This song is based on the Norwegian Runic Poem, which, as in the Icelandic Runic Poem, names all the runes of the young futhark accompanied by a stanza alluding to the name of each of the runes. There is also a third Runic Poem: the Anglo-Saxon. Runic poems are believed to have served as a mnemonic tool for remembering the names of the runes and their order in the alphabet. It is an important compilation of popular culture of the time, comparable to old English sayings, Gnomonic poetry, and Old Norse poetry. The Norwegian runic poem, written in Old Norse, has been preserved in a 17th century copy of a destroyed 13th century manuscript. This poem appears in skaldic meter. And it has the following structure: The first line of each stanza is a phrase of the following type: "name of the rune + copula + X", where X is an attribute to the name of the rune, followed by a second rhymed line that provides some information somehow related to the previous sentence. In this poem and in Icelandic, all the runes of the young futhark appear in the same order. The names of the 16 runes and their order is as follows: Fé, Úr, Þurs, Óss, Ræið, Kaun, Hagall, Nauðr, Ís, Ár, Sól, Týr, Bjarkan, Maðr, Lögr, Ýr ᚠ - Wealth causes dispute between relatives. The wolf inhabits the forest. ᚢ - All dross comes from bad iron. Reindeer often run on frozen snow. ᚦ - A troll causes disease in women. Few men find joy in misfortune. ᚬ - The end of the river is the path for most trips. And a scabbard is the fate of swords. ᚱ - It is said that riding is the worst for the horse. Reginn forged the best sword. ᚴ - The ulcer is a curse for children. Death makes a man pale. ᚼ - Hail is the coldest grain. Kristr created the world of yesteryear. ᚾ - Anguish leaves little choice. A naked man is chilled by frost. ᛁ - Ice we call a wide bridge. A blind man needs guidance. ᛅ - Abundance is a blessing to men. I say that Fróde was generous. ᛋ - The sun is the light of the world. I bow down to all that is sacred. ᛏ - Tyr is a one-handed god. Often a blacksmith must forge. ᛒ - A birch has the greenest leaves. Loki forged times of deception. ᛘ - Man is the product of dust. Strong is the claw of a hawk. ᛚ - A waterfall is a river that falls from the mountain. All treasures are gold. ᛦ - Yew is the greenest of winter trees. It tends to crunch when burned. Male voice lyrics are names and words from German, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish (still unconfirmed). Uunia runus sigurd. Fähig ani regina gunda.

It is sometimes forgotten that once, northern people were also tribal and pagan. Something about the drumming is almost universally human. Like a heartbeat. Sometimes it still resonates

Your reaction was exactly what it should be. You did not listen to the music, you felt it - deep inside. It happens to all of us.

Heilung means healing you need to see their live LIFA In Maidjan performance for the better experience for sure

Remember, that we all are brothers All people, beasts, trees and stone and wind We all descend from the one great being That was always there Before people lived and named it Before the first seed sprouted

Every Heilung fan: "How long before he's in a trance and stops talking?" ;P

This is Norse music, I'm glad you did a review, and glad to see people giving the music a chance. Some may find it weird, but once you listen to alot more you just feel it. The meanings behind the lyrics are powerful and calming.

Nothing better than seeing someone close their eyes and vibe with a reaction. Don’t even have to know the language.

I'm a long-time lover of Heilung, but even I can understand how they may be a bit jarring at first. Personally, they activate my leftover Upper Paleolithic DNA and give me a strange sense of calm, yet I also suddenly feel like making a spear from things I find in the woods.

Stones are called "les menhirs de Monteneuf" and are located near the Broceliande forest in the North of France (Brittany region). This is the place where originally took place the Arthurian legend & the knights of the round table. In that forest you can also find the golden tree of Paimpont, still sacred since the celtic age for the pagans in Western Europe.

This is a performance about a shamanic ritual. Heilung makes music about the Bronze Age to Viking age. They call themselves Amplified History. Their lyrics are based on original texts. Have a look at their epic first ever live performance: LIFA live at Castlefest concert. Start with: In Maidjan Then: Krigsgaldir Alfadhirhaiti Othan Hamrer hippyer

Even though I've watched the official music video countless times, I like seeing other people's reactions.

If you get the chance to see them live, even just their production value and their sound quality is worth it. Besides all the existential implications and the spiritual nature of their music, their rituals are top-notch performances. 😍😍😍

Heilung makes all cultures come together. Many cultures, feel that same energy and connectedness through their songs. Roots connect to roots, and see, and hear the connection and likenesses, celebrate likenesses not differences.

If you watch the whole show, it's very ritualistic. Everything from the real bones to the antlers. Being French, German, and Swedish. It grabs you in the feels

he was eating a "amanita fly agret " mushroom .... the shaman's mushroom!

magic mushrooms, native to uk, have a hallucinatory effect, when you get past the nausea, that is :) do not confuse them with flyagaric toadstools (the red ones with white spots aka Alice in wonderland) UK has a long relationship with odin (we call Woden ) its where we get wednesday from

As a Norwegian I can understand some words in the song.

