Song Description
"The Viking Age" is about a historically typical Viking leader and how the Vikings viewed life and death. The actual "Viking Age" was from approximately 800 AD to 1300 AD. As in the first verse of the song, Viking swords were carved with magic Runes and
| Song Length |
5:45 |
Genre |
Rock - Hard Rock, Rock - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Aggressive, Content |
Language |
English |
| Era |
Before 1600 |
| |
Lyrics
The Viking Age (Nordic Steel) Copyright 2007 TC Keys
I was born on the solstice in a winter's storm
First born of a chieftan, a true Viking lord
My sword was my Father's as his before him
Scribed with magic Runes, to destroy and defend
Scribed with the sign of the fallen star
From which it was forged by the hand of Ragnar
CHORUS:
Born to voyage, fight and die
Fate the only answer why
May all recall these daring days
With sagas of the Viking Age
It is time for the raids on a distant shore
The boats are all waiting with provisions stored
Over the water while the sky is still gray
Lodestone & sunstone help guide us this day
Watching for land as our banners wave
Fortune and glory are rewards for the brave
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Honor and glory, the sagas, the stories
Rune Master, fortelling, the end of, my Journey
Reflected, in metal, great battles, before me
I see all, their faces, by Odin, they know me
Landed, then greeted by the sound of a bell
Praises to Odin, the battle goes well
Blood again flys from the end of my sword
Then I feel the sting of a lance as it scores
I fear not my end in battle some day
I know that the Valkyries will take me away
CHORUS