Herknungr - The Wolf Chieftain

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The Wolf Cheiftain is about Widuking or known as Wittekind. It's about his life when he and his people lost the battle to Charlemagne and struggling with the aftermath.

The song is in proto - germanic which is very early saxon, I know old high saxon would of been more suitable possibly but I really like this language.

The string instruments a cologne lyre.


LYRICS
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iz hwat, þurislīkaz mann?
tahrą in augini
furi hiz daudaz kunją

wīz þurbum standaną
midi gudamiz
midi fadēr

sa dagaz gamalas wīsadōmas
habjaną fallaną


wīz þurbum standaną
midi gudamiz
midi fadēr

þēah maske, isti þar nuh hupǭ
tō taljaną þat wīsadōmaz

wītagô kwemaną wītaną miz
wītagô kwemaną skawwōną miz
wītagô kwemaną 'blōþisōną' miz

tō strībaną mīnaz fulką


he's what, an enormous man?
tears in eye
for his dead kin

we must stand
with the gods
with the father

that day old wisdom
to have fall

we must stand
with the gods
with the father

for all that mesh, is there yet hope
to tell that wisdom

seer come see me
seer come watch me
seer come 'mark with blood' me

to strive my folk


Image is by Skvor: https://www.deviantart.com/skvor/art/Battle-of-Brunanburh-357077704



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