I think the 'Viking' comment is not far off the mark only the Norse fought for hundreds of years against Magyar Vikings who were their staunch enemies so I would replace the word 'Viking' with 'Norse' and then you have a pretty accurate interpretation since it is true - as mentioned - that Led Zeppelin was influenced by Northern Myth (even today of all the awards Robert Plant could mention on his site they have recieved, he made special note of the one awarded to him by the king of Sweden..telling..)...'The Winds of Thor are blowing cold' may refer to this age of the twilight of the gods we are said to be in ('Kali' if you are Hindu) in Northern Myth, when the ancient ways will fade and all connection to what is Higher. and the next line I think he is actually singing 'they were a steel that's tried and true' meaning they are bearers of an ancient teaching, a path, a way few hold to anymore. If this is correct then it makes more sense of the next line, 'to carry news that must get through.' ..singing about 'bright steel' does not make sense of that next line after it as well as this interpretation here in my opinion. And then it continues: 'Enter the path where no one goes: they hold no quarter, they vote no quarter..' This is speaking of an uncompromising warrior like attitude in carrying out what they are bound to and it may refer to a narrow path, not giving quarter to the broad path of the world. I personally think it refers to the Fourth Way (see the tarot card - Page is very into tarot - where a fourth cup is appearing to the meditator out of the sky with three cups before him)also because at the very end Robert Plant says 'Oh Lord, give me quarter' And finally because they once said in an interview you have to have a method to do what they do and that they choose Crowle's though they said Gurdjieff's is just as valid. Such are my musings..
I think the 'Viking' comment is not far off the mark only the Norse fought for hundreds of years against Magyar Vikings who were their staunch enemies so I would replace the word 'Viking' with 'Norse' and then you have a pretty accurate interpretation since it is true - as mentioned - that Led Zeppelin was influenced by Northern Myth (even today of all the awards Robert Plant could mention on his site they have recieved, he made special note of the one awarded to him by the king of Sweden..telling..)...'The Winds of Thor are blowing cold' may refer to this age of the twilight of the gods we are said to be in ('Kali' if you are Hindu) in Northern Myth, when the ancient ways will fade and all connection to what is Higher. and the next line I think he is actually singing 'they were a steel that's tried and true' meaning they are bearers of an ancient teaching, a path, a way few hold to anymore. If this is correct then it makes more sense of the next line, 'to carry news that must get through.' ..singing about 'bright steel' does not make sense of that next line after it as well as this interpretation here in my opinion. And then it continues: 'Enter the path where no one goes: they hold no quarter, they vote no quarter..' This is speaking of an uncompromising warrior like attitude in carrying out what they are bound to and it may refer to a narrow path, not giving quarter to the broad path of the world. I personally think it refers to the Fourth Way (see the tarot card - Page is very into tarot - where a fourth cup is appearing to the meditator out of the sky with three cups before him)also because at the very end Robert Plant says 'Oh Lord, give me quarter' And finally because they once said in an interview you have to have a method to do what they do and that they choose Crowle's though they said Gurdjieff's is just as valid. Such are my musings..