Rebellion

[Chili Peppers]

Ulfberth

Ulfberth

Across the rivers and the sea
Here is what you want and need
Swords from Franconia
Their blades shining like a star

We search the furs that you hold
We'll pay fairly as I told
Coming peaceful for the trade
So come close don't be afraid

But you did not come for trade
Faces grim you draw your blades
You might have picked your victims wrong
Northern warriors bold and strong

[Pre chorus:]
Cause norsemen we are
From the land of ice so far
If you choose to pick a fight
The price might well be your life

[Chorus:]
Ulfberth Ulfberth – sword of a master
Whistling death as I swing thee faster
Ulfberth Ulfberth – spin like a wheel
Dealing death – steel you feel

So my Ulfberth he starts
To come alive like a beating heart
Moving vivid in my hand
A dance of death certain end
Springing lightly from throat to throat
A kiss of steel where once was hope
Digging deep a smile in red
Shattered words on lips of death

Have I told you not before
The price is high you know the score
On the ground your comrades lie
And like fools you run away

[Pre chorus]

[Chorus]

 

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The Rus

The Rus

From the lands of Sweden they came
862 was the year
Sailing under the flag
Of Rurik spreading fear

Novgorod was their stronghold called
The lands around they subdue
Blonde warriors cunning
Mighty and true

[Chorus:]
The rivers they rule
Warriors to the core
The Rus they are called
Standing proud and tall
Here their word is the law
The Rus they are called

Swjatoslav their present king
His names's like thunder on the plain
He conquered the bulgars
And chasars by sword and flame

[Chorus]

They rule the rivers to Miklagard
And to pass we must pay
A mighty kingdom
to last for many a day

 

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Kiew

Kiew

As Rurik fought in Novgorod
Askod and Dyr they went on
To build a town on Dnepr's banks
To rise mighty and strong

Look out friends there she lies
In the days fading light
The mighty city of the Rus
In all her beauty and pride

[Chorus:]
Rising mighty and tall
The castle guarding your walls
On Dnepr's shores you stand
The river's rule you defend
Oh Kiew Kiew
Never to fall
Kiew Kiew

[Repeat chorus]

There's taverns plenty mugs of beer
Ladies give inviting smiles
Just what we need
After weeks on the sea
And we enjoy it all for a while

Many stories we hear
About the rapids ahead
Treacherous and mean like Loki's child
Taking the lives of many man
As Ymir angry and wild

[Repeat chorus x2]

 

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Aifur

Aifur

Towards the rapids
Down the Dnepr did we glide
To cross Esuppi was a wild water ride
And past Holmfors and Geladri did we steer
Her voice like thousand demons
Ringing in our ear

Aifur now before us lies
And we stare with open eyes
Upon the rapid waters racing down

She is dangerous and strong
Slow the ship as we go on
And the currents pull
The dragon down oh down

Aifur the wild
Raging waters over rocks
Sharp as a sword for attack

Aifur the wild
May Thor guide the ship
Past your demons so black
Violent forever more

I stand amidst the boiling waters
Towering high
The rocks are sharp
And slippery watch out or die
Against the currents
40 Viking warriors fight
For many hours now
Until the break of night

Watch your feet never slip
Hold the boat don't lose the grip
All the power worn the strength is gone

Just one more hour and we're through
Aifur now we've challenged you
Come on brothers tug the dragon on

 

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Taste Of Steel

Taste Of Steel

Snake eyed warriors spot the prey
Wild horses race where dragons lay
Arrows dense and deadly fall
Valkyrias ride as death will call

We turn the boat for shelter now
Arrows knocking on her bough
Wave after wave shot after shot
Stay in shelter save your blood

Save your blood
to grant a taste of steel
My Petschenegan friends

[Chorus:]
Are you hungry for blood
Well I shall feed you steel
Ground your face in the mud
A taste of taste of steel

Do you move for the kill
Well I shall feed you steel
Feel the battle's thrill
A taste of taste of steel

