Valhǫll kallar mik (VALHALLA CALLING IN OLD NORSE) - Miracle of Sound cover by The Pagan Minstrel

[@ThePaganMinstrel]

What song would you like me to translate next?

[@FredWelbrick]

Hello; the songs from Tolkien's L.O.T.R., especially "Misty Mountains" would be amazing. And congratulations for the last songs!

[@Mezogazdasagi-gepesz]

you have a very nice voice. keep it up

[@mystiquesword]

My heart will go on/titanic song

[@maxlutz3674]

"The Bear and the Maiden Fair" might be cool and seems to kind of fit.

[@EisenerGustav]

Wellerman

[@miracleofsound]

Nice job 👍👍

[@Rixon-qw4fo]

You should make a collab with this one. It's one of your best songs!

[@christophedlauer1443]

I TOLD YOU this would be a banger :D

[@bryan9ful]

You need a metal version in old norse!

[@crystalharris9208]

Collab !!!

[@GoldRangerFanGirl35]

This is Valhalla Calling in Old Norse correct?

[@HazelGiguere0509]

The three of you should collab on an Old Norse version. It would be fire. 🔥🔥🔥

[@undead9999]

This sounds like it was ripped directly from a tavern in Norse country back in the Viking Era. Absolutely beautiful.

[@Animalover205]

Your voice has truly been touched by Freyja, to be able to sing this so beautifully. I have heard both versions of this you have done, and will admit this one made my heart skip a beat.

[@gabrielpoch7935]

Freyja was the deity of rampant f***ing. Music was Bragi’s domain.

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Anyways, in Norse words like hver etc are supposed to be pronounced with a V sound, not with an U sound, and it doesn’t sound right with U sound, so I highly recommend singing it again with the right Norse pronunciation, and I know that ppl that teach Norse are teaching the incorrect pronunciation of hv as they are confusing the West Norse pronunciation with the East Norse pronunciation and early Norse pronunciation which are the ones that use the U sound (which is reflected in the spelling as the words were spellt with W, but normal West Norse has the spelling with V which indicates that the pronunciation is with a V sound) and, there is no reason for one to believe that words such as hver are supposed to be pronounced huer, especially considering the change in spelling and the fact that Icelandic and Norwegian both have the V sound as well as the dude that created Norwegian and the dude that created Icelandic by slightly modifying West Norse kept to the pronunciation rules from West Norse, so everything indirectly that the right pronunciation is with a V sound, and it can be pronounced in three different ways, such as hvar / var / kvar, depending on the word combination and on where in the sentence the word is and on which sounds best and easiest in each case!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

