By the Sword of My Father

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As if in a dream she approached me Her beauty beyond all compare Three melodies were her gift to me My harp strung by her golden hair The joys of life and wonders to come The piercing pain of lost love The lady gave her gift to me Those otherwordly melodies That brought my maiden back to me The river-elf's lost love On the water-throne she was sitting My maiden was under his spell By the river's side I was kneeling The three melodies I did play And my love come back to my arms But I'll never be rid of his pain The lady gave her gift to me Those otherwordly melodies That brought my maiden back to me The river-elf's lost love Out of the mist he appeared So fair but so cold Drowning in turbulent dreams Her grief knowing no bounds The lady gave her gift to me Those otherwordly melodies That brought my maiden back to me The river-elf's lost love

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025

By my father's deathbed I sit With a grim countenance to fit He's headed now for the land beyond A vengeance and his sword he left unto me Father - tell me what you dream Up there in the sky Are there mountains like the ones you loved? Are the valleys of the heavens evergreen? Do crystalline rivers flow in their midst? By the sword of my father This day avow! By the sword of my father Revenge shall bejewel my crown! My son take heed Remember my creed Hyperborean steel From the stone cromlech drawn Etched with glyphs of power Draconian, strong! Let them behold thy scepter of war A royal flag from enemies torn! By the sword of my father This day avow! By the sword of my father Revenge shall bejewel my crown! Leave behind this deathbed of mine Usurpers have seized thy coronet Silver stained with red Carve on their hides a warning for all!

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025

Breaking waves announce the end A tempest born of Charybdis' maws Giants of frost, serpents and trolls Allied to bring death to us all! Naglfar sets sail From the infernal quay! Flames take Valhalla's hall As Ragnarok foretold The Aesir take up their swords The Vanir sound their glorious horns To face the underworld's horde Naglfar laughs at the aligned enemy host Maggots and worms Pestilence and war The plagues of hell upon ye all! Naglfar sets sail From the infernal quay! Flames take Valhalla's hall As Ragnarok foretold Cast out in fire Axes honed by ire Black is the flag he raisedm To the wind of the dead Naglfar opens his sails Naglfar sets sail From the infernal quay! Flames take Valhalla's hall As Ragnarok foretold

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

Where now is the hero Where is thy singing sword That spelled the bane of dragons And sent the ogress to hell? Beowulf - these lands will miss you! Never again to Denmark shall youreturn Beowulf - the valkyries doth kiss you! The fire has left his eyes Then rain afterwards came To gently wash the blood away His noble features so pale to lay Beowulf - these lands will miss you! Never again to Denmark shall youreturn Beowulf - the valkyries doth kiss you! In the end he overcame Victory for the brave Glory, majesty - eternal hail!

Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 26, 2025

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By the fire's gleam The skald lies asleep But still his tales Dance within the flames He told me all of time long gone of four warriors proud in legendary shroud By the fire's gleam The skald lies asleep But still his tales Dance within the flames He told me Of the gods and fairy folk Long forgotten now from all Tell me skald Praise with thy fiddle All the things you saw When in viking times Dragons rules the north! In the viking times Thor's silver chariot Rode on clouds sky-borne! By the fire's gleam The skald lies asleep But still his tales Dance within the flames In the viking times A tale now unfolds So keep it in your heart Least it may go! In the viking times Upon the rainbow's end Heimdall I met The guardian of Bifrost! In the viking times A tale now unfolds So keep it in your heart Least it may go! In the viking times And far, far away In the north of yesterday Singing with the boreal gale! Tales Of gods and fairy folk Long Forgotten now from all Tell me skald Praise with thy fiddle All the things you saw When in viking times Dragons rules the north! In the viking times Thor's silver chariot Rode on clouds sky-borne! By the fire's gleam The skald lies asleep But still his tales Dance within the flames In the viking times A tale now unfolds So keep it in your heart Least it may go! In the viking times Upon the rainbow's end Heimdall I met The guardian of Bifrost! In the viking times A tale now unfolds So keep it in your heart Least it may go! In the viking times And far, far away In the north of yesterday Singing with the boreal gale! In the viking times A tale now unfolds So keep it in your heart Least it may go! In the viking times And far, far away In the north of yesterday

One darksome raven riding the northern wind One black crown to wake the Aesir And underneath the waning winter moon The wind swept cedar forest stirs Where darksome ravens dwell There in the ancient glade Where royal eagles soar There in the storming skies Will I set my shrine And hail the gods on high! Where fearsome ravens dwell Underneath their ebon wings Where wise owls sing Underneath their stare Will I hollow my weapons At night before the fight Where darksome ravens dwell There in the ancient glade Where royal eagles soar There in the storming skies Where winged Faery sweep There by the enchanted creek Will I in solitude pace Before battle I embrace! In raven haunted forests I reign Where all is quiet, all is tranquil I am the crowned, lonely king

My eyes are glazed and fixed on skies Wherein fly ravens fly One-eyed father on your throne up high Know thy son has died Who will recall my name? None will be left to say The tale of the one who now steals away As autumn leafs are born on winds astray To Waellhalle the valkyries call! To Waellhalle my legend doth go! I am immortal, the right hand of Tyr I'll see you my brothers upon thy return to Waellhalle! But here on this night I refuse to lay down my sword, I fight! I fight for a legacy I sing for what cannot yet die A hymn to the gods of starlight And headed for eternity I take to the wing To Waellhalle the valkyries call! To Waellhalle my legend doth go! I am immortal, the right hand of Tyr I'll see you my brothers upon thy return to Waellhalle!

