⌘ Wardruna - Einar Selvik [EP - full] ⌘
Release: 20th October 2017
Copyright© Wardruna 2017 | All Rights Reserved
Today is the release day of the two-tracks EP from Einar Selvik, containing an acoustic version as well as the complete studio version of his much requested piece "Snake Pit Poetry", written for Vikings - History Channel and Ragnar Lothbrok's fatal encounter with a Northumbrian Snake pit.
The studio version features the stunning talent of Icelandic singer Hilda Örvarsdóttir.
The EP is also be available as a 10-inch vinyl with etched B-side, exclusively in Wardruna online stores.
You can order/stream it now here:
▪ EU/World: aisamerch.de/wardruna/en/
▪ North America: wardruna.aisamerch.com
▪ Digital: radi.al/SnakePitPoetry
▪ Bandcamp: einarselvik.bandcamp.com
Upcoming appearances:
Europe:
▪ Jan 18: Divadlo Hybernia, Prague, Czech Republic
▪ Jan 20: Komplex 457, Zürich, CH
North American Tour 2018
▪ Feb 1: The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
▪ Feb 3: Town Hall, New York, NY
▪ Feb 4: Corona Theater, Montreal, QC
▪ Feb 6: The Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA
▪ Feb 7: Corona Theater, Montreal, QC
▪ Feb 8: The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
tbc.
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This is just my opinion... But I think each son took on a part of Ragnars personality. Bjørn was Ragnars courage, his leadership and bravery, Ubbe was the family man, the adventurer, Ivar was Ragnars anger, and determination, his need to conquer and be accepted. Hvitzerk had addictions like Ragnars and his epic fighting abilities, and Sigurd had the troublesome relationship with his brothers like Ragnar did with Rollo. Such an awesome awesome show.
Indeed 💯 % All in all nicely done and concluded I thought. Such a great series. Would love to see them come back in some way in the spin-off show
never thought about it like that, it def makes sense.
And sigurd embodied his.....his uh......uh.....sigurd died i guess
I don’t remember Hvitzerk fighting that well as you claim Bjorn and ubbe was much better at fighting
@@greengod3114 hvitserk fights good too
Rollo : dont die stupidly Bjorn : okay * dies as a legend *
and Rollo lives as a traitor
@@MsBetke blame the seer lol
@@fellino8049 We are all fated to die on a certain day, yes? But, it is our own choice to do as we please until that day comes. - Ragnar :)
@ Bruh if the seer dont tell rollo that he will married a princess, he won't do it because its too risk
@@fellino8049 tell that to ragnar
2:30 When bjorn lifts his sword, Chills.
"It's impossible." "I told you Ivar, you can't kill him." "He's not a god." "Neither are you."
🐻🗡: COME FIND OUT.
@@shawnthompson2303 As it is written, so shall it was, is and to be, " Come and SEE .."
it kind of doesn't make sense how Ivar stabs Bjorn in the first place as he was supposed to be leading the flanking attack on the city from the mountains and they were fighting on the beach.
FArewell my brother!! "soon you'll be drinking ale with curved horns"
@@tuggins2737 than why did Hvitserk say "You cant kill him Ivar" in s6 e11?
Ragnar, Bjorn, and Ivar.. I would never forget this poem.
Legends never die
Fuuck Ivar...... Hail KIng Bjorn!!
@@AkimoTheropy Ivar was legend bro
@@AkimoTheropy they both was masterpeace
@@ziedalomean9806 Alright, fine...
4:00 instant chills. I miss Ragnar, Bjørn and Lagertha so much.
Yup
Yup
You know Hirst is making that new show so we shouldn't be completely bored and depressed yet.
"Farewell, My brother. It gladdens me to know that Odin makes ready the benches for a feast! Soon, you'll be drinking Ale from Curved horns! The Valkyries summon you home.."
Gyda deserved so much more!! My baby girl was the glue, and you can't convince me otherwise!!! 😭😭😭😭😭
Vikings was a serious journey. Thank you Warduna for making Vikings the show with the best soundtrack ever. The emotions that your music bring up are incredible. Hail Ragnar, Hail Bjorn, Hail Ivar
We will get a spin off on netflix ;)
@susanTHESLUT wojcickiWH0RE I saw the small video also....looks good.
