Released 19 January 2009 Length 51:54 Release date 19 January 2009 Label Indie Recordings | Recorded 2003-2008 Artist Wardruna Producer Kvitrafn | |
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Runaljod - Gap Var Ginnunga
(2009) Runaljod - Yggdrasil
(2013) Genres Ambient music, Nordic folk music Similar Runaljod ‑ Yggdrasil, Runaljod ‑ Ragnarok, Twilight of the Idols, Incipit Satan, Ad Majorem Sathanas | ||
Wardruna runaljod gap var ginnunga
Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga (Sound of Runes - The Gap Was Yawning) is the first album by Norwegian Nordic folk group Wardruna. It was released in 2009 by Indie Recordings/Fimbulljóð Productions.
Contents
The album is the first chapter of the Runaljod trilogy (continued on the next two Wardruna albums), inspired by the 24 ancient runes of the Elder Futhark.
The lyrics were composed by Kvitrafn in Norwegian, Old Norse and Proto-Norse. Nordic traditional instruments such as percussion and strings were used in the recording of the album.
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Kvitrafn
Personnel
Songs
1Ár var alda2:19
2Hagal7:40
3Bjarkan5:33
References
Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA