Singer-songwriter Mike Schæfer Olsen, (born in 1985, Brøndby, Denmark), transitioned to focus on music in the early 2000’s and has been composing music almost continuously ever since, alongside doing radio shows and starting the indie label Fimbul Records. With a passion for songwriting running through his veins from an early age, Mike Olsen’s Viking-inspired music and dark melodies have broadened the Nordic folk genre and inspired millions of listeners around the world, bringing them back in time with a blend of his imagination and creativity.
Danheim hit 100 million streams across digital music platforms in 2019, obtained 200.000 subscribers on YouTube, and landed his music in the final season of the popular TV show Vikings.
Berserkir
Danheim Lyrics
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I nord vi sejler fra
Kyst til fremmed land
Vi kæmper alle mand
Æsir giv os mod
Til valhal efter død
I den mørke muld
Vi skåler Frydefuldt
At mér skyldi kaupa
Fley ok fagrar árar,
Fara á brott með víkingum
(Vi er Vikinger)
Standa upp í stafni,
Stýra dýrum knerri,
Halda svá til hafnar
Höggva mann ok annan,
Höggva mann ok annan
Þél höggr stórt fyr stáli
Stafnkvígs á veg jafnan
Út með éla meitli
Andærr jötunn vandar,
En svalbúinn selju
Standa upp í stafni,
Stýra dýrum knerri,
Halda svá til hafnar
Höggva mann ok annan,
Höggva mann ok annan
Æsir giv os mod
Til valhal efter død
I den mørke muld
Vi skåler Frydefuldt
The song "Berserkir" by Danheim is an ode to the Viking warriors who sailed from the north coast to foreign lands for battle. The first verse describes the journey of Viking warriors who sail from the north, fight with courage and determination, and aim to reach Valhalla after they die. The chorus emphasizes their strength and determination, urging the gods to give them the courage to continue fighting until their death. The second verse talks about how the mother of the singer advised them to buy boats and set sail with the Vikings. The third verse goes deeper into battle-imagery, describing how the Vikings fight with swords and how their courage in battle earns them a position in Valhalla after their death.
Throughout the song, there is a consistent emphasis on the courage and determination of the Viking warriors, and the importance of the battle they undertake. The song is both celebratory and somber, with the descriptions of battle paired with the desire to reach Valhalla after death. The language used in the song, both the Danish lyrics and the Old Norse runic inscriptions, add to the overall sense of mystery and otherworldliness that surrounds Viking culture.
Line by Line Meaning
Vi er Vikinger
We are Vikings
I nord vi sejler fra
We sail from the north
Kyst til fremmed land
From coast to foreign land
Vi kæmper alle mand
We all fight together
Æsir giv os mod
Give us courage, oh Aesir
Til valhal efter død
To Valhalla after death
I den mørke muld
In the dark earth
Vi skåler Frydefuldt
We toast joyfully
Þat mælti mín móðir,
My mother spoke that to me
At mér skyldi kaupa
That I should buy
Fley ok fagrar árar,
A ship and beautiful oars
Fara á brott með víkingum
To go away with Vikings
(Vi er Vikinger)
(We are Vikings)
Standa upp í stafni,
Stand up in the prow
Stýra dýrum knerri,
Steer the expensive ship
Halda svá til hafnar
Hold it until the harbor
Höggva mann ok annan,
Strike one man and another
Höggva mann ok annan
Strike one man and another
Þél höggr stórt fyr stáli
The plank cuts greatly before the steel
Stafnkvígs á veg jafnan
The prow of the ship is always in motion
Út með éla meitli
Out with the eel spears
Andærr jötunn vandar,
Daring giant of the sea
En svalbúinn selju
But the cold-dwelling seal
Standa upp í stafni,
Stand up in the prow
Stýra dýrum knerri,
Steer the expensive ship
Halda svá til hafnar
Hold it until the harbor
Höggva mann ok annan,
Strike one man and another
Höggva mann ok annan
Strike one man and another
Æsir giv os mod
Give us courage, oh Aesir
Til valhal efter død
To Valhalla after death
I den mørke muld
In the dark earth
Vi skåler Frydefuldt
We toast joyfully
Contributed by Grace T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@G4mm4G0bl1n
+MrJattsoorma1 think about this:
2 Cavemens meeting at the forest. One of the cavemens got an idea and take a straight stick from the bottom. He turns to the second cavemen and tolds him that the length of the stick is exactly 1 Meter. The second cavemen turns around and takes another straight stick and told him that THIS lenght is exactly 1 Meter. How can they proof that the length from one of the sticks they holding is exactly 1 Meter?
The Edda is bounded to antic mathematics & physics, because its one of the Sun Religions which was replaced by monotheistical Religions. Search the cycles & the spirals! Its extremly heavy math in there which shows how time works and how time produces length. You will fast realise that this is a part of the special relativity theorie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(goddess)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitoline_Wolf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6rmungandr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thales#/media/File:Animated_illustration_of_thales_theorem.gif
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Nippur-Elle_%28Top%29.jpg (Cubit of Nippur)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Thales_theorem_6.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_wave
https://www.intmath.com/blog/wp-content/images/2016/06/tesla-map-to-multiplication.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid
@Danheim
NEW ALBUM OUT SOON.
You can pre-order the new album Hringrás now on:
https://danheim.bandcamp.com/album/hringr-s
Available for pre-orders on iTunes and Google Play | March 1
@catherinethiebaut3871
Are you guys gonna do any show in Canada.. quebec city or near? That'd be just amazing 👌🏽
@CriticalStrategist
InDeed ^^
@JoseMendoza-bc8jw
En qué capítulo de la serie de Vikingos sale su cancion? Está muy buena
@blackbirdhunter3086
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@MegaExtramoney
Фил
@caesar4857
"A warrior doesn't show their heart, until the axe reveals it"
Floki
@Goatisme
Seems like a good hatchet user !
@magnusjonsson7714
For a pillager, the heart is unknown.
@legendpybro5016
Sama asia sängyssä, mies ei paljasta asettaan ennen kuin tarvitsee sitä