I am from an African country how I wish to live in Scandinavia for the love of Vikings they are really cool
And hail EINAR
Vikings is a shit and a horrible show
"My death will come without apology." This is what Vikings taught me. Why I loved the show. Why you related to the life of Ragnar, Lagertha, Bjorn, Ivar, Floki and Ubba. And what will give me motivation in the modern world...
This is how men cry✊
True
I watch that scene, again and again. Always the same feelings. Masterpiece.
@@RayRay-mm3he Which scene?
@@majorastorm spoiler alert it's from Vikings show when a character dies this song is played in background
@@AltGaming1 not just any character the three best characters 😔💔
The silence at 3:42 followed by the heavenly singing at 4:00 is so profound... Makes me imagine that is what it is like to die and then wake up in the other world. The eerie, dark first song, the sense of death in battle followed by silence then an awakening by Valkyries carrying you to the gates of Valhalla
If they don’t play this at my funeral, i’m not going
I welcome the Valkyries to summon me home
You will miss Ale from curved horns
Fucking same
As your ancestors smile down upon you
@Targaryen Same here. I will have a fully heathenistic funeral complete with prayers to the old gods. Don't care if it means nobody even goes.
"No one will ever forget the name of Bjorn Ironside greater than Ragnar" All Hail King Ragnar... All Hail King Bjorn..
"I knew him as a man. I knew his strength, and I knew his weakness. But if you ask me, will we ever see his like again... I would say no."
Ivar - its impossible Hvitserk- i told you ivar you cant kill him Ivar - he is not god Hvitserk- neither are you.
All hail king İVAR THE BONELES.
All hail king Ivar the boneless...
All hail king ivar,,,bjorn,,,Ragnar,,,rollo❤❤❤ Floki the legend Ubba....master piece vitserk...❤ Love u all
Damn listening to this makes me think of the scene again and again. KING RAGNAR WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. What a great song
Fernando Forlan ikr, I keep coming back to this song 😭😢
Undoubtedly the greatest death in the history of TV shows ever
makes me think of Ragnar, Bjorn and Ivar.
This should be the national anthem of Iceland. Imagine a full stadium chanting this... goosebumps.
Are you from there !?
Working two years in Iceland Burfell project and line to Strausmwick ??? never see a snake there ???
Why Iceland?
@@papej3290 because it’s in Icelandic
@@AlAl-en9ce oh ok i didn't know Einar Selvik can sing in this language
How the little piggies would grunt, when they hear, how the old boar suffered
Come on man, great way to make me cry again
Knew at least one person would say it.
Ragnar will return from Valhalla To help set things right with his people in season 6 hopefully to stop further bloodshed from the civil war... Long live King Ragnar!!!! Valhalla awaits you my friends
IMRXOL One who dies so what. One who lives who cares. One who fights will be victories One who runs shall be forgotten. But the one who doesn't lose He, shall be rembered forever and ever
Ryan Coe what?! I hope not
Wardruna, I never have the slightest idea what you are saying but whatever it is it captures my heart. Simply beautiful! :)
it's very beautiful if you look up what he is saying
If you speak English, norwegian and even old norse can be surprisingly similar, for that reason they are very interesting languages to study, especially if you have Norse ancestry. They all come from the same base language.
@@AnarchAngel1 very true and even old English
@Witchytoe I can't I'm Southern European. My blood is full of Latin
the more you listen. It will come to you
I'm here after seeing the final season... man, that was hard. I have no words to describe how i feel right now. Personally this is the best serie i've ever seen. It has so much. It means so much to me. Every main character has teach me a lot. I will miss this serie. HAIL KING RAGNAR! HAIl KING BJORN! HAIl KING IVAR!
Better vesion kzhead.info/sun/n897qsd8ZH-BZq8/bejne.html&ab_channel=ANAKID
I stand behind you, brother! You say what I think!
If u talking about Vikings, so, u ned to learn match more history, if you think that Its cool, it's not after 3 season, even before were some questions. So...
