The Last Berserker (Hinn Síðasti Berserkr) - Old Norse Viking Music

A lone berserker walks home from a field that took everyone he came with. He leaves the gold and the swords in the red sand and carries back one thing only: his brother's shield, broken down the middle. When he reaches the farm, his mother says nothing. She wipes the soil from the rim and sets a single plate on the table. He is home. And still, at that table, he sits for two. Stream & follow Nordic Versecraft: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/6lqtGiVfAXRM2kxeDgFas6 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nordic-versecraft/1812282683 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.in/artists/B0F7GH569P/nordic-versecraft YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCdQnpSuy_H0acGpa0Vn4S6A Tidal: https://tidal.com/artist/58100738 Lyrics (Old Norse): Blóð fraus svart á ermi minni brotinn skjǫldr lá við á hringr bróður í rauðum sandi hrafn sat kyrr ok horfði á Eldryk lá yfir húsum sverð mitt dró rák í snjó enginn kallaði nafn mitt enginn svaraði mér þó Ek em berserkr síðasti hér Ek em berserkr blóð fylgir mér Ek em berserkr enn geng ek heim Ek em berserkr einn, einn, einn Við ána fann ek hjálm hans högginn sundr við vinstri kinn undir leðri, undir járni var enn hár hans fast þar inn Ek tók ekki gull af dauðum ek tók ekki sverð né hring bara skjǫldinn, brotinn miðju bar hann heim sem væri hann minn Ek em berserkr síðasti hér Ek em berserkr blóð fylgir mér Ek em berserkr enn geng ek heim Ek em berserkr einn, einn, einn Þrír menn biðu hjá gamla steini einn með spjót, tveir með sverð sá fyrsti sagði nafn föður míns síðan varð engin orð gerð Morgunn kom yfir kalda fjǫru mávar gengu milli val ek sá reyk frá bænum mínum fyrir handan frosinn dal Ek em berserkr síðasti hér Ek em berserkr blóð fylgir mér Ek em berserkr enn geng ek heim Ek em berserkr einn, einn, einn Við dyrnar lagði ek skjǫld hans móðir mín sagði ekki orð hún strauk mold af rauðum jaðri síðan setti hon einn disk á borð Ek em berserkr síðasti hér Ek em berserkr kominn heim Ek em berserkr en við þetta borð sit ek enn fyrir tvo English translation: Blood froze black on my sleeve a broken shield lay by the river my brother's ring in the red sand a raven sat still and watched Fire-smoke lay over the houses my sword drew a line in the snow no one called my name and no one answered me I am the berserker, the last one here I am the berserker, blood follows me I am the berserker, still I walk home I am the berserker, alone, alone, alone By the river I found his helmet hewn apart at the left cheek under leather, under iron his hair still stuck fast within I took no gold from the dead I took no sword nor ring only the shield, broken down the middle I carried it home as if it were mine Three men waited by the old stone one with a spear, two with swords the first spoke my father's name then no more words were made Morning came over the cold shore gulls walked among the slain I saw smoke from my farm beyond the frozen valley At the door I laid down his shield my mother said not a word she wiped soil from the red rim then she set one plate on the table I am the berserker, the last one here I am the berserker, come home I am the berserker, but at this table I still sit for two #NordicVersecraft #OldNorse #DarkFolk #NordicFolk #Viking #Berserker #NorseMythology #Fornyrdislag #VikingMusic #DarkNordicFolk