Vansinnesvisor
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Vansinnesvisor is the name of the fourth album by the Viking metal
band Thyrfing
. It was released in 2002. The lyrics to track number six, "The Giant's Laughter", are a translation of the poem "Jätten" written by the Swedish poet Esaias Tegnér
.
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...
band Thyrfing
Thyrfing
Thyrfing is a viking metal band from Sweden. The band is named after the royal sword Tyrfing from Norse mythology.-History:Thyrfing was formed in 1995 by Patrik Lindgren , Jocke Kristensson , Peter Löf and Kimmy Sjölund...
. It was released in 2002. The lyrics to track number six, "The Giant's Laughter", are a translation of the poem "Jätten" written by the Swedish poet Esaias Tegnér
Esaias Tegnér
Esaias Tegnér , was a Swedish writer, professor of Greek language, and bishop. He was during the 19th century regarded as the father of modern poetry in Sweden, mainly through the national romantic epos Frithjof's Saga. He has been called Sweden's first modern man...
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Track listing
- Draugs Harg (Draugr's Altar) - 4:01
- Digerdöden (The Black Death) - 4:48
- Världsspegeln (The Mirror Of The World) - 4:52
- The Voyager - 5:12
- Ångestens Högborg (The Stronghold Of Agony) - 7:03
- The Giant's Laughter - 5:19
- Vansinnesvisan (The Song Of Madness) - 4:43
- Kaos Återkomst (The Return Of Chaos) - 6:59