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

Once a mighty king ruled in a northern land his enemies he fought with steel and iron hand. So many tales were told, his name a glorious sound, "god-like he is" they said, and by no christian laws was bound. Long ago in a northern land... One day they came across the nordic sea, the man of the cross and camped beside a tree which was called a sacred one for all thy heathen hearts, where sacrifices were given to their northern forefathers Gods... The elder and wise men amongst them watched distrustful to all those of the foreign men with their swords in hand .. and the mighty tree was felled... Some days gone by and the elder men disappointed, they found a grave with a wooden cross upon. So they all gathered at a place near the sea at night, they all sat around their king, and a campfire gave it's light... First words were spoken by a maiden of great beauty, she whispered silent words to Freya and began to speak. Her iceblue eyes filled with tears as she told them all what happened in the woods three days ago when two christian men raped her body... Many people told what happened and what was done by the christian men; a girl was burned and three farmers died, nine children were never seen again... The king drew his sword and saddled his black horse, they gave a sacrifice to Odin and to Tyr, the Gods of their war, that might before the morning of... REVENGE!!! The stars were shining from a dark black sky, their swords reflected the light of the moon, their torches burned red, the flames blazed up high, the hour of their raid will come soon... REVENGE!!! As the sun at last arose crimson, beyond the nordic sea, they all stood in armour, with helmet and sword, and with certainty of what was forever will be... .. a furore normannorum libera nos domine... The bells of the christian churches tolled, woke them up so much to late, two ravens high above watched this bloody deeds when the steel becomes their fate... After hours the most of the christian men by the northmen all were slayed, the sun high above was shining bright that day of heathenpride...

Submitted by Warbringer — Nov 16, 2025

Have you ever seen the beauty of an elven rose in spring Picked by a mortal lover - as the first gift to his fairy paramour? I could never love another as I loved thee once before In this secret garden Freyja's arms bound me ever to thy breast Look into thy glass and tell me What will cruel tomorrow bring Mine was the beauty of yesteryears that made pearls out of my tears...

Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025

Come o'twilight Gently caress the gleaming snow As weary I rest beneath the oak Mystic paths unravel before my sight Leading to dreams and hope Once my time on earth is done I will pass on with the heroes Behold Valhalla's golden-green meadows Feast with all-father and my gods At night in the banquet of lords! Now I die free And my heart cries victory! I ride the everlasting dreams Lightly taking to the wing Invictus - the champion see Death benighted my eyes Silently bequeath thy frosty tides Wound scared and worn This body will lay here forlorn Upon my mountain-throne forever I shall dwell King carved in stone Return is lost forevermore Sing an epitaph of glorious deeds Sing to the setting of the sun Of valor, the fearless might Cast your sweet spell of magic Farewell - I kiss thee on the wind Come o'twilight Let us unite And on into the night! Now I die free And my heart cries victory I ride the everlasting dreams Lightly taking to the wing Invictus - the champion see Fly my banner to the sky Raise a final sword salute Drink the ceremonial wine Then my pyre set alight With the youthful dawn cry no more For mighty was the one now gone! Beaten yet never defeated Towards oceans unknown I sail I am the captain of my soul The master of my fate!

Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 26, 2025

The voice of wisdom is calling to me On snowy peaks ravaged by the wind Where Woden's wolves roam free Spruce forests wave under moonlight's away The mighty wolf pack reigns supreme Lamenting the dawn Wolverine moonlight sunshine is now gone Come predatory quile! A darkened sky - ancient specters cry Weaving spells of pandemonium high A withered orchard of bones Pagan rite midst circling stone dusk-time an immortal dies Nocturnal hunt is begun To sate lycanthropic bloodlust! Lamenting the dawn Wolverine moonlight sunshine is now gone Come predatory quile!

Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 26, 2025

O'goddess sing of the wrath of viking raiders Who sent many a hero's soul to hades And left their corpses unburied as food for the dogs The vikings are advancing And the earth doth tremble Beneath their feet as if by the pouring of the lightning's Of the great thunder god...

Submitted by Infernal Flame — Apr 26, 2025

Listen, son I'll tell you now how vikings die With bloody axe; an arm so strong and sword held high That's how a viking dies We die in battle cry Trust in the gods; trust in the runes and in your steel Live and death and live a never ending wheel At Odin's table, we meet again Heroes meet again I sailed across the seven seas for fifty years I conquered all the continents with fire and steel A tribute to the viking gods A tribute to the viking gods A tribute to the viking... GODS GODS A tribute to the viking gods A tribute to the viking gods A tribute to the viking gods A tribute to the viking gods A tribute to the viking gods... Now I'm old and in my next fight I'm going to die I meet you again in Odin's hall - no need to cry A tribute to the viking gods A tribute to the viking gods A tribute to the viking... GODS

Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 26, 2025

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