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The Shores of N​í​ð​h​ö​ggr

by Nornsaga

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Nornsaga 04:36
In the age of stars, the deciders of fate, they draw from the well of the gods. From Jotunheimr, and the well of Uror, the destiny of man is designed CHORUS: Nornsaga (Maid not fair) Trembling on (Might of Gods) Till the land they came (Bring the end) Hampther fell (To the age of man) Twining the thread from beginning to end, the Valkyrie are maidens of order Scored on a tree, the laws of the sons of man. Life allotted to those worthy of death CHORUS BRIDGE: Twas the night in the dwelling. The norns there came, and shaped the life of the chosen ones Mightily wove, the web of fate When Bralund's towns were trembling all There the golden threads they wove Within the moon's halls Fast they made them die
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The Altered 05:32
I'm Leaving my home to work off the shores A traveling course of my fathers before A merchant of myth seeking fortune and fame the passage that ends all the same The waves move in silence at the dead of the night Rich men at rest with gods on their sides A flash of cold as I open my eyes A pirate's sails on the horizon The winds whip, lashing the sea the cold rain sears my gaping wounds the last thing we knew, their eyes and our fear I saw as a prisoner of war Gods bestow us strength and might, I'll return with pride May the dark replace with light, I pray to save my life Flame on the oars of helpless men, for we raise our swords Blood and salt avenge their dead, spilled amount unknown Flame on the oars Blood on the Shores Mist-altered view Warrior anew With power and fury I sharpen my blade, vindictive and shorn from my time as a slave Consumed by pride and waiting to die, at last my journey will end The ship was a scene of a dream: the blood being shed on the wood of the beams. Corpses and coin dropped into the sea, my spirit is finally free Gods bestow us strength and might, I'll return with pride May the dark replace with light, I pray to save my life Flame on the oars of helpless men, for we raise our swords Blood and salt avenge their dead, spilled amount unknown To the north we sail again, facing stormy seas Fame and fortune is no life, battle sets us free.
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Crawling Fiercely off in the distant lands I ran through the halls standing far from the sun Door looks north ways, made of serpent spines The ones who perjured, can be heard as they sank (Corpses of dead, falling of venom) CHORUS: In hell it stands. Serpent fed treacherous men Black rain, eyes red. The venom falls on the shores of ("Neith-ogg" in choir) Under the dragon, darkens it's shadow. Flying to the edge of our world, where it devours the blood of the slain and one wolfs down the Earth eternally
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Kaivosmies 05:10
Breaking stone day and night endlessly we toil we must go far to the north, quelling thoughts of home Pushing sails, leaving port onwards we decide. duty calls... for every man Victory or death Front of the line, the heros of our time Kai-vos-mies Fear in our hearts, we face the end of our lives Gone forever Diving deep into enemy land Die for nothing Glory or fame we shall remember their names Kai-Vos-Mies Strength of horse, brave as stone Victory we claim It was not as we'd hoped Pride is not the same Night in peace drunk with kings sold our souls to shame Mutinous, we raise our arms Blood will shed again You let us slave away with no promise of redemption 40 men, left to die Told it was for the good of the kingdom "What a bag of shit" We'll show you, we'll show you all!
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Wings above the frozen seas resurrected. Stalking hidden amongst the trees down from the wild. Immortal seeking life again neverending. Burning all around them screaming, pray for the end. Our savior comes. Retreive us from the darkest hour From the Sky they fell. Hear them roar in countless numbers when they hear my name. History told "from the sky they Fell" Torn apart by civil war, nothing left of the will to live from those in chains; fed to the wolves. Shadows fly across the land neverending. Disappearing from above, death from the wild. From the Sky they fell. Hear them roar in countless numbers when they hear my name. History told "from the sky they Fell" Through the coldest of days. Through the darkest of nights. I ride, to the valleys and mountains. The beasts and all the demons out there, fear my blade From the Sky they fell. Hear them roar in countless numbers when they hear my name. History told "from the sky they Fell"
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Waves will crash, a serpent yeilds unrest. A mighty horn starts to blow. The earth consumed by fire marks the end, the wolf's roar starts to shake the ground The rains grew cold as the crosses have fortold. The sun will fall from the sky Man takes on man, twighlight of the gods will cleanse thee from the earth. And the battle rages on. The old ones will find comfort in the end for the greater good of man, for no mercy will be shown The land grows dark, the sun will disappear and we all become silent as the stone. Long foretold in all of history yet we remain silent as the stone breaks. When the world is burned, who will be left? The righteous of us, who will live. As we all have feared, our brothers will destroy the wisest of us all. "kinship defiled" as written on the scroll has warned us of the end. And the battle rages on. The old ones will find comfort in the end for the greater good of man, for no mercy will be shown The land grows dark, the sun will disappear and we all become silent as the stone. Long foretold in all of history yet we remain silent as the stone breaks.
