Hrafnsmál - The Words of the Raven, Lyric Video - Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Official Video)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- "Hrafnsmál - The Words of the Raven" by Einar Selvik.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Out Of The North EP - out now.
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The song is based on an excerpt of a medieval skaldic poem from around year 900 by the Norwegian skald Þórbjǫrn hornklofi.
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It's impressive that Einar's taught himself this language. Many foreigners may think that this is a language that Norwegians understand, but it's not similar to Norwegian. It's just a few words here and there you can understand by just understanding Norwegian.
Learning Norwegian right now so I can sing these songs. What should I be learning instead
@@barriesandcream Icelandic is closer to old norse.
@@barriesandcream No, instead, learn Islandic, it is more closely related to old norse.
Funny that it's in Old Norwegian and that those who moved to Iceland were Norwegians speaking Old Norwegian and now they speak the language closest to Old Norwegian than Norwegian. (blame denmark)
I remember seeing Einar in an interview that Gaahl knew the language better than he did originally and hes had to learn it. Im glad he did as his music has scratched an itch i didnt know needed scratching since I fell in love with Clannads music in the 1980s
Einar Selvik the best!
some say he's a reincarnation of Buri..
It isn’t Vikings without Wardruna
Thanks for all the likes guys!! May we meet in Valhalla!!!!!
I have tickets to see them in October in Chicago and I'll pillage and burn if they cancel
Odins Wolf message me my friend if they cancel. Together we will burn them all
@@Darth2416 axe time, spear time, shields splintering
Odins Wolf though we go to our deaths we go knowing our gods wait for us in VALHALLA!
@@Darth2416 was born to die glorious and be carried off by a Valkirie to Valhalla
Wardruna's music is a piece of art and it will never die
^^
That's kind of an ironic statement, given Norse faith and views.
Everything must end, so that there may be beginnings. All endings lead into new beginnings. Everything is circular in it's nature, balanced and perfect. Even after Ragnarok, there was not an end to all life or the end of the world. Simply the death of the Norse Pantheon, and a rise of others to replace them, who carry their tales and stories into the new world as they rebuild for themselves. Much as Odin and his brothers did after the fall of their Father and Grandfather.
By the belief system they sing about and seem to hold, they likely fully expect to be replaced and accept it as the eventual reality of life, as generations and "worlds" change. Life was not a straight line. Rather, it was a circle. What changed in the circle was the names of those who lived and influenced it, shaped it, during their time in the circle.
. PERIOD. You forgot the PERIOD.
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Again, Einar shows us that he is a messenger of Gods! :) Joking aside, Einar Selvik created another astonishing master piece. Whenever i listen to Wardruna, i find myself in awe, i am not Norwegian nor Icelandic but i listen to these songs in some type of trance/happiness. There is no other artist or band who can touch my soul like this. This is the beauty of Wardruna. Regardless of your nation he makes you feel at home! I cant be the only one who has those incredible feelings which make you dance, meditate, feel like a warrior, happy lie a little kid all at the same time! I feel all those even though i am not Nordic... This is pure talent, fascinating form of art. There is no other explanation! Congrats Einar!
I completely understand I feel the exact same as you just wrote. I do have Icelandic and Norwegian in my heritage and I am and always have loved Norway. Einar Linda and wardruna hit my heart and soul like a freight train.🇳🇴🇮🇸😍 I listen to them all the time. Blessed 🙏 be
This is ancient tunes, and worldmusic in my mind.
I think everybody can get the feeling this music is something they recognize deep down..and I am Norwegian - with old German, Danish, Swedish, Belgium, Scottish, Irish and English heritage, like most people in Scandinavia.
I'm from Puerto Rico and I absolutely love this. For some reason feel that Im at home, even thougth this is not the typical music of the island.
remember the diaspora are just as scandanavian as scandanavians usually - Take the UK - Many there their DNA is just as strongly connected to ancient norse as it is with the saxons
Desde un país tan lejano y pequeño como Chile. Entiendo perfectamente lo que describes. Wardruna es una obra de arte! ❤️
I heard that they're making a game for Wardruna, cool.
This! XD XD XD
What is the game?
@@battleax4609 assassins creed valhala, bruh, it was a joke....
Battle Ax stoopid
@TheColdWish I'm pure jelly
Vikings deserves his own franchise games with wardruna soundtrack.
Only if I am the main character
@@Darth2416 take my money then!
fala em portugués idiota!
@@cisastur cala boca
@@Darth2416 how about Ivar as the main character, king ragnar?
Gods! Everything Einar touches becomes pure gold. Blessed be!! ❤❤❤
no he is not midas and they don't turn to gold they turn to Diamonds
Italian right?
Einar, i want to thank you for taking this game to a whole different level. As a fellow Norwegian i can say that this game is the closest thing to my Dream Game. Your music completes it.
