Wow, powerful

So.. it's basicly a dark early version of snowwhite...

Pretty much, it is also an example of how werewolves were portrayed in medieval norse lands. The original comment also left out that it depicts her step-mother as a troll-woman, a distinction from witches in that it was believed they got their magic from the mythical norse trolls, the disfigured brutish successors of the Jotnir (who were feared in an earlier period of the iron age), not to be mistaken for the modern cutesy trolls we have today. This made "trollkvinner", women that practiced "trolldom" especially despised, as at the time trolls were believed to be vengeful and hateful towards the christians that were overturning the traditions of the old ways. It is worth noting that in reality the beings known as trolls likely were just christian propaganda against remnants of pagan sects, tribes and factions that survived Christian persecution. It also glosses over the mechanism by which she is turned into a wolf, which in all fairness, the song does too. It is not some spell like "polymorph" that turns her into a wolf, but a wolf pelt, bewitched by a powerful troll curse, which she is given and either wears unknowingly, or is made to wear. She is then cursed to forever walk the forests as a she-wolf, until the day she kills her own brother. But because the curse was vague about who the brother was to be, the yet un-born step-brother qualified in place of the brother she loved. A common trope being magical loopholes and tricksy irony in these tales. Regardless this is an amazing adaptation in song form, and gives a great view into how the story may have been told in song form in the medieval period when it most commonly would have been shared orally and may have been sung by travelling bards, minstrels and skalds.

@@ShadeOnTheUtube I just wrote what Gåte said themselves when they were asked what the song is about in an interview, but thanks for the addition. 👍

Same! 🖤

Same!

Me too!!🎉

Definitely, I will too!

Im voting for Miia and erika

Most likely it is from present day Sweden. However, as its practicing regions Härjedalen, Bohuslän and Jämtland were all once Norwegian and as native Norwegian scholars were more or less wiped out from the plague in 1349 leading to academic dark ages in Norway, the most credible sources of its origin remain Swedish. Its origin is nevertheless disputed.

Then the vote is over and Gåte will represent Norway.

Before the show I wanted Krick to win, afterwards I wanted Naomi or Krick to win. Tali is fine but I thought the two others were stronger contenders. Love the James Bond theme song vibe of Kricks song, and Naomi had the X factor on stage, found it captivating. Gåte beats them all in everything though.

They had a break/hiatus for some years with focus on family life, but came back again after awhile.

Not warewolf. In the song the mother gave her daughter the look and appearance of a wolf. A nuanced difference.

@@elowyn9664 in the song.. yes , but the meaning of the word is as i wrote

Ulv - Wolf Ham - Skin It means wolfskin

It was her evil step mother who transformed her into a wolf. The only way to stop the curse was to drink her brother's blood.

Why ?

only a few lines as they are from a 1000 year old text. There won't be any noticeable difference for the vast majority of listeners.

what makes me worried is that nrk literally announced this A WEEK before the final? didn't they notice it before? anyways 12 points from finland!!!!

In 3 februar is The final smil.

​@@tosvusit was the whole song right??

Poem. Not song.