Heiemo og Nykkjen is a traditional Norwegian ballad dating back to the Middle Ages, tracing its roots from the Dano-Norwegian tale N쎸kkens Svig (i.e. N쎸kken’s Fraud or Trick), written down in the late 16th century Danish manuscript entitled Karen Brahes Folio (a collection of folk songs). It is a ballad which involves a maiden and…
Bukkehorn is an ancient traditional Scandinavian musical instrument from Norway and Sweden. Alternatively, it is also known or referred to as either prillarhorn or trompethorn. In Swedish, it is known as bockhorn. The history or roots of this Scandinavian musical instrument dates back to the Stone Age, therefore it is quite ancient. The bukkehorn can…
Haugebonden (meaning mound peasant or farmer; bonde in Norwegian Bokm쎥l can mean both aforementioned nouns while hauge means mound or pile) is the title of a traditional Norwegian medieval ballad or folk song (also performed during Christmas or Yule time as a Christmas carol) which can trace its origins to Telemark county (fylke) in southern…
This is an article comprising 10 rock bands with medieval-sounding songs, ranging from the sub-genres of progressive rock to folk rock and hard rock, all of them, at the same time, being unified under the ‘blanket sub-genre’ of classic rock, if you will. From the very beginning, I would like to underline the fact that…
Traditional Norwegian music (or Norwegian folk music; known in Norwegian as norsk folkemusikk) has quite a long history, dating back to the Viking Age in Norway during the Early Middle Ages. Noteworthy historical sources indicating details about musical activity in Norway are represented by the sagas or archaeological finds. An important old Norwegian folk instrument…
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