By the way, I am upper intermediate level in both Old Norse and Icelandic, and I have the right Norse pronunciation, which is the most logical, and by the way, I will use DH for the TH sound in the English words this and that, which is the approximant of D and not the approximant of T like the TH in the English word think, and I will use AO for the ‘closed’ A sound that is like an A and O sound said 2gether in one sound (similar to the A sound in Hungarian) that melts into a soft O sound! For example... - hvat sounds like hvat or vat or kvat - mæra sounds like mera - ávast sounds like avast - nágrindr sounds like naogrind:r - líkligr sounds like liklig:r or likliguhr - frænda sounds like freinda or freoynda or frenda - þat sounds like that - ræðir sounds like reidhir - hárr sounds like haruhr or har:r (could have also been har / harr) - gæfr sounds like gev:r or gevuhr - hverfa sounds like hverva or verva or kverva (any of them or all 3 could’ve been used) Also... - hæll sounds like heyl - saltr sounds like solt:r - mæla sounds like mala - drápa sounds like drapa or dropa - kæra sounds like kaera or kaira - ferr sounds like fer:r - jafna sounds like yavna - hœgri sounds like heoyri - girðing sounds like girdhing - hádegi sounds like haodegi - ørendislaust sounds like eorendislaust The word... - verr sounds like ver - ekki sounds like eki or ehki - þverra sounds like thverra - gegna sounds like gekna - vefja sounds like vevya - yfir sounds like ɪvɪr as in Icelandic - ætla sounds like etla - ofn sounds like ovn - náliga sounds like naoliga - sauma could have been pronounced either saima or seoyma like in Icelandic or both or even sauma as it is written - ofleti sounds like ofleti The emphasis of stress in Norse languages such as Norse and Icelandic etc is always at the beginning of the word - for compound words made of multiple smaller words, one should add a bit of stress at the beginning of each word that the compound word is made of and the most stress always at the beginning of the compound word... I don’t think there was any fixed way of pronouncing the diphthongs, and it’s most likely that the pronunciation of diphthongs such as AU would differ depending on the word, including pronunciations such as ai / au / ao / eoy / oy / ey etc, and it may have also differed depending on the region and accent, and the Æ in Norse can have many pronunciations, depending on the word, so it can sound like e / ei / a / eoy / oey / uey / ai / ea / ae etc, depending on what sound sounds best and the most natural and easiest to say in each word, so one should use one’s intuition a lot in Norse... The Rs are always different depending on the region and depending of the speaker in every language, but in Germanic languages, a soft normal R is usually used by most speakers and by younger speakers, and I highly recommend using a soft normal R in Norse and in all other languages that aren’t English as soft Rs have the best and most refined sound, soft Rs that are pronounced as fast as possible being the types of Rs that truly suit such refined languages as Norse and the other Germanic languages, whereas hard or prolonged or thrilled Rs sound very harsh and unrefined... By the way, it’s also important to know that in Norse and Icelandic the G is usually pronounced like a K sound, especially at the end of the word, and in many words the G is pronounced K even in the middle of the word, and there are also some words where the G is pronounced as a K even when it is at the beginning of the word, so it is normal to hear a lot of K sounds when there is a G in spelling - for example, lots of speakers of Icelandic will pronounce even the G in góðan (góðan daginn) as a soft K sound, without even realizing, and this pronunciation rule comes from Norse!

[@FrozenMermaid666]

