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Runes of the North | Fjǫlkynngi (The Deep Knowing)​




Runes of the North presents “Fjǫlkynngi (The Deep Knowing)”, an Old Norse song about hidden wisdom, inner light and the silent knowledge found beyond fear. 🌙🔥


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Runes of the North

Runes of the North is a Nordic folk music project inspired by Norse mythology and Viking culture. The group's album, Hel, released in September 2025, explores the themes of Helheim, Yggdrasil, and Ragnarok through tribal drums, ritual chants and cello. Runes of the North delivers raw viking war music, nordic battle anthems, and shamanic folk rituals in Old Norse.​
 
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Skaði (Skadi) | Fjallgyðja í Snjó - Old Norse Viking Music​




In the deep silence of the northern mountains, Skaði, the goddess of winter and vengeance, walks through snow and shadow. Daughter of the giant Þjazi, she left the warmth of the gods to claim her home in ice and stone. This song tells of her solitude, her laughter in storms, and her beauty colder than death itself.​
 

Yggdrasill (Old World Tree) | Old Norse Viking Music​




Yggdrasill, the Old World Tree, binds together all realms: Asgard, Midgard and the deep roots of Niflhel. At its base the dragon Níðhǫggr gnaws, in its crown the eagle watches wide, while the Norns carve the fate of gods and men into runes. Even Ragnarök cannot end its story, for from the ashes a new world shall grow.​
 
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Fjǫlkynngi (The Deep Knowing) | Old Norse Viking Music​




Runes of the North presents “Fjǫlkynngi (The Deep Knowing)”, an Old Norse song about hidden wisdom, inner light and the silent knowledge found beyond fear. 🌙🔥

A lone wanderer crosses a quiet land beneath pale stars. The wind carries his words over the mountains, while forgotten voices call through dreams and darkness. He seeks neither gold, power nor victory, only the deep light that calms the soul and leads him home when every visible path disappears.​
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I hear Enya's influence!
 

Runes of the North | Níðstǫng (Nithing Pole)​




Egill Skallagrímsson raised a horse's head on a hazel pole and turned it against King Eiríkr Bloodaxe and Queen Gunnhildr. He carved his curse in runes and called on the land spirits to drive them from Norway.​
 
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The Mountain Remembers | ᚠᛃᚨᛚᛚᛁᚦ ᛗᚨᚾ (Old Norse)​




“The mountain remembers you. ”This piece is a journey into stillness, nature, and memory — where time fades. The mountains have seen generations come and go… they have seen your ancestors… and they will remain long after we are gone. You are not alone. Never.​
 
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The Mountain Remembers | ᚠᛃᚨᛚᛚᛁᚦ ᛗᚨᚾ (Old Norse)​




“The mountain remembers you. ”This piece is a journey into stillness, nature, and memory — where time fades. The mountains have seen generations come and go… they have seen your ancestors… and they will remain long after we are gone. You are not alone. Never.​
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Off topic but still involves runes ,in Shetland there is a neolithic mound called Maeshowe built around 5000 years ago ,there is viking graffiti scribbled on the wall ,
It was ancient even to them
I think some of it suggests "I've got a bigger dick than Ivor"
 
Runes of the North | Galdr (The Chanted Spell)



“Galdr (The Chanted Spell)” is an Old Norse ritual song about the force of words when they are no longer spoken, but sung into being. In Norse tradition, Galdr was not casual speech. It was chant, breath, rhythm and will, carried through the voice until language became power.

This song follows a lone voice calling from the chest, shaped by raven cries, heavy steps and deep ceremonial rhythm. The lyrics move around the idea that a spell is not explained - it is carried, repeated and awakened through sound.​
 



A traditional Gaelic song from the voice of the seal people or selkies — creatures who were said to shed their seal skin and take on the human form at certain times of the year. Thought to move between the parallel worlds of sea and land, but never truly belonging to either, selkies could change to human form at certain times and come ashore. They sometimes took human lovers while human, but usually returned to the sea. Woe be unto they who harm them or their kin.​

Hò i hò i hì o hò i
Hò i hì o hò i ì
Hò i hò i hì o hò i
I was not alone last night.

Pity to be in this place
where people are eaten as food
See the chief of the people
Boiling hard on a fire.

I am the daughter of Aoidh son of Ewen
I was knowledgeable about the reefs
Pity the person who would hit me
I am a noble woman from another land.

The thrush comes, the starling comes
Every bird returns to its nest
The salmon comes from the sea
Until Doom’s Day I will not be moved.
 
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NORDVAR | DANCE WITH THE FIREFLIES​




DANCE WITH THE FIREFLIES is a joyful Nordic × Slavic folk song inspired by warm summer nights, ancient melodies, barefoot dancing and the small lights that awaken when the sun disappears. Here, Nordic sounds meet the spirit of Slavic folk music — tagelharpa, deep frame drums, communal chants, ethereal female voices and rhythms made for dancing beneath the open sky.​
 
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