@EmtronVenger Beautiful
As a 2.6 Scandinavian I agree as well
Love this band ! Einar you did it again! Greetings from a Greek in Scotland.
Πάμε λίγο οι Ελληνες.
The old ones and the old ways speak through Einar. This song is incredible.
I love this, i love Wardruna
Einar nailed it totally and completely yet again. Never surprised when this happens, but always, totally, totally amazed. Wardruna is the sound of life running through my veins. Skål!!
Einar's voice in the beginning is pure magic
Goosebumps... Every single time i hear this song...
I love that feeling of peace and charge that Einar's voice transmits! Congratulations also to Jesper, great team!
Im glad they brought Jesper Kyd back
What kind of sick person downvotes this? Absolute masterpiece, thank you Einar Selvik and Wardruna for all that you do! Music from the gods!
Not sure but their obviously a dud 😂
Probably a Christian😂
I love you Wardruna and Einar Selvik. Even though I dont get to listen on my 3 hour communte everyday or at the gym, I always have time for these amazing tracks. So happy you are doing the soundtrack for this game aswell. You continue to present yourself in the most positive areas of my life!
Nice to see the texts translated. It’s very clear that Dutch , German, and Norwegian languages are related. I recognize a lot of words by sound and writing.
They're all Germanic. In fact, the Norse Gods are the original Gods of the Germanic people.
ᚼᚢᛅᛚᛘᛅᚱ ᚾᛁᚴᚬᛚᛅᛋᛋᚬᚾ and then came Christianity to ruin it all.
@@palantir135 unfortunately.
English used to be related until the Greek, French and many other languages influenced it.
Unless pretty much Old English.
English IS a Germanic language and looks / sounds like a Germanic language, and looks / sounds nada like Greek, pfff, and only Germanic languages can be so perfect and logical, like Dutch & English which are the prettiest and most refined languages ever with the most pretty words etc - also, Greek and most other European languages, including all Germanic languages and Celtic languages and Latin languages etc all come from the same language Proto European, anyway, and most words have always been in each new language that a certain dude created or modified, so it doesn’t mean that a word came from Greek or whatever, most base words were always in each new languages that was created from Proto European and from other languages that come from Proto European, and most languages that come from Proto European are pretty languages that were improved more and more, with each new modifying, while others were made into a non-pretty language, because not every dude that creates or modifies words and languages has such artistic talents and a logical mind, so very few dudes can create pretty words with great letter combinations and pretty word endings and pretty diphthongs etc, which is a true art, so the properly modified languages that come from Proto European are pretty, and they had a strong base, as the first words created in Proto European were nice enough for that time, but with Greek languages they became non-pretty, and then with Celtic languages and Germanic languages and the true Latin languages, they become pretty and better than ever before, as the dudes that modified those languages had a lot of talent for that time, especially the dude that created Old Norse, which is even more refined and easier to read than Modern Icelandic, so he had a lot of talent and a really good eye / ear for prettiness and harmonies, especially considering how ancient it is!
How to sell a game:
1_Put some Wardruna music in it
That's all, I'll buy it.
Yes
The original was better this is yrash and overproduced with reverb. Vikings dont sing in reverb.
Damn you can tell he’s witnessed this in his own way! Can’t get over how many ways you can express!
Im soo glad for Einar and his crew! Them getting soo much recognition in the movie and gaming industry reminds me off Alen Walkers ascension to fame.
Funny, Alan Walker is from the same city as Einar (Bergen, Norway)
@@thomasnorb4077 no fucking way! Now that's soo awesome! 😄
The Norwegian blood in me bubbles and seethes with pride every time Einar Selvik creates another poetic masterpiece. Can't wait for his new album and I can't wait for this game. If Ubisoft put 1% of the effort into the game that Einar puts into his craft then we are in for a really special experience.
Always thinking of a raid against any random monastery for need of supplies. Wardrunas songs are the soul to the game. Love that song
But first
Need to check the alliance map
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OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED
sounds christian..
@@carloseduardosanchezramire4676 I am christian. That doesn't mean I can't appreciate pagan music and rejoice when it becomes more mainstream
@@morgoth_bauglir True, but christian values are against pagan ones.
@@carloseduardosanchezramire4676 depends on which values you focus on. In my opinion, both the bible and the pagan texts and myths we have, are very convoluted and can be interpreted in many ways, which can differ from person to person and from culture to culture
@@nihilnemo5421 HEY EVIE! I've been meaning to drop by the comments this whole week and I always forget to!
0:33 the shot of the dude praying goes crazy
I stumbled upon Wardruna after the TV-show VIKINGS, and I fell in love with the sound instantly.. As a Dane i feel that Wardruna reignites the glory of my heritage and gives a reminder about the power that this cuntry was once build upon..