Dismounted now with battle cry
Petschenegans time to die
Face to face and steel to steel
How does the Norsemen's anger feel

Cut and slice for blood and gore
You want my life what is the score
Here I stand you cowards come
Or trust your heels the living run

Trust your heels
to fight another day
My Petschenegan friends

[Chorus x3]

 

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God Of Thunder

God Of Thunder

We've made the way
To Kiew and the rapids we survived
The Dnepr now runs
Peaceful as the dragon swiftly glides
An island in the waters
With ancient oaks appears
A place to hail the thunder god Thor
I fell you near

[Pre chorus:]
7 goats we brought
As a sacrifice
So Thor may smile
We offer blood for life

And gold we have
To bury here
Make strong our arm
So we shall never fear (never fear)

[Chorus:]
Oh god of thunder
Thy power rise
Raise the swords
Accept our sacrifice

Oh god of thunder
We call to thee
Thy hammer rules
Now and for eternity

The pole amidst the oaken circle
Holds an ancient spell
Runes carved in the blackened wood
Where mighty spirits dwell
Seven times we walk the circle
Leading our goats
Offering their blood
As we open up their throats

[Pre chorus]

[Chorus x3]

 

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Our Backs To The Wind

Our Backs To The Wind

Many a month on the rivers
Of these foreign lands
All the dangers we've mastered
Under Odin's hand

But as the Dnepr widens
I can feel the breeze from the sea
And the seagull's laughter
Sounds like home to me

A song of home. And to be free

[Chorus:]
Oh put our backs
To the wind once more
Set the sails for a distant shore
On the waves of the black sea ride
Brothers in arms side by side

Put our dragons on the open sea
Where a Norseman may feel free
Wake the spirit in every man
Put our backs to the wind again

And we are sailing southbound
Towards the city of stone
Many tales we have heard
Of it's wonders unknown

After weeks of sailing
Its towers
in the sun dusk appear
And we glaze at its wonders
Up to the city we steer

In awe we watch
Its walls draw near

[Chorus x2]

 

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Miklagard

Miklagard

I saw you in my fever dreams
Mighty walls of shining grace
From a different world it seems
A golden glimmer on my face

Across the lands, across the sea
I've traveled far I will succeed
And now I am passing through your gate
Within these walls there lies my fate

[Chorus:]
The golden roofs of Miklagard
I see you shining in the sun
My destiny lies within these walls
Oh Miklagard

Palaces of gold and stone
The riches of the world for trade
A harbour larger than the fjords at home
A city that the gods have made

From the lands of ice I came
To Miklagard for honour and fame
One of the emperor's guard to be
Varangian truth for all to see

[Chorus X3]

 

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The Uprising

The Uprising

I've been to Sicily to fight the Arabs back
In Odin's name I raised my axe for the attack
Serving in Haralds ranks, for honour and for fame
And now we're back in the grand town
to raise our claim

[Pre chorus:]
Storm and fire
we'll provoke to those
Standing in our way, a sanguine river flows

[Chorus:]
Call on the warriors
Varangians unite
Dethrone the emperor
The gods want us to fight

Remember the good times
When we were young and full of pride
The uprising begins, the palace burns
Head for the storm with us or die

Open the dungeon gates for Harald to break free
Let's follow him in union and for victory
Down To the chapel where the emperor tries to hide
Michael the 5th you're dead and gone, by Odin's might

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[Chorus x3]

 

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War

War

Odin I am the son of Bor
The Norns sung my fare
Ravens beside me evermore
In a world to be made

But you who are you
The Giants of Ice
Ymir you think you rule
Ten thousands won't suffice

It's a war of thousand years
Between courage and your fears
It's a war an endless fight
Between darkness and light

It's a war of thousand years
There is life and endless tears
It's war where giants fall
Gods shall stand tall

Odin I am standing strong
Amidst bloodshed's agony
Vili and Ve hold our long
Oh my brothers next to me

Where is Ymir he must die
Then his breed will be gone
Fall upon him hear his cry
This battle is won