VARGVEGR – RÍÐR | Norse Death Ride (Battle Chant)

RÍÐR — Last Charge Into Fate
A raw Norse battle ritual song, forged in the spirit of iron, storm winds and the final ride toward destiny.
This piece follows a lone warrior on horseback, answering a call no one can refuse — the call of ørlǫg, fate itself.

Let this chant carry you into shadowed valleys, echoing hooves and the rising roar of a heart that refuses to yield.


📜Original lyrics📜

Myrkir safnaz á himni,
fold gnyrdir undir hufum.
Ek set spjót mitt móti vindi,
ok kenni ǫrlag vakna.

Ríðr…
Ríðr án miskunnar…

Engi maðr flýjask
því sem brennr í brjósti hans.
Kall kemr ór dals dýpi —
víghríð, moldrak, beinahljóm.

Járngrái rífr foldina opna,
berr mik fram um moldrak.
Skuggar klafna við hufaslátt,
ok vaggr fjanda nálgast.

RÍÐR!
RÍÐR FRAM!
RÍÐR INN Í ǪRLAG!

Sverð mitt skelfr í slíðri,
hjartað hamrar sem þrumr.
Ek sný eigi aptr fyrir myrkri —
myrkr snýr aptr fyrir mér.

Ek ríð eigi fyrir frid.
Ek ríð eigi fyrir orð.
Ek ríð því ǫrlag kalla,
ok engi maðr gengr í mín stað.

Ríðr í hreggi…
Ríðr í víghríð…
Ríðr í moldrak…
Ríðr — þar til fold þagnar.


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🜂 English Translation

Dark clouds gather above,
the earth rumbles under hooves.
I raise my spear against the wind
and feel fate awaken within me.

Ride…
Ride without mercy…

No man escapes
what burns inside his chest.
A call rises from the valley’s deep —
battle-storm, earth-smoke, bone-sound.

Járngrái tears the soil open,
carries me through the drifting dust.
Shadows split beneath his hooves,
and the wall of foes draws near.

RIDE!
RIDE FORTH!
RIDE INTO FATE!

My sword trembles in its sheath,
my heart hammers like thunder.
I do not turn from darkness —
darkness turns from me.

I ride not for peace.
I ride not for praise.
I ride because fate calls,
and no man may walk in my place.

Ride through the gale…
Ride through the battle-storm…
Ride through the reddened dust…
Ride — until the earth falls silent.

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