Love this music. Very moving, and evocative; a sense of far off lands, filled with mysteries just waiting to be discovered.
this is my go-to song for ACV Combat, the fighting, the raiding, the glory to be had, it brings me to my Nordic Ancestors when they fought, when they killed, when they died in Combat. its a feeling i cant put into words. so i say Skol Skald, may your stories of our Ancestors be sang by the Gods of the Aseir, and may they become of Legends. My your stories teach the new of the old.
This song is soooo amazingly good - makes me floating around world just like Hugin and Munin yet brings me back to a tribe. Am so excited to know that I will attending their concert in Norway next spring
Good song to wake up to. Good start of my Sunday.
I'm a simple man, See wardruna's video, like it
Nothing wrong with this Morton. Nothing wrong with this.
I’ve never played any Assassins Creed game before , but this one can’t wait to get hands on it ! Specially with Einar as Maestro 👌👌👌
Te recomiendo que jueges assassins creed origins, de esa forma vas a entender la historia
El cordobes 2006 pêro todos los juegos que saliram antes ?
@@FlyingTaurus origins es una precuela. Origins, odyssey y valhalla suceden mucho antes que los primeros assassin's creed
El cordobes 2006 gracias por las dicas companheiro 👌
😍😍😍 The soul has been touched again..
This game would never be possible without Einar's Voice. Period.
Masterpiece. I love Wardruna so much.
Jag älskar Vikingarna sååååååååååååååååååååååå mycket
you know a viking game is gonna be lit when they have the good sense to get wardruna on board
I've never heard anything so beautiful! Thank you Einar!
Wardruna just made me want to play this even more. This should’ve been the main trailer song.
best video game song ever. because its not a video game song to me, its part of my regular playlists.
This music is from nature, from blood and from death. This is a master piece. Well done again Einar, this was sooooo good!!!! We are waiting for u to come to Greece ( I hope in an ancient theater).
Μακάρι
Μακάρι δεν λες τίποτα
I love it when Eivor & the bois start singing this sh*t on my way to the coast for some bow & arrow fishing.
I wouldn't be lying if i said this game and its soundtrack (especially Wardruna/Einars) is the best thing ever. i am the most excited about this game than anyone else im 100% sure
The music is super intense , and strong. And the voice of the main singer is amazing. The instruments and the epic ,loved it. Beautiful.
Why wasn't this masterpiece used for the trailer?
Ubisoft is strange
Its so fucking strange. With this ost I want to play this game even if its shitty. Cinematic looks WAAAAY better with this music
@Thrax Voivod Vikings acted like todays n-words, and there were as much sluts as we have now
It is more about authentic look of the time and culture, so fucking Battlefield 5 tier music doesnt fit cinematic about atmosphere of viking age
@@ivan4010 they think #thinklikeaviking marketing will work better! Theres certainly some brain dead ass people upstairs in there
@Thrax Voivod couldn't have said it better myself
One of the best songs I have ever heard in my entire life.
Love all these new songs they keep producing 🥳
they?
M. B. Wardruna of course I think it’s nearly a song a month at the moment
@@dieafrikaansbear8995 It's mostly Einar behind Wardruna.
Ok captain pedantic.
I was so happy wehn I heard Einar Selvik taking part in the making of the AC Valhalla Soundtrack
This will be the Wardruna album with game attached to it
I'd rather wait for Kvitravn album. This will be nice soundtrack to raiding southern England though. Let's just hope the AC Valhalla won't turn into typical generic Ubi bullshit. I'd want an RPG game set into universe of Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice, now that would be great.
Every music/song composed by Einar gives me shivers...such a great artist! 💜
it's good that this is making this type of music more widespread, of course einar had to be the one doing it
literally listened to this 20 times today. Einar speaks to the soul
Odin is with us!
skal
SKAL TO ODIN!!
Heil Woden!
@Prabh Sandhu ok tbh, the God of War games are portraying the gods as evil lol
@Prabh Sandhu oh dont worry im not hurt lol I loved GOW4 and put aside my beliefs I believe making the norse gods evil was great seeing the creators of GOW need antagonists
Ugh. I immediately knew your music would make this game 100 times better. Beautiful.
Epicness as always. Really want that game now
My goosebumps last for a while after the music stops playing. Love from HK
Ok AC Valhalla made me, start listening to nordic music
I wouldn't have bought AC Valhalla without a true folk norwegian music. That's why I bought It.
Gods, this is absolutely amazing!
This is the most beautiful video & song for a game I've been waiting for more than a year, and am a long life Vikings lover. Can't wait longer...🔥
Идеальное исполнение! Эйнар большое спасибо за Ваше творчество!
Im so happy that this game is coming out, not only does it capture more of the "real" side of vikings and not some stereotypical "Pointed helmet heathen". I hope Wardruna is used for most of the game because I will never stop playing it.