Also, here are some of the most important sounds + pronunciation rules in Icelandic, as Icelandic has one of the easiest / prettiest / coolest pronunciations ever, having a category 1 pronunciation with super cool modern sounds! - the eth letter ð is an approximant of the letter D (a less obvious D similar to the D in the Spanish word nada and like the TH in the English words this and that) and the thorn letter þ is an approximant of T (a less obvious T that’s sort of lisped, and it is the same sound as the TH in the English words think and thing, though it sounds closer to a normal T sound in Icelandic) More pronunciation rules and sounds in Icelandic... - the HV is pronounced KV - the NN is pronounced as a TN if it comes after Æ and after EI / EY and after a long vowel such as Á / É / Í / Ó / Ú (but it is a normal N sound if it comes after the short vowels A / E / I / O / U and in inn word combinations, and I recommend adding a very soft breathy H sound to the ‘inn’ word ending in masculine words to make it a bit different from the word ending ‘in’ which is the feminine word ending, like I do, as I pronounce the inn more like ihn in masculine nouns and masculine adjectives that have the inn word ending, which represents the definite article in nouns, tho there are also three articles that aren’t added to the noun, namely hinn and hin and hið, so, one can say hinn stormur or stormurinn and hinn storm or storminn as both mean the storm in nominative and accusative) - the LL is usually pronounced TL in most words and if the LL is at the end of the word it sounds more like a weak T sound - the RN is pronounced with an extra soft ‘nasal’ T sound between the R and the N (so a word like þarna sounds like thartna) - the FL / FN letter combinations are pronounced PL / PN (so F becomes a P sound if it’s before an L or an N) - the G is ultra soft in short words like ég and mig etc, so it is pronounced more like an H sound (so ég sounds like yeh) and the G in the middle of the words is kinda soft (in words like segja / saga / segir etc it is a soft G that is still a G sound and not an H) and the Gs and GGs can also sound like Ks in many of the words if they are at the end of the word or even in the middle of the word and sometimes even at the beginning of the word (same as in Old Norse) tho Gs are usually pronounced like a normal G sound if they are at the beginning of the word (except for a few words) - the KK / TT etc is pronounced more like HK / HT as a soft breathy H sound is included before the K / T sound when there is a double consonant and even when there are two different consonants (for example, ekki sounds like ehki and óútreiknanlegt sounds like outreihnanleht etc) - the letter F is usually pronounced like a V if it’s in the middle of the word or at the end of the word (so leyfa sounds like leyva) and it is pronounced like a normal F sound if it’s at the beginning of the word or very close to the beginning of the word (for example, if a words starts with af, the af is pronounced af, not av) The diphthongs and umlauts and vowels in Icelandic... - AU is pronounced EOI (normal e sound + normal o sound + normal i sound said 2gether fast in one sound) - EI / EY are pronounced EI / EY (same as they are spellt) - the Æ / æ is usually pronounced ai in most Icelandic words (but hvenær seems to be pronounced kvenar and not really kvenair, so it depends on the word) - Ö is an EO sound (normal e sound + normal o sound said 2gether in one sound, like the œ in the French word cœur) - Ó is usually pronounced OU - O is usually pronounced UO and sometimes as an O sound (depending on the word) - Ú is a normal u sound - U is a more rounded YU sound (like the u in the French word mur and it is also the same sound as the Ü in Hungarian and German and the same sound as the UU in Dutch in words like muur and duur) tho in some words it is pronounced like a normal U sound (especially at the beginning of the word in words like ungur, and when there are multiple Us in the same word it’s usually the last U that is pronounced like YU and most other Us are pronounced like a normal U sound in that kind of words) - Á is an AU sound in almost every word (there are only a few exceptions) - A is a normal a sound and the A before NG / NK is pronounced like an AU sound just like the Á (so að ganga sounds like ath gaunga and it means to walk) - É is an YE sound (normal i sound + normal e sound) - E is a normal e sound (full e sound) - Í / Ý is a normal i sound - I / Y is a half i sound (this sound is very similar to how the i is pronounced in most English words like fit and chips and this, so it’s sort of like a weak i that goes more towards an e sound, but it isn’t a full e sound, and it isn’t a full i sound either, so it’s right between an i sound and an e sound)

[@FrozenMermaid666]

It’s a good cover, but it isn’t perfect, and I would suggest a remake for this, to improve the pronunciation a bit and some possible misspellings - I do like it more than the original tho, because Norse is the most alpha language ever, and I am obsessed with Norse languages right now, though Norse / English / Icelandic / Dutch / Norwegian etc are equally gorgeous!

[@larsrons7937]

Absolutely wonderful. As Danish I understand some of it when listening, and a lot more when reading it. Thank you for this gem.

[@BrandonClark-hq9tk]

Absolutely love it! Love my Norwegian bloodline! Then again I am English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Norwegian, German! 🪶🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇮🇩🇪🇸🇯⚔️

[@konahrikb1578]

Then you're a northern mutt, join the club! I'm descended from Danes, Irish, German, and a bit of Scot.

[@Keiranful]

A proper European mutt, just like me (Bavarian, Austrian, Italian, Czech, and a dash of something Scandinavian).

[@LuRuello]

Most Eurpeans have some Scandinavian bloodline going back to the Vikings!

[@EisenerGustav]

I don't understand even a single word but your voice is pure magic! Awaiting the following translations . Greetings from Ukraine

[@alexdoorn234]

Just listen to the original if you want the translation lmao. This is a cover of a song in English after all

[@vincentalessi1307]

Subtitles in Icelandic helps. I can see many words are like English. Skip (ship), hammer, raven, fjord, bell, fire, song, iron, steel, sail, shield, wind, bear (carry), loose (set free). Me (mik). And others. Some can be taken from subtitles and entered into Google Icelandic to English, and it's pretty close. Or even Icelandic to Ukrainian translator, type in skip (ship in english) and it translates to корабель.

