Name: Greatest Saga
Duration: P00H05M22S
Description: No saga can be truly great, if it has no beginning. Come, weary traveler, and let an old man, who has seen much of the world, tell you a story.

Greatest Saga

from Greatest Saga by Winterblade

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No saga can be truly great, if it has no beginning. Come, weary traveler, and let an old man, who has seen much of the world, tell you a story.

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{Spoken word, male} It was customary, on the eve of Yule, when great men sat in the King’s Hall, a woman with the gift of prophecy was carried out to speak.

This year, she spoke of a child.

{Spoken word, female} In the North, a King’s son has just been born, and he will make a home there. In the flower of his age, he will return to his native land and inherit that Kingdom, which is his by birth. He will be a savior for many in the North, but not for long...

When old ways met with ways of new
Hail, hail!
A child born to bridge the two
Hail, hail!
A son who left his Father’s side
Hail, hail!
A traitor to the Northern Isles
Hail, hail!

Young man of noble will
Resist the call
Young man of noble will
Death comes for all

The sun will set on Gods we know
Hail, hail!
A cycle broken down below
Hail hail!

Young man of noble will
Resist the call
Young man of noble will
Death comes for all

{Spoken word, male} This king, Olaf, son of Tryggvi, was, by all accounts, a capable man. Skillful with oars, nimble with swords, and comfortable in frozen water as well. But his cheerful manner belied his violent tendencies - a hateful fire burned in Olaf’s eyes. He was loved by friends, feared by foes, and respected as a great warrior.

And yet, in his heart, something was missing...

Young man of noble will
Resist the call
Young man of noble will
Death comes for all

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from Greatest Saga, released September 9, 2020

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Winterblade Washington, D.C.

Winterblade is one man with a passion for the Old Norse Æsir and heavy metal. Those passions are combined on the album "Long Nights," a project rooted in Viking history and often drawn from historical texts. Just released: GREATEST SAGA, the 11-part story of how Norway's first king rose to power in the most unusual way... ... more