dead)
og dei spora eg trår er kalda, så kalda-------and the tracks I tread are cold, so cold
Eg songane søkte---------------I sought the songs
Eg songane sende--------------I sent the songs
då den djupaste brunni------------when the deepest well
gav meg dråper så ramme------------gave me the drops so bitter
av Valfaders pant---------------of Death-fathers wager
Alt veit eg, Odin-----------------I know it all, Odin
kvar du auge løynde------------where you hid your eye
Hvem skal synge meg-------------Who shall sing me
i daudsvevna slynge meg------------in the death-sleep throwing me
når eg på Helvegen går------------When I walk on the Path to Hel
og dei spora eg trår er kalda, så kalda-------and the tracks I tread are cold, so cold
Årle ell i dagars hell--------------early in the days end
enn veit ravnen om eg fell------------still the raven knows if I fall
Når du ved Helgrindi står -----------When you stand by the Gate of Hel
og når du laus deg må riva------------And you have to tear free
skal eg fylgje deg-----------------I shall follow you
over Gjallarbrua med min song-----------across the Resounding Bridge with my song
Du blir løyst frå banda som bind deg!---------You will be freed from the bonds that bind you!
Du er løyst frå banda som batt deg!----------You are freed from the bonds that bound that you!
Døyr fe, døyr frender---------------Cattle die, kinsmen die
Døyr sjølv det sama----------------You yourself will also die
men ordet om deg aldreg døyr----------but the word about you will never die
vinn du et gjetord gjevt---------------if you win a good reputation
Døyr fe, døyr frender ----------------Cattle die, kinsmen die
Døyr sjølv det sama----------------You yourself will also die
Eg veit et som aldreg døyr------------I know one that never dies
dom om daudan kvar---------------the reputation of those who died
(I translated this trying to keep the traditional grammar that the text is written in, while also trying to keep the rhythmics of the poem/song. This is an old Norse tradition - to sing the memory or even the existence of those we love. Our Sami family - they have the Joik. They are still performing Joik for a lost family member, a friend, or even a place. (My grandmother would always sing my grandparent's mountain cabin. Which is deep folklore to make oneself being known as one walks up to the cabin for "nature" or the "nature spirits" that friends are arriving and give them time to fall back - while also being a map and compass of the location - and memories of the place almost like a living being in itself. This also had practical purposes. As she walked 5 hours to the family "beite" from school (her parents were busy on the valley main farm) - it was common to sing the "song of place" so that the cattle on summer "wild grassing" (beite) would not be distressed by people arriving. Which is similar to the girls in the mountains (budeie) also sang the cattle/goats/sheep home for milking by a specific song for the cattle of said farm.
The song above, as you can see is about singing the dead. Or as we say in modern Scandinavia: We all die twice. First, our bodies die. Secondly, we die when we are forgotten by those who loved us for what we did in life. There is also a moral warning in the final verse which is age-old. Our reputation stays after we died. (To find sweet songs about Adolf these days have been difficult for more than 70 years - but bad songs (or history) is still alive and remembered). In other words - it is best to have the death of body being remembered by songs of honour and kindness - representing our souls. And that idea is pre-Christian, as it is not affected by a moment of guilt or sorrow by holly water on death bed cleansing the CV of whole life.
Hope this brief insight into the words and the culture of its origin helps to make some sense to traditional Norse music and text as expressed in the song.
glacier activity Can’t believe I had to scroll this far down for a translation, great job!
Love this kind of music and seeing and hearing your reactions to it was awesome. ^^ I would, if I may, recommend some of these bands that might fit in great for reactions.
Skald - Rûn.
Heilung - Krigsgaldr.
Faun - Walpurgisnacht
Kulning - Ancient herdingcall - A farewell song to the cows
These songs have a good Neoletic feel of the Northern realms of Europe.
I'd love to see your take on Garmarna ft Maxida Märak - Över Gränsen. It's a modern Scandinavian folk song that mixed styles, and brings in a Native Scandinavian (Sami) rapper who is so awesome. A song about crossing borders, both spiritual and physical.
The male singer, Einar Selvik, is one of the formost in Norway when it comes to music from the pre Viking and Viking era.
Wardruna has a lot of the music on the Vikings series.
FYI:
Hel, it's not only the realm of the death, it's also the godess of the death realm. HEL was daughter of Loke and gygra Angerboda.
The road to hel is north and down, - so under ground, and the road is not easy.
And it's cold, so the oposite of the Christian version of Hell. (so in Norse mythology "Hel freeze over" all the time) X)
Einar selvik
@@chimeraofolympus6288 Thnx for pointing it out. My autocorrect has now been manually corrected ;) :P
with the phones: i was Wardruna a couple times before and every time, i just sat there, completely captured by their music and performance... you are not able to take you phone out xD you dont even think about it, you are just there in the moment and feel like you traveled in time / the english word hell does in fact come from the goddess Hel, however it wasnt a scary place, just a place you go after death (only warriors that fell in battle went to valhalla)
Kitty approved.