[@Andre-yd9sg]

​@@vincentalessi1307Ek is I

[@spicytrashpanda]

Get conscripted into service yet?

[@EisenerGustav]

Not yet. But it could happen in the nearest future

[@Brumemusic]

I listen to your english cover of this song all the time, I just love how powerful it sounds in old norse! And the instrumentation is amazing 🤩

[@ThePaganMinstrel]

Glad you liked it, thank you! I tried to simplify this one a bit and make it different than the last one though, I didn't want it just to be a translation that sounded the same

[@aegir.anthonisson7557]

THE FIRST OLD NORSE COVER OF MY FAVORITE SONG!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@HalloranIllustrations]

Loved this. I have both Norse and Irish Celtic genes and hearing either language just raises my spirits and it just energizes me. I haven't learned any Norse, but I did take a try at learning Irish.

[@patches0456]

I’m Irish Scottish on my dad side, and last week found out from my Mother her side is Scandinavian….that explains a lot😂

[@bigz4339]

If English is your first language Old Norse will be easier to learn than Gaelic. Old Norse and English share the same family of Languages and English borrows pretty heavily from Old Norse.

[@tylerdillon3745]

Amazing! I haven't heard this Old Norse and you NAILED it

[@OdinPettersson]

Another amazing performance by you, your voice and the Old Norse is a great combo !!!...and this is also the best song ever made ! I salute and Hail you, The Pagan Minstrel ! Vikings forever !!

[@HannahHenault19]

Gorgeous. Thank you for keeping the old ways alive.

[@dawdoh3226]

I've been wishing someone would cover this in old norse for about 2 years 😄

[@ThePaganMinstrel]

I'm honestly surprised no one had done it yet!

[@Andre-yd9sg]

​@@ThePaganMinstrelthis is Old Norse or Icelandic?

[@melissabattles3196]

​@@Andre-yd9sgFrom what I've read, I believe the two languages are pretty much synonymous. I could be wrong, but I think when people say "Old Norse," it's what is Icelandic now? 😊

[@Andre-yd9sg]

@@melissabattles3196 No, Icelandic has a 19% or 13% connection with Old Norse, yes it is the closest language to it recently as Norwegian is almost becoming English but Icelandic has certain differences like Og in Icelandic would be Ok In Old Norse, it is no longer in the phonology of ok, but in the phonology of oke, understand?

[@Andre-yd9sg]

@@melissabattles3196 But yes, they have the same words like Móðir, which would be mother translating

[@superjody56]

My tongue hurts just listening to her doing those trills! She has an absolutely beautiful voice.

[@Historyfrek4ever]

Old norse let’s itself pretty well to this song. Excellent cover and performance.

[@foundpopcorn7987]

What a lovely rendition of this song Odin has clearly blessed you with this voice and I'm glad your using it well may the God's grant you eternal happiness as you bless us with this voice Oh and thanks for doing our gods justice and showing us we are not evil we are just people

[@scarfaceyeyo8330]

Well said my friend, skal to you and your family, may our gods bless you for life💪

[@foundpopcorn7987]

@@scarfaceyeyo8330 you to my friend many save travels to you and your family fun fact Christmas is 95 percent pagan cool huh

[@scarfaceyeyo8330]

@@foundpopcorn7987 I did know that Christmas is a rip off of our wonderful Yule, yes 😂 the abrahamic’s can’t fathom that other religions existed before “theirs” in the historical context, also I noticed you had popcorn in ur name, makes me want kettle corn now IMAO

[@aegir.anthonisson7557]

The gods have blessed you with the talent you’ve shown here

[@metalplane3]

Wow, sends shivers up my Nordic Spine. Than k you!

[@russellritchings8082]

Whoa, hearing you sing that, it feels like i have a Viking waking up inside of me. From Australia.

[@jmcresencio2209]

A collab with miracle of sound doing the instruments(nordic version) and aurora aksnes singing in norwegian would probably be insane 👍 🇳🇴🇮🇸

[@kvasirofold4784]

Thank you. It is nice to hear this song in Old Norse. Can tell you spent a lot of time on it.

