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H​ó​lmganga

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Tuath Dé 00:46
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Hólmganga 02:24
Grim and Olaf, great-hearts In Gondul's din, with thin sword First did Gunnlaug fell there Ere at Raven fared he; Bold, with blood be-drifted Bane of three the thane was; War-lord of the wave-horse Wrought for men folks' slaughter. Knew I of the hewing Of Raven's hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing----sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven. ---- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug. Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin. 'Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded. Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood o'er men's heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies. O thou sword-storm stirrer, Raven, stem of battle Famous, fared against me Fiercely in the spear din. Many a flight of metal Was borne on me this morning, By the spear-walls' builder, Ring-bearer, on hard Dingness.
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Hólmganga: the ancient Scandinavian means of settling disputes through duel.

Considered by some to be a sacred - almost magical - rite, the participants would journey to an island, where deadly battle would commence.

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released August 12, 2018

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ljóð

Dungeon synth with Nordic, Gaelic and Germanic influences, among others.

Also inspired by pen and paper RPGs, crumbling castles, caers, keeps, sharp steel, hot forges, THAC0, Infinity Engine, Appendix N and all that good stuff.

ljóð: from Old Norse - sound/song/poem/charm/spell.
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