Chain of the Golden Horn

Running to the galeids Of the Væringjar Tonight we will escape from Miklagard Rowing fast Rowing strong Into Sjåvidarsund We are leaving the great city We served - we were fighting for for years Taken out of the prison By the lady of distinction In this night we're rowing hard Sail thence to the Black Sea Drawn across the sound To keep all enemies out We glide on the dark sea tounge Down the chain of the Golden Horn Drawn across the sound To keep all enemies out We glide on the dark sea tounge Down the chain of the Golden Horn Run up to the line Made of iron strong Our galleys sliding off the edge of knife Rowing fast Rowing strong Out of Sjavidarsund We are leaving the great city We lived - we were dying for for years One ship burst in two Only one ship made it through In this night we're rowing out Sail thence to the Black Sea Drawn across the sound To keep all enemies out We glide on the dark sea tounge Down the chain of the Golden Horn Drawn across the sound To keep all enemies out We glide on the dark sea tounge Down the chain of the Golden Horn Chain of the Golden Horn Glowing gold decks king's hand Got plenty in this land Great emperor in the strife He was made stone-blind Norse king's mark won't adorn His mark gives cause to mourn Great emperor in the strife He was made stone-blind For all his life Drawn across the sound To keep all enemies out We glide on the dark sea tounge Down the chain of the Golden Horn Drawn across the sound To keep all enemies out We glide on the dark sea tounge Down the chain of the Golden Horn Chain of the Golden Horn

Norsemen, they hail from the Black sea Past Eastern grounds forging destiny We are rushing forward to Byzantine lands We are laying our fortune into noble hands Coming out, out of the deep dark Like a spear into her cold heart Dark Love Empress Her golden secret Sent away to far away countries Her despair and fear Sunrise to final sunset After the midnight hour Keep going Keep going In the third night watch We are falling from the storm wind After the midnight hour We're rising Wе're rising We feel the storm wind We blow away the sky Norse king returns from holy places Past foreign landscapes with gold in his hands We are reaching forward to Byzantine shores We are bringing golden treasures to imperial court Coming out, out of the deep dark Like a spear into her cold heart Dark Love Empress Her golden secret Locked away beloved prisoner Her despair and fear Sunrise to final sunset After the midnight hour Keep going Keep going In the third night watch We are falling from the storm wind After the midnight hour We're rising We're rising We feel the storm wind We blow away the sky You were coming out of the deep dark Like a spear into my cold heart Cold heart, my heart After the midnight hour Keep going Keep going In the third night watch We are falling from the storm wind After the midnight hour Keep going Keep going In the third night watch We are falling from the storm wind After the midnight hour We're rising We're rising We feel the storm wind We blow away the sky We blow away the sky Blow away the sky The sky

Submitted by NecroLord — Apr 25, 2025