Amazing, this is just pure gold!
I feel cold winds of North in your music, just wow
This is fantastic, Einar!! Ver heill ok sæll
Awww....⚡🎼🙌 goose bumps...feel the spirit...tusen takk 🎼💯
I am a powerful believer in the norse, so this song and the whole band brings me closer to the gods and goddesses
Omg powerful music again 😭 I love you
First I was like "Oh, a new AC game with viking vibes in it? Naahh...not enough." Then I´ve read Einar is the singer for it. "DAMN! I AM BUYING IT!"
Si Einar Selvik hizo varios temas para la serie Vikings. No estuvo mal que lo haya hecho para este juego. Excelente trabajo.
Don't care what any one says, Valhalla is a fucking awesome game.
great game and great music. Einar also sings a beautiful song at the end of the game and I must admit I teared up listening to it. It was like I was missing something I never knew.
Привет из России! Когда я узнал что вардруна пишет саундтрек на "Асасинс крид: Вальгалла", мой интерес к игре сильно возрос, с удовольствием буду играть в игру под великолепную музыку вардруна. И да, Один ждёт нас в Вальгалле!!!
Amazing!!! ♡ listen to Wadruna aaaaaall the time
Einar 🥰 love the livemusic and acoustic 😊
I feel so home when I listen to your music, thank you for that! I found myself with your music.
The sound is very different from the usual Wardruna, especially for the flute and that guitar-like instrument
It sounds like a more vigorous use of the kravik lyre...thats what I suspect, anyway.
Yeah, that's Einar Selvik's perosnal lyre used many times. You can see it in Fehu (acoustic) at Wardruna's channel
Its because this is a video game soundtrack, its supposed to be a title song. While Wardruna's songs are usually more atmospheric, this one goes more like a normal poem.
Watch this clip of Einar playing this song on his lyre live. He strums it like it was a guitar instead of finger-picking one string at a time, which is what he usually does in his music. th-cam.com/video/vy2SWxtvPeM/w-d-xo.html
Amazing!! There could be no other to make the music for the Vikings!!
Like everything else, I love this!
I've been playing the AC games for a while. Very cool to see you producing music for the next game.
Perfect, as usual! Wardruna the best! 🤟
Tusen takk for samarbeidet Einar
Wow!!!
They need some Heilung in the soundtrack also.
Their song blew everyone away in the Hellblade 2 trailer.
Dude, I'm so happy you guys got to do this, that's awesome!
Spoiler alert!!!
Just imagine finding the pit in which Ragnar died in a forest in North-Umbria, one of the regions in the game.
Then snake pit poetry starts playing.......
I would lose my shit.
Right there with you. That would be so beyond epic I don't think I could handle it. Especially if you could faintly here Ragnar in the mist saying "...I welcome the Valkyries to summon me home!"
...and a rumble of thunder...
@@edgunderson6570 Ohhhh the chills I would get.
That would be a great surprise
Lololol
What a beautiful song and music.😊
Emocionante ,n tem como n amar!😍❤
You guys did such an incredible work!
Finally music that goes with the game. I don't know who chose the music for the trailer but it is annoying and out of theme.
I find it good enough for ""normies"" and even though i'll be flamed for it the music fit with the theme especially when the viking chanting started
Very powerful. You can really feel the spirit of Scandinavia and this game fits perfectly. Amazing video!
Yessss.
Yup one of my ancestors was Scandinavian as well but they couldn’t find from where on my 23and me dna test so I’m guessing they were born somewhere in one of those countries then settled in England or or Germany cause I have high percentages in the UK as well as Ireland
@@jman7481 yep im danish and live here.
In some point we are in family with alot of irish and english folks.
Thanks for the English subtitles. The music is powerful on it's own, but nice to know what he is saying...new fan here !!
I thought I wasn't going to ever buy another Assassin's Creed game again and then Ubisoft goes ahead and makes the game about Vikings with Einar Selvik composing music for it.
How could I resist a deal like that?
Glad to see Einar with this project although the visuals are more fantasy than what it was during real life viking era.
They said they were hiring Einar Selvik...
Turns out, they hired the entire group...not that I'm complaining
Greetings from Siberia, brothers and sisters! Great music!
Wardruna é foda, cada vez mais conquistando o cenário de trilhas musicais para jogos.👊
Muito bom gosto muito das músicas
O fundador tinha é o mesmo do gorgoroth kkkk
Just like every Wardruna song they post i can't stop listening to it, this is goooood
I'm still deciding if I should get Cyberpunk or Valhalla and I think in the end Einar Selvik will be the reason why I'll choose Valhalla.
Edit: Thank you Einar for helping me make the right choice.
Wow, so happy I discovered this. Such powerful music.
Proud🇳🇴
Soundtrack alone makes me want to play this game, hopefully it plays as good as it looks