Their songs are performed in different languages such as old Norse, old German, maybe old Danish.

This music and sound connects us with our original Soul and brings healing

I think the best phrase to describe it is eerily beautiful, haunting. There's a tense atmosphere to it, but it's balanced out by the captivating vocals and peaceful flute melody. Come to think of it, that's the best word to describe Heilung: balance. It has a Yin and Yang aspect to it, the music, and it always draws me in base on that.

@7:35 you feel it then! The Aesir and the Vanir!

Some rituals seems to have universal appeal. Tribal groups all over the earth used local animal skins, drumming, fire circles, the natural resources around them to survive and explain the wonder of seasons. This is humanity in its most elemental form and it’s beautiful on every part of the globe. From Northern Europe to the Indigenous peoples of America, to the many tribes across Africa, Asia, etc etc. Humanity is magick. And we all have lost our connection to what makes us the same and what binds us- Earth and her many gifts. ❤

Its more pre viking, nordic culture of Scandinavia and surrounding area

The Poem Norupo is all about the Norse Pagan gods and how they are linked to man, and nature and the Earth, and how man can gain contact with them through having and keeping a connection with man, nature and Mother Earth

The stone area they are standing in. Is a Celtic Stonehenge.

The Office Jim look at the camera got me everytime

Highly recommend watching the entire LIFA show with a glass of wine, beer, or whisky, and low lights/candles. Trust me. 😘

3:50 This man just had his soul revived. 😂

the marks on the ground are iclandic and finish called stalths very powerfull magik ,even the norse swedes ,dans norway russ would mess about with the finlands magik ,seems heilung calls on norse ,russ saxon germanic tribeal patterns ,still used today by the sarmi tribe the russian step tribes and celtic works from the sagas

If your Soul can’t hear this then an explanation would never be understood.

Awesome reaction! Could you also check out the live version of In Maidjan by Heilung? It's amazing, especially since it's their first ever live performance!

They start the ritual by eating Psilocybin mushrooms

The language might be some sort of ancient nors, but it might be a little Icelandic, German or Latin there as well. The lady is from Norway, and the two men are from Germany and Denmark

I love heilung

You are hooked bro, don't lie to ya self lol

What I heard is that there "lyrics" comes from old rune stones from Scandinavia (might be the rune text at the end of the video.

I believe part of the problem with us hwhite folks is that we lost touch with our roots. We were once much like any other tribal society that honored the lands that offered food, water, a place to build shelter. Somewhere along the line "progress" and greed crept in like a silent serpent in the night and we are left with our legacy on this earth being death and destruction without thought or mercy. We need to go back. Let our bodies and spirits remember who and what we were.

So happy that you found this gem of a band, they are a band like no other and I am curious if you have listened to their new work they recently put out! Definitely worth a listen, I highly reccomend! I always find great calm and piece in their music. When I feel like so much is wrong in this world, I put in my ear bugs and turne the world out for a bit just for a few minutes of strange serenity with thier music ❤️ my mom is quite conservative so I can't imagine sharing this band with her but my dad would 100% get behind this because he loves all thing Norse that it's almost embarassing hehehe! Admittedly, I am kinda the same way but a bit more discreet about it 😅 my dad has Norwegian roots and quite proud of it even though he's born and raised Canadian 🤣🤦‍♀️ typical cringey dad lol!

Pleased you took the time

that woman makes me feel a certain way, shes something special.

Its Norsk, an old scandinavian Language, similar to islandic. What you feel is the magic of an shamanic Song. Shamans in siberian Tradition ... ;)

Their music and culturalization is much more ancient than mideval times. You are talking about times from just before or after the turn of 0 a.d.

Ahaha - that one is a kicker of an intro to Heilung! :) I love their live stage performances, as well, especially the LIFA live performance of Krigsgaldr. The language is not Celtic. I guess it's old Norse?

bruh your PC fan sounds like a fighter jet lol

Its almost 1000 years before medieval times actually. Lol

If you like this kind of music I would recommend to watch the Group FAUN the songs: Baldura, Halloween, Gaia...

I can imagine this is EXACTLY the sounds made by pre-Christian Norse shaman, priests and warriors.......love the rune stones!.....quick note: the language is a re-creation of proto-Germanic

Apparently it’s so old. That it uses Dialects from Latin English. Old Norwegian. Gothic. Gothic it’s self is a pretty dead language now. But it mostly sounds like they’re singing in Norwegian.

Brace yourselfs!