@@LotarHoggspjot I had a stroke trying to read this
@@LotarHoggspjot dude are you high or what
I have no relations with the Norse and the Vikings, I am Greek, but I feel goosebumps every time I hear Selvik and Wardruna. It's an indescribable feeling, it's almost magical. Respect to a great people and to the pagans that suffered under Christian persecution. Blessed be all those that created the Vikings series and brought us into contact with this rich and ancient culture.
Good day, Sotiri. I understand the emotions the "old day" Scandinavians have on you. Maybe it's because their culture had, in part, the same mentality as ours. Greeks. But under no circumstances, I called it "ancient" as their history hasn't begun till the 8th or 9th century after christ. And I agree that christianity, and All organized religion, for that matter, is the destroyer of the True identity of peoples. Religion is the cancer of mankind. Please, listen another Einar's song. It's from "Assassin's creed" kzhead.info/sun/rLqahtSohp15YKs/bejne.html Goosebumps all across the board. Cheers from Ottawa.
@@dominusstyx i was referring to ancient because the Norse culture traces back to Antiquity, at the time of the Roman Empire, Scandinavian peoples hadn't changed customs until the arrival of Christianity. Pre Christian cultures had similar philosophical and moral principles, and then organised religion destroyed everything and manipulated people's consciousness so that they can control them more easily through the Church.
@@partizanlegis Which, sadly, is still happening. And I don't see that to change anytime soon. Because, it's not only the Total Control of the masses (east and not only) that they have, but the tremendous Financial Gains (west and not only) as well. Take care.
Greeks and Vikings had been connected once in the history. The historians claim that there was a trading route "from Varangians to the Greeks".
@@partizanlegis stop looking at every religion like it's an extention or the exact same thing as the Catholic Church!
The lyrics and their translation: "Gnyðja mundu grísir, ef galtar hag vissi, mér er gnótt at grandi, grafa inn rönum sínum ok harðliga hváta, hafa mik sogit, ormar; nú munk nár af bragði ok nær dýrum deyja." "The young pigs would squeal if they knew the state of the boar; of the injury done to me. Snakes dig in my fesh, stab at me harshly, and have sucked on me; soon now will my body die among the beasts." “Eigi hugðak orma at aldrlagi mínu; verðr mjök mörgu sinni, þats minnst varir sjálfan. Nú munk nár af bragði ok nær dýrum deyja" "I did not look to a snake to be my bane; things happen very often to one that one thinks of the least. Soon now will my body die among the beasts."
Good man
Thank you for this
Cool. Are you Norwegian?
@@idontknowwhattoputhere.3572 im like 2% scandinavian according to my 23and me test
@@idontknowwhattoputhere.3572 No, and neither are the lyrics, the lyrics are written in old norse, the language the vikings used to speak and from which Norwegian and all the other Scandinavian languages are derived from
Now Björn and Ivar are gone.. Hail King Ragnar! Hail King Björn Ironside! Hail Ivar the boneless! ✊Skål!
That Bjorn scene was an absolute masterclass
The Valkyrie’s will take him home, so he can drink ale from curved horns and sit at his mother and fathers side. Skol
And he proved that he is an IRONSIDE......mann!!! I literally cried @so6e11
trailer S7 kzhead.info/sun/n897qsd8ZH-BZq8/bejne.html&ab_channel=ANAKID
Beautiful death....
"Farewell, my brother. It gladdens me to know that Odin makes ready the benches for a feast. Soon you will be drinking ale from curved horns.The Valkyries summon you home."
AND I WELCOME THE VALKYRIES TO SUMMON ME HOME
you got me deep there
they will spit at you,when you talk like this...
Chills
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Einar singing is something I could listen to everyday! The man has talent! A gift from the Gods!
We all are in a same snake pit for now, with traitors and decievers surrounded close.
Reject the Supernatural now is the time
@@birdsteak9267 im with you on the one 👍
@@jondo4952 y don't u do the same cause in the end ur the one insulting him and he didn't do anything to u
@@jondo4952 this isn't the place for you
You know when music brings tears to your eyes, it’s good and meaningful.
This crawls deep into ones heart.
best series in television history.
As always, Wardruna delights my ears. This so inspiring, so poetic and tragic. I'm really in love with this masterpiece. Fits perfectly when walking into the cold woods of Autumn. I wish I was in some Scandinavian forest listening to this. Feeling the spirit of the old gods. It would be perfect.