If you ladies want some more power metal check out either the Japanese band Unlucky Morpheus song Angreifer or a Canadian band Unleash the Archers song Awakening. Both bands have talented musicians and powerful female lead singers. 🤘😊🤘
Einar Selvik,also known as Kvitrafn,started as the Drummer of GORGOROTH,a norvegian Black Metal Band,so he knows how to rise his Voice for sure.Check out his Cooperation with GHAAL,former Gorgoroth Singer.....amazing Stuff!.....Greatz from DüssHELdorf,Germania from Fenris.
Ladies you are great, I appreciate the fact you listened first, then spoke.
Great song she Is so talented. Have a great day. Keep laughing Ariana i love you're laugh ✌
That kind of music will open your mind and spirit if you just listen... And by the way Ari you are drop dead gorgeous.
your cat sings out of rythm ;-)
Check out the new EPIC Song of Wardruna : Wardruna - Lyfjaberg (Healing-mountain) : th-cam.com/video/VEizKmZlUAw/w-d-xo.html
It's not the way to hell... But the way to HEL, as in Helheim.
The kingdom of the goddess HEL.
Where you go when you die of more natural causes. Unlike warriors who go to Valhalla.
Hell is not really a part of the Åsatru faith.
The cat know the truth and just relaxing knowing that Hel is not Hell. Frøya had a wagon pulled by two cats. Just a Funfact.
Most of the song is in Norwegian, but the a cappela part at the end is in Old Norse. It's from the Havamal. The English translation is:
Cattle die, kinsmen die,
the self must also die;
but glory never dies,
for the man who is able to achieve it.
Cattle die, kinsmen die,
the self must also die;
I know one thing which never dies:
the reputation of each dead man
Helvegen is the road we travel when we pass.....remember our ancestors....the song is about 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.......
hel is not hell.. good ppl valhalla, normal dead ppl was hel, and bad ppl Niffelheim more what you think hell is:) :)
My son turned me on to this song. I think we played it a thousand times BOTH WITH TEARS IN OUR EYES. HES A VETERAN. Beautiful song. I love the video. POWERFUL!
The ALTERNATIVE Live Version in a Coast CAVE with English Subtitles : Wardruna feat. AURORA - Helvegen +multi-language Subtitles ⚙ : th-cam.com/video/YWE9LDIuA0M/w-d-xo.html
I heard your fur baby, paused the video thinking my cat wanted to come inside. So I got up walked around to the doors looking for him. Saying to myself “k I’m hearing 💩” then you beautiful ginger appeared.
Wardruna + kitty scritches?
That's sub.. No question.
Do Heilung. You gotta work your way up Krigsgaldr before In Maidjan
I watched a different reaction and they didn't play it all the way through you 2 did
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" hvar mun slyngje mèr...." noortje vikingr serkr "douad men" sing
I'd like to see your reaction & comments on " Eve Goodman- Dacw 'Nghariad [Welsh folk song] "
If im correct, the point of the song is to encourage the dead as they walk the long bridge into the afterlife. We sing the Helvegen for the dead's journey not for us, but of course it is emotional to sing it for this purpose. I quietly sung this song for a friend of mine who passed at his funeral. He was Christian and I didnt want to be disrespectful to his family. I couldn't help tearing up thinking of him hearing the voices singing him across the bridge of the dead. I strongly suggest you study the translation of the lyrics and try to understand the Norse imagery it invokes. Very deep, very powerful.
I went from France to London just to see a Wardruna performance, and as you said, the fanbase is incredible, very passionate about the work they do and there talent of course, and you realy noticed that fans come to enjoy the performance, and not wasting this moment by filming the whole show :)
I was meant to be going to see them in Finland on the 1st of August until the rona hit :( I’m from north east England
@ I'm was not complaining about the travel in my comment you know ?
This is a death chant, similar songs were sung by the Norse people in ancient times when people were dying, to ease their way to the other side. This song tells the dying person that although all things die, and they too must die, that the most important and lasting thing they leave behind, which will never die, is their legacy (or “reputation”).
Wardruna doesn’t make Norwegian folk music, it’s more an interpretation of the Viking Age and Norse mythology.
“Helvegen” is in the series “Vikings”, and the scene is when “Floki” kills the priest “Athelstan”.
Ladies, check out Eivor Palsdottir ( from the Faroe Islands, "Trolabudin"), Skald and to go further back in Nordic culture Heilung.
Great reaction. When i sit around a campfire here in Norway, i always listen to this song. Same goes if i am just out hiking. One of the most amazing songs out there.
Hel (from Norse mythology) and Hell (from Christianity) are two vastly different places. Hel in Norse Mythology is basicly just ''the underworld'' or ''the realm of the dead'', where MOST people are likely to end up in that belief. There are other ''afterlives'' reserved for mighty warriors and others, like ''Valhall/Valhalla'' the Halls of Odin, but also the Halls of Freya, and others. Bottom line is, Hel and Hell are not the same places.
MORE AURORA!!!!!!!!!!
Just in case nobody else have pointed it out, the verse he speaks at the end is from a Norse manuscript called Haavamaal. It constitues of 164 verses and it lists advise for how to conduct ones life. The particular verses he cites are verse 76 and 77 and they go like this:
76.
