Now you can sing like a Viking. We’re thrilled to share the lyric video for Einar Selvik’s song, “Hrafnsmal: The Words of the Raven” from the Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Out of the North EP! Lakeshore Records and Ubisoft Music released the album this past summer, but as we head into winter, we can see this song sitting comfortably on our music rotation year-round. Watch the video below featuring Old Norse lyrics and see for yourself.
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Hrafnsmál – The Words of the Raven
(Excerpt from Old Norse medieval poem Hrafnsmál)
Kunna hugðak þik konung,
þanns á Kvinnum býr,
Hersin Norðmanna,
djúpum ræðr kjólum,
roðnum rǫngum
ok rauðum skjǫldum,
tjǫrguðum ǫ́rum
ok tjǫldum drifnum.
Hlaðnir óru hölða
ok hvítra skjalda,
vigra vestrœnna
ok valskra sverða;
grenjuðu berserkir,
guðr vas á sinnum,
emjuðu Ulfheðnar
ok ísörn dúðu.
Þá eru þeir reifir,
es vitu rómu væni,
ǫrvir upp at hlaupa
ok árar at sveigja,
hǫmlur at slíta
en hái at brjóta;
ríkula hykk þá vǫrru
þeysa at vísa ráði.
At berserkja
reiðu vilk spyrja,
bergir hræsævar,
hversu es fengit
þeims í folk vaða
vígdjǫrfum verum?