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Tule Kotiin 05:46
Through the waves of cold and punishing mist, searing the eyes of the few who stand tall, stood a troupe of the few who could bear the weight of the world on their shoulders Marching to our call, falling one by one Selfless, unafraid. Walking to the valley of the damned. And so we arrive to a place, torn apart by constant struggle. The land filled with crushed spirits and rusted iron, their protectors, had left them also So it is called, by human nature, we will fight 'till the end of time. Breaking the stone, melting it further and striking it hard 'till it bleeds its own blood. Tule Kotiin. We forget the price we pay for the lifelong chase of glory. On our sleeves, a single note that reads "Tule Kotiin" Taking what we need remind us, see their faces glow in the sky. Sorrow for all we left behind us, Heavy hearts with us, we carry on Tule Kotiin. We forget the price we pay for the lifelong chase of glory. On our sleeves, a single note that reads "Tule Kotiin"
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(they arrived) Armed by faith, to bastardize thy neighbor Darkness fell, for those who held their light in their souls. Face to face their differences, far too great, they spread their hate upon our land. We will not stand for this, we will stay our way We will die if we must, sent away in flames For our land, for our gods, we will fight again Setting for a holy war, we must find a way today the outlook is bleak, they have occupied our lands, appropriated our people and made them take part in their filthy baptism, nothing is still sacre innocent. Fools, They rue the day. Never our fight will go away. The star of death and cross of greed. Their end of days they will not see By the rising sta-a-a-ar falls tonight they retreat their forces hopelessly divide they will claim victory we will hold the light (solo) We rename the stars, for they lead the way we rebuild our home, cleanse our souls again Raise our horns up high for ourselves reborn for the fire burns forever Blessed are the ones Never to return endless sleep above the heavens
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Wanderer 05:09
Born into a scacrifice, I'm all alone and afraid to ask why. I'm Searching the wild for the answers I seek I've been away for far too long, I still have hope I find my home. But through the cold and Through the storms I have to lead my way. Until the wanderer finds a way, he'll suffer the frozen skies of black. Forever waiting for the day, I finally won't live up to my name Where do I belong? Where did I come from? I wonder if the sun is shining through the fog, I've lost my way. The cold embrace of a life alone is Just too much to bear for me Until the wanderer finds a way, he'll suffer the frozen skies of black. Forever waiting for the day, I finally won't live up to my name I can't be far away. Now's the time I've waited long enough
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The air stood still under a frozen sky The darkening terrain reclaims it's hold over the light Wind breaks on the oceans and the shorelines of the lands I roam still Remnants and echoes of the souls I have taken still ring What have I become? I'm alone, a monster of the north I once had purpose, till they came and ripped it all away Now it is time, to be what they've intended. Soon they will burn, they will pay. They meet their end tonight. The air stood still under a frozen sky The darkening terrain reclaims it's hold over the light Wind breaks on the oceans and the shorelines of the lands I roam still Remnants and echoes of the souls I have taken still ring Vengence and hatred have turned my eyes black as coal This time to begin I will try to reclaim what they stole
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Fast as the wind, the invasion has begun Shaking the ground with the force of thousand guns First in the line of fire, first into hostile land Tanks leading the way, leading the way Charging the lines with the force of a furious storm Fast as the lighting phantoms swarm 200 miles at nightfall, taken within a day Thus earning their name, earning the fame They are the panzer elite, born to compete, never retreat (ghost division) Leaving or dead, always ahead, fed by your dread Always ahead, as the blitzkrieg rages on Breaking morale the with the sound of blazing guns First in the line of fire, first into hostile land Tanks leading the way, leading the way Leaving a trail of destruction to a foreign land (Waging war with conviction) Massive assault made to serve the Nazi plan (Wehrmacht's pride, ghost division) Communication's broken, phantom's are far away Thus earning their name, earning the fame They are the panzer elite, born to compete, never retreat (ghost division) Leaving or dead, always ahead, fed by your dread Pushing the frontline forth with a tremendous force (Far ahead, breaks resistance) Reaching the way for panzer corps (Shows no fear, self-subsistent) First in the line of fire, first into hostile land Thus earning the name, claiming the fame They are the panzer elite, born to compete, never retreat (ghost division) Leaving or dead, always ahead, fed by your dread Panzer elite, born to compete, never retreat (ghost division) Leaving or dead, always ahead, fed by your dread

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Debut album by folk metal band Nornsaga

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released July 11, 2018

Dustin Thompson for the instruments and mixing
Elizabeth Osborne for the Album cover

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Nornsaga Ashland, Kentucky

Nornsaga is a Viking metal band based around the Ashland KY area.
All current songs are demos recorded by Lead Vocalist Dustin Thompson

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