[@allenhalejr7394]

Absolutely gorgeous cover. Thank you for sharing.

[@nymalous3428]

It's weird, I was just thinking I'd like to hear this song in Old Norse. Thanks for making this video, and extra thanks for the close-captioned lyrics!

[@jamesms4]

Old Norse eh? That does seem to make it more authentic. Well done lassie. Well done. Cheers.

[@TheOlgaSasha]

Excellent! Authentic! Greets from Kyiv🇺🇦 (called Konugard by Varangians), the ancient capital of GARDARIKI...

[@tpk99x]

Ндааа... Это где в Украине изучают? Ничего, что центром торговли в этой части Восточной Европы в те легендарные время был Альдегьяборг, он же Ладога? Там же была и Гардарика. Смотри работы великого археолога мирового уровня А. Н. Кирпичникова. Откуда другие сведения? Просто интересно.

[@ileanaelena8048]

Es la primera vez que escucho esta canción en Old Norse, las otras veces sólo en inglés y otra vez en alemán. ¡Muy buen trabajo! ¡¡Me gusta mucho tu voz y como usas varios instrumentos!! Tienes talento, bravo. Continúa así ❤

[@hlodyn676]

Beautifully haunting. To hear the language of my ancestors made my day on this night of the dead. You are amazing. Thank you so much.

[@Asdissifblu]

Skoll! I love this. Song is totally epic in old Norse

[@paulfields5309]

Damn, this old Norseman love this

[@Curtis488]

Same

[@ZLOYZKB]

Варяги довольны пением. Продолжай. ❤

[@DallasWatson-ir1qr]

Didn't get a word, it still sounds great!!!😂😂❤

[@OdinPettersson]

I love your voice and your choice of the Viking music !!! Youre the best!!!

[@gatekeeper9447]

This is so activating! Thank you for your voice, I could hear the lyrics somehow in my head just slightly before you sang them in the song, like an old memory!😊

[@OdinPettersson]

Youre sooo beautiful !!...and i love your talent, with your voice and with your instrument ! Youre amazing !!! Youre the best !!!

[@jarleisenfaust570]

Your voice is very beautiful and your skills on playing all those instruments are amazing! 😍🤩 Keep up the great work!

[@davivignola5895]

This is the most gorgeous, lovely thing I've heard in some time.

[@OdinPettersson]

I love your voice and your music and your talent with all the instruments ! Youre my dream, youre my Valkyrie !! Youre amazing !!! Thank you for all your great music !! I wish you all the best in life!!! Youre my idol !!

[@mikes.3192]

BEAUTIFUL ..music is the universal language ..

[@ryancolvert6918]

The translation we all needed.

[@saltyperson8184]

I love it, really great, sounds way better in old norse :)

[@Histoirepourdormir1996]

Valhalla Calling me. ❤ greetings from Belgium ❤

[@gamesationromania7862]

Soooo beautyful! I always wanted a version in old norse. Thank you soo much😊

[@OdinPettersson]

Youre my favourite !! Viking is calling me !!! Valhalla calling me.....Viking is in my blood !

[@divicospower9112]

AWSOME!!! It's so strange as I speak a but of German, these words seem so far from what I know but also so close. An old tale making me live again.

[@warhammer6907]

This gave me goosebumps...

[@Curtis488]

Skál to this timeless song love from the USA 🇺🇸 have an amazing day

[@KaathurOfficial]

Wow 🤩So amazing! Love it

[@Hulker69]

I've no idea if this is the correct translation but it sounds sooo good! Love you Pagan Minstrel.

[@OogyLix]

Beautiful and talented damsel. This Germanic warrior is looking forward to meet you in Walhalla.

[@alexm1142]

Simply amazing. Please keep it up, as they're incredibly well done!

[@jameshunter3867]

... Enchanting! 😎🤘❤️

[@roccomastrangioli7454]

I am from the USA with middle Italian background but these songs move me spiritual.