Same feeling here.
@z k it's from Einar, the dude singer of Wardruna though
Du kan inte, du är en Saxon
@@user-lv1bd7tr2v not everyone on internet is from england and america and not all believe in one guy that claps his hands and everything is there as he imagines it.
@@domagojjalsovec5631I just think he intended a little pun in parallel with the show tbh
Hvitserk: "I Told You Ivar, You Can't Kill Him." Ivar: "But He's not a god." Hvitserk: "Neither are You."
Oleg said this, not Hvitserk
@@thegoldenproduction8797 no it was hvitserk
@@memeowl7601 Proves?
@@thegoldenproduction8797 it was hvitserk
@@-_Haider_- How can you know that?
Einar has done an incredible work, bringing this to us.
This song is the melody of death, when you hear it you know someone is going to drink ale from curved horns
⚔️🍷
When I hear this music it comes to my mind a quote from the movie Beowulf (2007) when in the aftermath of a battle against the Frisians, and old king Beowulf talks to his companion and friend Wyglaf, saying him “The time of heroes is dead, Wyglaf, the Christ god has killed it, leaving human kind with nothing but weeping martyrs, fear and shame.”
Crusading knights do not like Beowulf's quote
Literally an inversion of the original meaning of the poem. The Anglo-Saxons portrayed Christ as a warrior-hero.
@Tyler Karl LiaFunny how fighting Israel's wars comes at a time when christianity is at a minimum of power and influence
Aidan MacLear, the original poem was changed by the monk(s) that translated it anyway, adding all the Christian shite.
@@aidanmaclear2787 Would you mind to explain? I never heard of it.
When you are the last soldier in the battlefield alive and two crows look at you straight in the eyes:
Hail King Bjorn Ironside, The Viking who cannot die!
Hail to Ivar too. The greatest warrior ever lived.
The episode KILLED me. Mad respect for the man.
trailer S7 kzhead.info/sun/n897qsd8ZH-BZq8/bejne.html&ab_channel=ANAKID
@@ty814 Not the greatest warrior, but the smartest strategiest
@@rullvard8245 He was, but he was the most ambitous and proved everyone wrong that a cripple can lead one of the most deadliest armies ever and raid like the rest of his brothers and sisters
So proud to have it on Vinyl. Pure sublime music. Takk Einar!
So stolt över dig och din "engelska" pffff
“I told you Ivar. You can’t kill him”
But his not a god
@@ziedalomean9806Neither are You
Doctor: You have 5 minutes to live, do you have your last wish? Sick: Let me listen to the Snake Pit Poetry. Doctor: But it takes 10 minutes. Devil: Let him listen!
Legend!
Nordic culture is truly amazing
whenever i listen i remember bjorn ironside raising his sword after taking arrows, and marching with his army even close to death, thank you for such a wonderful series!
1:15 - Masterpiece.
I lost my son this song really speaks to my soul. My son and I were men together and in some ways became men together. The deserts complain in hope of water yet I know loss ... Skal
Painful to read this.
He is with you all around you in spirit I no you feel him god bless you brother he will always be there with you
Those that we lose never really leave. We cary pieces of them with us, in our minds and in our hearts. It is when we forget them that they are truly gone. Until we see them again we can hold those memories close, and know that those that go ahead prepare a place for us and await our stories. Skal.
Bjorn embodied his strength and warrior spirit Hvitserk embodied his weakness and seeking for enlightenment Ubbe embodied his nature and kindness Ivar embodied his intelligence, wit and cunning
Siggurd embodied his hidden desire to offer his ass to other men
@@ozkanbulut2528 Damn it Ragnar didn't invite Apple Stand into his bed to just help please Lagertha, did he?
In real life, Sigurd ended up as ancestor of half European monarch dynasties and Harald Finehair supposed to be his grandson LOL.
Anger also for ivar
One of the best I’ve heard. Truly cherish the Viking culture. Absolutely beautiful in its own way.
This show absolutely dominated game of thrones. In every aspect, especially the music
I know right?
I wouldnt be so sure about music aspect. GoT music was great too... especially in season 8, when action wasnt that good.
