I think the narrator is supposed to be The Emperor. If you look through the lyrics to this album, they all seem to part of one big folkloric type thing. The idea is that the narrator is the essence in all of the evil sorcerers.
As for the church burning: Samoth (guitars), along with Euronymous (Mayhem) and Varg Vikernes (Mayhem, Burzum) burned down a church. I think Tchort and Faust were also involved in that, but I'm not sure. (Faust also murdered someone).
I think the narrator is supposed to be The Emperor. If you look through the lyrics to this album, they all seem to part of one big folkloric type thing. The idea is that the narrator is the essence in all of the evil sorcerers.
As for the church burning: Samoth (guitars), along with Euronymous (Mayhem) and Varg Vikernes (Mayhem, Burzum) burned down a church. I think Tchort and Faust were also involved in that, but I'm not sure. (Faust also murdered someone).