Question is Tristan a name that would have been around those times or area

Heilung gives sound to long lost music and words. What is presented here is a sung version of the Old Norse Rune Poem, i.e. a verse meant for people to learn or remember the Nordic runes of a time even before the viking age. It is Old Norse in the Younger Futhark rune version, Old Norse being a root language of the modern Norwegian language. For people interested in this, the Old Norse language and mythology, there is right now probably no one better out there than Dr. Jackson Crawford. Here (below) is his video about the Old Norse Rune Poem, which he reads in Old Norse and gives an English translation. Heilung also has another Old High German (an even older language) / Old Norse song called Traust, which also deserves a mention. Jackson Crawford: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdKYksuFl9LFgqM.html

Awesome isn't it?

I hate that here in the Netherlands we lost our pre roman languages.

Neolithic! Pre history

Scandinavians, germanians, they all were one people with the same culture and religion

The language is Old Germanic. Definitely NOT Celtic. They are performing a pagan ritual at a place of power. Forget Medieval, this very ancient stuff.

Norge🇳🇴❤️

the language is scottish Gaelic

The first thing you must understand is that you do not understand... everything else follows.

Language is Norse. The song's called Norupo (NOrse RUne POem) Modern version of medical stuff

The language they sing in is Old Norse, perhaps you might even say Proto Germanic

Wealth cause dispute among friends; the wolf lives in the forest Slag comes from bad iron the reindeer often races over the frozen snow. Giant causes women's sorrow; few are cheerful from misfortune River mouth is way of most journeys; but the sheath is the one of swords Riding, one says, is for horses the worst; Regin forged the best sword Ulcer is fatal for children; death makes man pale Hail is the coldest of grain; Odin shaped the world in olden times Need leaves you little choice; the naked freeze in the frost [MALE VOICE] "I carve/ prepare the Wunjo ( ᚹ ) Rune of Divine origin for the Victory Ice we call the broad bridge; the blind man must be led Good year is a blessing for men; I say that Frodi was generous Sun is light of the land I bow before the holy Tyr is one-handed among the Æsir; often the smith must blow [MALE VOICE] "I carve/ prepare the Wunjo ( ᚹ ) Rune of Divine origin for the Victory Birch is the limb greenest with leaves; Loki brought success of deceit Man is increase of soil; mighty is the hawk's claw Water is what falls from the mountain; but of gold are the jewels Yew is the greenest tree in winter; it often singes when it burns

Love it.. hasn’t got a clue WTF is going on.

@3:50 is when his ancestors spoke to him

Why do they go to Dublin and not Belfast? I don't know but I would be at the front of the queue for tickets for Belfast. I tried for Dublin but the only tickets left were right at the back of the stadium. If I get to see them I want to be right at the front and emerse myself in the ritual.

its before medieval...its ancient

Nordic, bruh. My ancestors. At least in part.

it is completely understandable that this kind of "old" spiritistic thinking and feeling is difficult for Americans with a comparatively very young history to understand, except for the "healing" of the remaining Native Inians. No pure Viking music the music and sounds of the band are based on Archaeological Historical Historical records and rock paintings and carvings as well as traditions from Norse/Gothic/Germanic and Celtic rituals going back to the end of the last Ice Age in Europe. For people with Celtic Norse roots these have deep spiritual meaning and can open mind Putting into a trance that can lead the open mind back to the womb of the mother from which all life originates. In the Gothic/Germanic Celtic mythology, the mother is the beginning of all and is also depicted as a white hind and therefore every woman is considered holy only women egg A direct connection to the mother could only be women. The male shamans were the droids. They were considered white men and leaders and were subordinate to the high priestesses when her children.. it would be interesting what an American native would have to say about that...

The noizy mashine you have going in the back ground is ruining it all. Its like listening to a dust sucker while talking to a person

Heilong is meta

i'm just stuck on the microphone taking up shit

Early paleolithic rock...and roll? lol

why was it scary at the start?

the video is wikid. open your mind.. you may catch an open 3rd eye and a soul generational healing

I honestly think it's nord or vikingo

Pls react to Ride by Lana del rey! Its the best music video out there I promise u

Are you serious, listening to that infernal noise mashine on top of the song... Well put sand on my chickenwings why dont you. Same thing

old viking

From Medieval times? how cute that you think that.

Not Celtic, forgotten ancient languages

ENERGY MY MAN..WE ARE ALL ENEGRY. THE SAME ENERGY. THIS TYPE OF MUSIC TOUCHES ANCIENT PLACES FOR ME

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They use like 10 different modern and ancient religions!!!!

The language is germanic

.This is some weird sh*t! But, I like it.

by your accent u are brit byt yet u use dane worda before u other germainic or slav swea fin we are one you are my mother and my brother dane law

youve got no soul man,,,and at the start they were eating shrooms to get into a trance

Dude, do your research before doing one of these. You made yourself look super foolish. It's Nordic.

So ignorant...

itt: a black guy is confused by white native religion don't worry, we didn't appreciate your people's faiths, I don't expect you to appreciate ours

no one cares. this is pagan european music

This is as authentic as Lord Of The Rings.

The old pagan way are the way we should be living.