This show has way more passion than GOT. Everybody loves GOT but i can't get into it. Vikings was euphoric
I mean, you’re not wrong, but these are totally different kinds of shows - Got had a much wider story. But at least Vikings had a good ending...
Hell no. I love Vikings but GoT is better
Respect from the Celtic pagans of Ireland. Mother Nature is true. Follow our old paths and guide our children. Saoirse
Patrick's influence will finally be undone when Arthur, the real Pagan Arthur, wakes up from his nap and reclaims the British Isles...
pseudo spiritual blathering.... you say this cliche stuff to appear enlightened by some nonsensical spiritualism without an ounce of substance. I rather attribute a force beyond space and time than personify trees and grass based on primitive whims. Nature is contingent on one cause, that is the One above all.
Love You. Brightest Blessings to You and All Your Relations.
@Daniel The Red You're pathetic.
maaz322 ok jew
This makes me cry like the first time that i heard it, Hail King Ragnar 😓
this is just breathtakingly beautiful. and the second snow of this year is falling down. THANK YOU EINAR.
I feel like this is the kind of music where if you listened to it while you had a fever, youd fall asleep and live the whole life of a viking in your dream.
Same
@@cooperdefrenne5790 *Falls asleep while listening to music.* *wakes up in dream as a viking* *Lives whole life, dies in battle.* *Almost goes to Valhalla and then wakes up for real.*
My soul is north. Thank you for hearing these beautiful music. Thats how emotions come from my life, with music.
I have no words, the last 3 minutes of this song hit me deep
"How the little piggies would grunt, when they hear how the old boar suffered" - Ragnar lothbrok
Rip Ivar
King Ragnar !!
*O K*
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@@gava7789 GTFO
My grandmother came to me in a dream to this song... She was dead, but the hug... I'm forever grateful...
Ojala que me pase lo mismo con mi padre... :(
I hear this I think of my friend Kevin who was in the Marines and when he came back home from being deployed he was surrounded by deadbeats who kept offering him drugs and it eventually took his life, RIP KEVIN I'll always love you man until I'll see you again
Bjorn... Franchement une des scènes les plus dur et belle de cette épisode 11 ❤️ et même de la série largement !
This is like honey for my ears and soul. ! Hail Odinn !
Hail Odin, Skål!
Skål! May Ođinn summon us home.
Preferably not too soon, though. He has a bit of a habit of claiming warriors to become Einherjar before their due time.
Hail Odinn! Skal, Brother!
Skal!!
Это та композиция, которая заставляет струнки души содрогаться. Содрогаться, вызывая слёзы на глазах и чувство эйфории. Непередаваемые ощущения.
Beautifully said.
What a voice! Thanks a lot!⚘
I do believe this may be the best song Einar has done, I've heard this song about 100 times but it never fails to give me goosebumps.
Ivar; "It is impossible." Cooper; "No, it is necessary." Jokes aside, damn. Chills every time I listen to this.
5:40-6:00 So beautiful!
the best part!
I wished they would have put it down upon death ivar
4:00
Thank you for your amazing and special piece
Each and every warduna songs started am geting goosebumps evry tym. It's like the voice instruments are slowly geting inside your body then Heart and mind .
Imo, this song stands out for me more with Björn's Send off. I didn't remember it back in S4 when Ragnar died, but I do now after rewatching the show. Imo, Björn had the best send off with this music
HE did it again. Thank you Einar.
I love this song. It's beautiful. Some times i listening over and over again and again.
Top j'adore ! Merci Wardruna !
We all waited for this!!!
Hearing this poem In this form In the original language In my favourite scene ever to be put on the small screen Was beyond what I ever could have thought to ask. But it was glorious, brothers. All hail king Björn Járnsíða. The bear was greated with a horn bigger than Hárs, in his own hall.
Absolutely stunning and moving as always
I've waited so long for this
Hail Ragnar!
*O K*
Hail? Vad betyder det?
5:39 this gave me the quickest chills EVER. R.I.P Bjorn Ironside. Son of Ragnar, True king of kings, and a Viking.
Awesome
You do not get any better than this, this song awakens the will inside me like nothing I have ever heard before...
i love his great voice..so awesome!unique music💕
He died a good death. Fighting. Many people will complain that his death was unsatisfying as he had many unsolved issues at hand. The fact that his death came so quickly makes it more tragic and, for me at least, far more emotional than a good guy victory.
who are you talking about?
