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Ships were prepared
Weapons and shields
Sails were raised
We're heading out to sea!
Norway just a bed in the east
Our journey had begun
Helpfull winds gave us our speed
Under a warming sun
Heading to the emerald land
A fleet of 50 ships
A army of 2000 men, led by the king
Army arising, dark and ferous
Horror across the black roads
As the night rolled in over us
We felt the wrath of the storm
That night I was haunted by dreams
An omen, of what was to come
The serpent arose from the sea
Ready to strike
With hammer in hand
The serpent in pain, twisting in furious rage!
Fought for its live
The serpent escaped
Thor was in rage
..My dreams began to fade..
Awoke of my dreams
Sword in my hand
The break of dawn
Closing in on Irish land
Time to attack
Grabbed our shields
We came ashore
And saw the waiting horde
The fight was short and deadly intense
The Irish fought us well
But as we gained the upperhand
Their fighting spirit dwelled
Ready to strike
With swords in our hands
The struggle with heart
The Irish fell to our wrath
Fought for his live
The king escaped
With fury divine
King Olav threw his sword
Weapons and shields
Sails were raised
We're heading out to sea!
Our journey had begun
Helpfull winds gave us our speed
Under a warming sun
A fleet of 50 ships
A army of 2000 men, led by the king
Horror across the black roads
As the night rolled in over us
We felt the wrath of the storm
An omen, of what was to come
The serpent arose from the sea
With hammer in hand
The serpent in pain, twisting in furious rage!
Fought for its live
The serpent escaped
Thor was in rage
..My dreams began to fade..
Sword in my hand
The break of dawn
Closing in on Irish land
Time to attack
Grabbed our shields
We came ashore
And saw the waiting horde
The Irish fought us well
But as we gained the upperhand
Their fighting spirit dwelled
With swords in our hands
The struggle with heart
The Irish fell to our wrath
Fought for his live
The king escaped
With fury divine
King Olav threw his sword
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What is the last line "King Olav threw his sword" supposed to imply?
line 5....Norway disapeared in the east line 12....On the horizon dark clouds arose king olav throws his sword at the other king basiacaly showing their complete victory
Actually Olav is throwing his sword because he's angry that the Irish king escaped, just like Thor was enraged that Jorgmundr escaped in the dream.
@ anyone: Does anybody know which Olav this is referring to? there are at least five Olav King of Norway's, but one of them is a saint and another two are married to Irish Princesses.
The song refers to the Battle of Swold. As wikipedia explains:
"Both his Wendish and his Irish wife had brought Olaf wealth and good fortune, but, according to the sagas, Thyre was his undoing, for it was on an expedition undertaken in the year 1000 to wrest her lands from Burislav that he was waylaid off the island Svold, by the combined Swedish, Danish and Wendish fleets, together with the ships of Earl Haakon's sons. The Battle of Swold ended in the death of the Norwegian king. Olaf fought to the last on his great vessel the "Long Serpent" (Ormrinn Langi), the mightiest ship in the North, and finally leapt overboard and was seen no more."
It's easy to see how it fits in with the warriors omen of the serpent escaping