[@garybryant9535]

Outstanding as always.

[@alverax9406]

Have me the shivers, such a pretty voice, in in love with it

[@lexlino]

Oh, again in old language! Great Job, Dani! Greetings from Brasil!

[@beheroot]

the ultimate version of this song would be trio singing in old norse :D Wonderfull job!

[@tonyschram1260]

Outstanding, truly outstanding 👍

[@badass6919]

Great. Just great. Can't find any other words. Caused the same goosebumps as the original from miracle of sound

[@johnmaas2703]

Beautiful voice!!!

[@TheOmegaDMM]

True cinematic song, great talent!

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

I've neen looking for a old norse covering of this for a long time!

[@fenrisulfur842]

Fenrisulfur is with you! Its so beautifull!

[@robsadventures2429]

Congratulations!! I also thought about making an adaptation in Old Norse hehee. Súper nice job 🎉

[@doralucia6869]

Magnífico 👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️Amooooo,dou do Brasil🇧🇷 como é bom ouvir tão belo Som

[@ozymandias1759]

Danke für die Übersetzung!!

[@JosephBallard-fs9py]

Ive been waiting for this since I heard the original. I would argue it sounds better

[@luckyowl17]

Beautiful! Hello from Australia❤

[@daNorse]

Veldig prisverdig! Takk skal du ha! :)

[@christianskidmore4830]

Yeah, this is now in my playlist of every version of this song I can find. Very nice job, i love this version ❤

[@FKSPARTO]

Ok this is awesome. This woke up my norse part of me, Im half swedish and half german but born in Australia. keep up the good work.

[@robynsnest8668]

If i ever need to make a tribute video for my son(Military rescue) i would love to use this version. I am in tears. Well done.

[@kaiz1435]

I love this song.. 😊❤😊

[@svartedauden3566]

Gave me goosebumps. Majestic.

[@hawkeagle1114]

That is awesome!

[@Dustywitch]

Hon, you have the Ronny James Dio vibe going for you in so many ways, it's uncanny to me. I LOVE this translation and rendition, it's got the "feels" going for it.

[@Fallout-7614]

Oh my gosh!!!!!! I am in love❤❤❤❤ so beautiful

[@willchaos82ndABNvet]

Amazing run!!! 👍 Awesomeness dear

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

So this is the third song I've heard in old Norse and it's the third song I'm learning in old Norse. I love it!

[@markblue9476]

Super! I loved it. Thank you!!!!!

[@TwistedJBB]

This was beautiful!❤

[@FimbulvertElLobo16]

One of the best KZbin recomendations ever. 😍✨⚔️

[@IceCenders]

You've got an amazing voice! And great musical talent with all those instruments!

[@hydrowear85]

❤you got a lovely voice. Keep going youre great

[@shining_bright_soul]

Благодарю тебя 💚🌞

[@Ragnar-Christopherson]

Finally an old north Version thanks for this piece of Master Work . Odin would be proud

[@richardsmith4950]

Beautiful and talented

[@richstone2627]

Outstanding ! Thank You

[@jackraschke4152]

Beautiful vocals, Love the video!!

[@Usmcar15682]

Sounds so beautiful

[@Marvinuser]

great job !! this is amazing .. love the pronunciation.. its nearly spot on! but two thumbs up still.. friðar tíl ! and greetings form the cold north, and the land of the danes ;) heyr himna smiður, sjalfir ásliðar!

[@davidforsberg5675]

❤❤ beautifully done

[@xanix6862]

My body tells me that this is the music i need. Insane.

[@knight5846]

Now that had power to it!! Keep it up

[@WraithVoidwalker000]

This is a beautiful rendition of this song. Thank you shield maiden for it.

[@damionord9142]

Awesome.

[@RowanAckerman]

Very nice using Dr. Crawford's pronunciation guide!

[@ThePaganMinstrel]

That video of his is my bible and I always go back to it lol

[@garybryant7274]

Outstanding, young Lady! 👍

[@alduin3808]

So beautiful