Musicfor

Anglo Saxon & Viking Instruments

This music was composed for reconstructed instruments from the 9th to 11th centuries.

Most of this music can be heard on the accompanying CD.

Music forAnglo Saxon & Viking Instruments

Track1 Roger1 01:262 Roger2 01:583 Roger3 01:074 Dance - RB 00:565 Wanderer's Song 02:186 Song - RB 00:497 Dream Song - LW 1 01:388 Dream Song - LW 2 01:239 Snorri Sang 01:3510 Yrmenlafes Sang 01:2411 Snorris Funeral Song 02:2312 Stowa Sang 04:4013 Floodrider 00:4914 Caper 01:2815 Freedom Song 03:1316 Feast Song 02:0317 Dance 00:3818 Breguswith's Dance 01:3919 QuernSong 03:03

RoundSaexering Boat SongYrmenlafes TumbWedding Riddle 1Wedding Riddle 2

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Mother’s Song - 2

Some of them are buried;Some of them are grownSome of them are marriedWith children of their own.

Children from my belly, Children from the land,Take them to their father,He’ll take them by the hand. 2 CD track 5

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6 CD track 10

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Funeral Song

Chorus (starts, between each verse and ends)

Sing we of Snorri, that sage of our peopleDearly beloved, departed to deathLaid out in his longship, his belongings surround himFire will soon enfold him, to his fathers he will go.

Solo Verse (transposed up a minor third)

Merry in the meadhall, I remember his feastingTaking his turn, a story to tell.Riddles and rune wit, ribald and laughingOr sorrowful saga of slaughter and woe

Solo Verse (sung as written)

Shoulder to shoulder in the shieldwall togetherFacing our foemen, no fear did he showHard-faced in his helmet, he won the victoryThen rejoiced with the ravens at the rout of the foe.

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Stowa Sang

Chorus (after each verse)

Here are the folk of the village of StowEach has a task that needs to be doneWorking from dawn until twilight’s last glowTo bed when it’s dark, and rise with the sun

The children are turning the quern stoneGrinding the corn for the baking of breadFeast in the evening, with story and songThis story’s done, pass the harp along

Gyric is making some new shoesThe old ones have holes that let in the rainFeast in the evening, with story and songThis story’s done, pass the harp along

Hereswith’s doing some dyeingWeld for yellow and madder for redFeast in the evening, with story and songThis story’s done, pass the harp along

Yrmenlaf’s playing some musicMaking a song for the feasting tonightFeast in the evening, with story and songThis story’s done, pass the harp along

Using the yarn is SnorriWeaving some cloth on his warp weighted loomFeast in the evening, with story and songThis story’s done, pass the harp along

Ælfflæd is sitting and spinningMaking fine yarn from the fleece of a sheepFeast in the evening, with story and songThis story’s done, pass the harp along

The smith is working with ironPattern welding a blade for a knife Feast in the evening, with story and songThis story’s done, pass the harp along

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