Sigurd the Crusader - Viking Crusader Song [Old Norse] HD Remake | The Skaldic Bard
Here’s a remake of my song Sigurd the Crusader. I’ve decided to remake a lot of my earlier songs as I have to admit, until shamefully recently, I was still making them on my phone with the built-in phone microphone. As a result, the quality is less than desirable on a lot of my earlier stuff.
Music, lyrics and performance by myself.
The song is written in Old Norse to commemorate the Norse hero Sigurd the Crusader (Sigurðr Jórsalafari, literally “Sigurd the Jerusalem-Farer“). The events relayed in the song are given in the Saga of Sigurd the Crusader, attributed to Snorri Sturluson.
Sigurd wended his way from Norway down to England, whence he moved on to Iberia, and fought “heathen” (in the saga this word refers to Muslims) pirates and soldiers that were occupying the peninsular and the Balearic Islands. From there they go through Sicily and onwards to Acre and Jerusalem, where King Baldwin I of Jerusalem bids Sigurd assist on a military campaign to Sidon to recover lands for Christendom.
I hope you enjoy the song!
It goes without saying that I’m not aiming to glorify violence against others, rather I wish to teach history through song.
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Art credit
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3) Crónica de Dom Afonso Henriques by Duarte Galvão
4) Albert Goodwin, The Viking Sea Raiders
5) From The Viking Herald
6) From Strategos History
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Lyrics:
Baldvini konungr ræðr Jórsalaríki.
Nú fǫrum vér þangat undir merki Sigurðs.
Þeir unnu sér mikinn sigr yfir serkjum,
en á oss heita þeir. Verjum konungdóminn!
Með sex tǫgum skipa ok fimm þúsund manna
Siglum vér um haustit til Englands
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Þá er siglum vestr fyrir Spán ór Galizulandi
sjám víkinga nǫkkura fara at féfangi
Til orrostu fyrstrar leggjum vér við heiðna
ok af þeim vinnum vér átta galeiðr.
Þá fór Sigurðr til kastala Sintrés.
Vann hann kastalann ok kristnaði fólkit!
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Sigurðr konungr helt liðinu þá til
borgar Lizibónar, er var margr heiðingi.
Átti þar konungr ina þriðju orrostu.
Lagði þaðan út til Nǫrvasunda.
Á eyjum þeim, er heita Forminterra
Iviza ok Manork hǫfðum vér sigr!
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Siglum um Sikileyjar ok hann Roðgeir jarl.
Þaðan siglum vér inn til Akrsborgar.
Fagnaði honum vel Baldvini konungr
ok gaf Sigurði dóma ok spán af Krossi Helga.
Þá fóru þeir saman til Sýrlands ok bǫrðusk.
Tóku borg, Sæt, er hann gaf Baldvina.
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
Hann hafði fremd kristni með ǫllum mætti.
Hann fór til skipa sinna ok ór Jórsalalandi.
Sigldum vér til Griklands ok inn til Miklagarðs.
Kirjalax keisari fagnaði Sigurði.
Hann gaf þá keisara ǫll skip sín ok fór heim,
en margir aðrir dvǫlðusk ok gengu á mála.
Hann var konungr, konungr Norðmanna!
Hann fór til Jórsala ok kom at liði Baldvina!
Hann sigldi suðr, suðr til heiðnu landa!
Með einni rǫddu heiðrum vér Sigurð Jórsalafara!
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