Arntor
Encyclopedia
Arntor is the second full-length album by the Norwegian
Viking
/ black
/ folk metal
band Windir
. It was released on October 11, 1999 through Head Not Found
. It is the last record released when Valfar was playing the majority of the instruments.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Viking
Viking metal
Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its galloping pace, keyboard-rich anthemic sound, bleakness and dramatic emphasis on lyrical themes of Norse mythology, Norse paganism, and the Viking Age...
/ black
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
/ folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band Windir
Windir
Windir was a black metal band from Sogndal, Norway. The band combined black metal with folk music and mythology. The band was formed in 1994 and released its debut album in 1997...
. It was released on October 11, 1999 through Head Not Found
Head Not Found
Head Not Found is a Norwegian record label, a sublabel of Voices Music & Entertainment, specialising in various heavy metal subgenres.-Artists:The following artists released their albums through Head Not Found:* Atrox* Carpe Tenebrum* Enslavement of Beauty...
. It is the last record released when Valfar was playing the majority of the instruments.
Track listing
- "Byrjing" (The Beginning) – 3:17
- "Arntor, ein windir" (Arntor, a Warrior) – 6:56
- "Kong Hydnes Haug" (The Burial Mound of King Hydnes) – 6:37
- "Svartesmeden og Lundamyrstrollet" (The Blacksmith and the Troll of Lundamyri) – 9:02
- "Kampen" (The Struggle) – 6:36
- "Saknet" (The Longing) – 10:03
- "Ending" – 3:38
Credits
- Valfar - guitar, bass, synth, vocals, and accordion
- Steingrim - drums
- Steinarson - clean vocals