Verjaseiðr — 01. “Fornrít: At Verja Sik”【4K Audio Animatic】

Fornrít: At Verja Sik (“Ancient Rite: To Protect Oneself”) is the 1st track from our most recent album Verjaseiðr. If you would like to support the egregore of Draugablíkk, feel free to purchase the album on Bandcamp (links below.) Half of the warriors slain in battle are brought to Valhalla by valkyries (“valkyrjur”), where they become “one man armies” (“einherjar” in Old Norse) as they are prepared for the events of Ragnarök (Ragnarǫkkr) — the twilight of the gods that will ultimately result in the death and rebirth of the nine worlds (in the distant past, time was considered cyclical, whereas today, it is viewed as linear.) So what about the other half of those men killed on the battlefield? They are brought to Freyja’s afterlife field which is known as Fólkvangr. Brave men selected for Fólkvangr are likely no less heroic than those destined for Valhalla. Literary sources for Fólkvangr are extremely limited; hence few details are known (you might find it interesting to know that Amajarl and Valgam have b