Magnus the Good - Old Norse Song [HD Remake] | The Skaldic Bard

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Here is a song I wrote and performed in Old Norse (and a little Old East Slavic) about Magnus the Good, with the events as recalled in The Saga of Magnus the Good in Heimskringla. I have remastered it now with more appropriate instruments and in better quality. Lyrics, music and performance by The Skaldic Bard.

Magnus grew up in Novgorod with his foster father Yaroslav the Wise, from whom he learnt Slavic. Seeking to avenge his father, known to us now as St Olaf, he returns to Norway. He ends up taking the Danish throne and defending Danish christendom from the heathen Wends. His father appears to him telling him not to fear battle against the heathen, and using his father’s battle-axe, takes victory after victory against them.

Although he may sound as bloodthirsty as other kings of yore, he fought where he had to but showed remarkable restraint otherwise and had a reputation as a peacemaker, despite having the means and ability to recreate the North Sea Empire under his banner. As such, when King Edward of England appeals to his peacemaking side, he relents and allows England to live under their rightful king.

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Lyrics:
Norðmenn unðu Sveini ei. Nei, þeir unðu Sveini ei!
Ríkja má at eins einn, sannkonungr eini!
Sá, er hefr heilags blóð ok er unnir sinni þjóð,
Hann er Magnús Óláfsson, nú ferr ór Garðaríki.

Съпаси богъ, Ꙗрославе, Ирине,
Землꙗ кръве моеѣ жьдетъ мене.
Възвратити ноурманам ꙗзъ дължьнъ.
Възможьно умьрѫ, но борѭ правьдно.

(Sŭpasi bogŭ, Jaroslave, Irine,
zemlja krŭve mojeje žĭdetŭ mene,
vŭzvratiti Nourmanam jazŭ dŭlžĭnŭ ,
vŭzmožĭno umĭru, no borju sja pravĭdno)

Sigla Einarr, Kálfr ok hann. Já, með þeim siglir hann!
Er hann eilífu vetra, en vápndjarfr sem drengr!
Guðligt þol gaf reiði ró, þá hann á norskum mó,
kom á fund Harðaknúts. Sǫmdu þeir sætt saman.

Harðaknútr lézk, þá tók Magnús ríki hans.
Fekk hann eið margra, en ei hvers manns.
Jómsvíkingar inir heiðnu ræktu hann,
Magnús fór í Jómsborg ok vá þar margan mann.

Sveinn frændi Knúts ríkja, Danakonungs ríkja,
hann leiðir her Vinda, augu rauð ok reið.
Sýndisk Óláfr Magnúsi, sagði heilagr inn fúsi:
Ei skaltu hræðask heiðna, í orrostu munk fylgja!

Á Hlýrskógsheiði herblástr blásinn var.
Ǫx fǫður síns, er heitir Hel, hann bar.
Tveim hǫndum hjó hann at ǫðrum hvern mann.
Orrostan var stutt ok Magnús sigr vann.

Magnús var allvaldr, ríkja tveggja allvaldr!
Hann réð þá fyrir Danmǫrk ok Noregi.
Hann gerði sendimenn þá vestr til konungs Engla.
Kváðsk vilja þat land taka ór hǫndum Játvarðar.

Játvarði þótti illa sjá meira mannfall.
Kvað þat, at hann ei lið í móti samna skal.
Magnús inn góði sýndi sína góðmennsku
ok valði frið í því ríki, er veitti Guð.

Magnúss sǫgu lýkir hér, ins góða sǫgu lýkir hér.
Hann í Norðmannaminni mun vera langminnigr.
Er hann mátti, valði frið, en er skyldi, krafði liðs.
Bani Jómsvíkinga, en vinr þjóðar sinnar!

Magnús inn góði, sonr ins heilaga!
Var hann inn bezti ok frómasti allra!
Frá Garðaríki ok þaðan til Englands,
var alkunnr inn góði orðstírr hans!

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