The Blood of Odin
Manowar Lyrics

Upon his shoulders perch two ravens, huginn and muninn. they circle the earth by day seeing all, at night they report to him the world's tidings.
Odin has two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, who fly around the earth during the day and return to him at night to tell him everything they have seen.

He wears a golden helmet and a golden ring, at his side sit two wolves. his weapons a magic sword and a spear called gungnir,
Odin wears a golden helmet and ring, with two wolves by his side. He carries a magical sword and a spear named Gungnir.

They are carved with runes. his eight legged horse sleipnir
Odin's weapons are carved with runes and he has an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir.

Carries him over land sea and air, the bringer of the valiant dead, the einherjar, from
Sleipnir can transport him over land, sea, and air to Valhalla, where he brings the valiant dead, the Einherjar.

The battlefield across the rainbow bridge to valhalla.
Odin can transport the valiant dead from the battlefield to Valhalla using the rainbow bridge.

for a single drink of the enchanted water he paid with one eye, he was granted
Odin sacrificed one of his eyes for a single drink from the enchanted water, and in return, he received supreme wisdom.

Supreme wisdom. he is the god of poetry, sorcery, and death. wounded, pierced by
Because he was granted supreme wisdom, Odin is the god of poetry, sorcery, and death. He was also wounded and pierced by a spear.

A spear he hung upside down for nine days. fasting and agony he made of himself
Odin hung upside down for nine days after being pierced by a spear. He fasted, endured agony, and made himself a sacrifice.

A sacrifice to himself. Given no bread nor mead he looked down,
Odin made a sacrifice to himself by hanging upside down and enduring hunger and pain. He did not receive food or mead.

And with a loud cry fell screaming from the world tree.
Odin fell screaming from the world tree with a loud cry.

ın a flash of insight the secret magic of the runes was revealed to him. he took up the runes and mastered them, eighteen powerful charms for protection, success in battle, lovemaking, healing and the power to bring back the dead.
Odin had a flash of insight that revealed the secret magic of the runes to him. He mastered the runes and used them to create eighteen powerful charms for protection, success in battle, lovemaking, healing, and the power to bring back the dead.

his sacred blood mixed with black wind and rain wept down from the world tree deep into the earth.
Odin's sacred blood mixed with black wind and rain fell from the world tree and into the earth.

He commanded the earth to crack open and to spew forth the strongest of the strong!
Odin commanded the earth to open up and release the strongest warriors.

on this day he did bestow unto the world the sons of odin!
On this day, Odin bestowed the Sons of Odin upon the world.