The show made his death make sense and I do believe that the second half of season 4, leading up to his death (when returns to Kattegat, sails to England with Ivar, talks with Ecbert, etc, his convo with the Seer, etc.) is probably the absolute peak of the shows quality and probably the best written and acted selection of episodes in the genre
@@sm1ther549 Finallly someone who understands good storytelling. Not like those idiots that wanted Ragnar to stay alive only because he was badass
"Farewell my Brother. It gladdens me to know that Odin makes ready the benches for a feast. Soon you will be drinking ale from curved horns. The Valkyries summon you home."
this is such an absolutely haunting yet beautiful and mesmerizing song! it is soooo good ... tragic and heavy feeling but in a good way
This our moment folks. Never feel so small, have courage! as your Ancestors before you, Danish or not!
Everytime i hear this song it saddens me , a tear appears on my cheek . hail king Ragnar ❤ hail queen lagertha ❤ love all the songs you make wardruna , y'all make me wanna fight on .. With an axe and a shield !
I'm from Norway, long line of Earls and land owners and I listen to this and it's like something lights my blood on fire, like something wants to get out!? I can't explain the feeling?
Your ancestors was Vikings
Bjorn inherited Ragnar's ferocity Ivar inherited his craft Hvitserk inherited his pain Sigurd inherited his heart But Ubbe inherited his dream
Awesome
Who's here from Bjorn's death?! 😥
Me after Bjorn and Ivars.
trailer S7 kzhead.info/sun/n897qsd8ZH-BZq8/bejne.html&ab_channel=ANAKID
WTF, Use SPOILER ALERT Dude !
Bjorn in Vallhala.
I'm here from Ragnar's death
Heard this live 2 days ago. Eyes couldn't stop staring at the band and the sky
i listened to this song more than 100 times...Its very beautiful
Theres nothing more touching than this.... !!!!
Wonderful to listen to this epic work on Vikings season 6, episode 11 yesterday. Hail Bjorn!
Awesome! Hail Einar!
I know this song originally had nothing to do with the show Vikings. But..I love how the song about Ragnar's death literally plays during Ragnar, Björn and Ivar's deaths. Wow. Absolutely poetic and beautiful.
This is a poem about Ragnar when was thrown into a pit of snakes... You do know Ragnar lothbrok, Bjorn, Ivar and ubbe are all real right?
@@HyuchaKyrie Yeah, I know they're all real. I was only just saying how when this song by Einar was written, he didn't write it for the purpose of it being put in the show, and yet it was put in the show for his death and his son's deaths.
@@RespiteofChampions no they asked him to make something for ragnar's death so he created this. it was made for the show.
According to Einar when I seen him play this song live, this was a poem Ragnar himself wrote on his way to execution.
Respekt from Albania! **GREETINGS FROM MONS BERTISCUS**
Another Albanian! What a surprise!
My music now ❤ I like the old music, thanks Einar Selvik for existing in this world ❤❤
A version of this was sung on Season 6 episode 10 of the Vikings. Absolutely wonderful. 👍
"How will the little piggies grunt when they hear how the old boar suffered."~Ragnar Lothbrok~
Hail to all our ancestors !
Hail
@@draupnir9748 he said ''all'' u moron
Hail!
“It gladdens me that Wodên has prepared a feast. Soon I shall be drinking wine and ale from curved horns! This hero that enters Valhöll, does not lament his death! I will not enter Wodên’s hall with fear! There I shall wait for my sons to join me…and when they do…I will bask in their tales of triumph… The Aesir will welcome me! My death comes without apology! And I welcome the Valkyria’s to summon me home!”
I always get chills with this poetry
"For even in death Bjorn Ironside was victorious, and for that reason none shall forget his name..."
I love this show more than i can explain, im glad i got to live in this time, even if it does suck sometimes. We have stuff like this and each other ya know.
I love vikings its my fav, thank you to wardruna for the epic music and for also adding music to ac valhalla, i feel happy hearing their music in both
Everytime i listen to this music, i got goosebumps.. such an epic show and music teams.