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Release Date
15 March 2013
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Length
11 tracks
Runaljod - Yggdrasil is the second album by Wardruna. It is an interpretation of the elder futhark and is sung in Norwegian, Old Norse and Proto-Norse. The lyrics center around Norse spiritual themes.
The song Fehu that was used in Vikings during a raiding scene tells of the dangers of gold and wealth and how greed takes over the hearts of men. The title of the opening song is Rotlaust Tre Fell which means "a rootless tree falls" is based on the philosophy of the band. The song is an invocation of the all-father Odin and "my mother Frigg" and "wise vanir", "ancient thurs" and the norns. The final track "Helvegen" (the Road to Hel) is essentially a funeral song. The song (and album) closes with the famous stanza from Hávamal: "Cattle die, kinsmen die, You yourself will also die, but the word about you will never die, if you win a good reputation. Cattle die, kinsmen die, You yourself will also die, I know one that never dies: the judgement of those who died".
Arranged By – Gaahl, Einar*, Lindy-Fay Hella*
Artwork – Øivind*
Composed By, Vocals, Instruments , Producer, Liner Notes – Einar Kvitrafn Selvik*
Mastered By – Morgan Nicolaysen
Mixed By – Herbrand Larsen
Recorded By, Mixed By, Engineer – Einar*
Vocals – Gaahl, Lindy-Fay Hella*
Track list:
1 Rotlaust Tre Fell 4:11
2 Fehu 6:45
3 NaudiR 6:31
4 EhwaR 4:10
5 AnsuR
Vocals – Heidi Nybro
Voice – Lars Magnar Enoksen
6:31
6 IwaR 5:42
7 IngwaR 5:28
8 Gibu 5:30
9 Solringen 6:30
10 Sowelu
Arranged By – Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Voice – Steindór Andersen
7:40
11 Helvegen
Vocals – Håvard Vegsund
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