Døyr fe;
døyr frendar;
døyr sjølv det same.
Men ordet um deg
aldri døyr
vinn du eit gjetord gjævt.
77.
Døyr fe;
døyr frendar;
døyr sjølv det same.
Eg veit eitt
som aldri døyr,
dom um daudan kvar.
They roughly translates as this:
76
Lifestock die
Kindred die
you will die too
But the memory of you will
never die
If you gain an illustrious reputation
77
Lifestock die
Friends die
you will die too
But I know one thing that never dies,
The glory of the great dead
Why do christians even call it "Hell". Why not just call it by it's origianal Arameic word "Gehenna" (or something from the bible) and stop mixing up Nordic mythology with Christianity.
Hel is the underworld in Norse myth. It isn’t the Christian Hell. Hel is also the goddess of the Norse underworld similar to Hecate in Greek mythology.
Nordic afterlife is not "Hell". Lorded over by Hel. Not the same. More like Greek afterlife, just really boring.
Ffs 🤦🏻♀️ Hel is not like the English version of Hell. Not the same thing.
Hi from germany, this is a very old song from nordic germanic history, Odin and his Raven watching and knowing evrything because he gave his eye to be all knowing and it tells you how to get to Helheim ( Hel ) the place of the daughter of Loki, you have to cross the bridge over Gjöll ( the river of the dead ) which is the border river from the human world Midgard to the underworld of Helheim it is guarded by the giant Móðguðr, she belongs to the Jötun. If you reach the entry to Helheim the door is guarded by the hellhound Garm, which lets pass all who didnt die in battle, all who are convicted of murder, cheating or to bear false witness are going to the part of Helheim which is called Náströnd, It all is part of the Edda (nordic, germanic saga)
The culture I suspect you mean near the end is the Judeo-Christian faiths? They did steal 'Hell' from the far earlier pagan faith (Helheim), though they altered it from just the land of the dead to being about torture and things. They also took 'Jul' (Christmas) and 'Samhain' (Halloween).
You should listen to the live version in a cave entrance. It becomes more haunting with the sounds bouncing off the wall.
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In Norse Mythology Valhalla is where you go if you die as a warrior, or execution... basically death by the sword. Hel is different than Christian Hell. Helvegen is where someone would go if they died of old age, sickness, or other natural causes.
Holy Crap. I never ever comment on anything on YT but found this (very cool) reaction video. The comments are a bunch of nonsense. 1: EVERYTHING in this song is modern Norwegian, except for the spoken part. That is modern Norwegian language used to speak old Norse from Hovamål. The song is a sorrow song, who will remember me when I am dead, and then it flips, I will remember you and help you ("sing you") into the next world. The literal translation of "Helvegen" is "The Road to Hell", but as several people here have commented, this is NOT the Christian hell nonsense. This is HEL from the old norse culture. The sentence "You are released from the bounds that bind YOU" is the last word from Einar when he sings. Jeez, how hard can this be? I am a Norwegian with ancestry back to the "vikings", or more correct, old times. Please be a little more precise when commenting on this channel......because the girls running this channel seems like two very cool ladies.....
Not norwegian but old norse. From back in Viking days.
Pure magic, our scandinavian old norse heritage portrait beautifully
So, not related to the song, but related to the Norsemen and how Vikings left their mark. All ginger kitties, like the one on your couch (adorable, btw) have their genetic line traced back to the Scandinavian countries. Vikings would take cats with them on their boats and they preferred ginger kitties. Look up Norwegian Forrest Cats, the legend says that they pulled Freya's chariot. Maine Coons are descended from them as well.
I see many others have suggested nordic artist BUT here is one which I highly recommend and you may already have heard without knowing: th-cam.com/video/hPR8REkWhWs/w-d-xo.html he is the lead singer from the 80s band a-ha (Take On Me) but that is not the track I’m suggesting. This is a live performance from a womens prison in Norway and is about a person that dances herself to death.
Helheim doesn't involve punishment. It's just not the great Valhalla feast.
Heaven and hell are concepts of the mind. Odin is a fierce God called on during battle. Hel is the daughter of Loki. Wodin/Odin even Grim are the names for the Norse god
In Nordic pagan culture all people go to Helheim (hell) after death except for the few who go to valhalla. The Christian concept of going to hell is based on this just with a more “good vs bad” approach instead of “heroic vs average”.
Am I missing something here? You cannot possibly properly hear of feel this song with earplugs.
th-cam.com/video/cg0TQyjdHJ0/w-d-xo.html heres the link with the lyrics if you guys care to listen. Its actually quite beafutiful. Hel is not a bad place its just been ripped off from the people who created Christianity.
Lucky you didn't listen to this on speakers... that cat would have turned into a Fenrir 👀.
Wardruna made songs for the tv-serie Vikings as well ;-)
That Einar Selvik entry hits you💥🔥
Hell is not a bad place like in christianity. People who did not deserve to go to valhalla go to hell to rest. Not to get punished...
In Norse mythology only warriors who die in battle, (male or female) go to Valhalla, everyone else goes to hel...to hang out.
On the phone thing. Some people respect the performance. They want to be in the moment instead of looking through their fucking I phone.