War Has Come
Written by Hoskuld Gunnarsson (Mark Cook)
In the distance to the east war banners come in sight
Fear runs through the hearts of men as eagles take to flight
Rumors of a bold young king his fortune here to find
And suddenly the thrill of war has entered in our minds.
War has come to our fair land we answer to its call.
A chance to show our warrior skill and make our rival’s fall.
A hero’s legend we will make our stories men will tell
As on this day we bravely send our enemies to Hel.
We send our families to safety hide them on the hill
We gather up our weapons and we don our shirts of mail
The ships are gathering together planning to make war
Their soldiers boast of deeds and shout insults from ship to shore
War has come to our fair land we answer to its call.
A chance to show our warrior skill and make our rival’s fall.
A hero’s legend we will make our story men will tell
As on this day we bravely send our enemies to Hel.
This warrior king thinks he is a good match of all our men
But we together fight like wolves and trust our brethren
We steal our minds, prepare to fight, berserkers chant their song
The archers take their place behind the shield wall wide and strong
War has come to our fair land we answer to its call.
A chance to show our warrior skill and make our rival’s fall.
A hero’s legend we will make our story men will tell
As on this day we bravely send our enemies to Hel.
The men are leaping from their ships and make their way to shore
We brace ourselves and courage find we know what lies in store
The battle starts upon our land our village we defend
The Valkyries prepare to take the men who meet their end
War has come to our fair land we answer to its call.
A chance to show our warrior skill and make our rival’s fall.
A hero’s legend we will make our story men will tell
As on this day we bravely send our enemies to Hel.
The howling Ulfhednar take down their prey as war we wage
Above our heads the arrows fly Berserkers scream in rage
The din of war resounds across the field as armies meet
And with a sword or spear in hand our enemies we greet
War has come to our fair land we answer to its call.
A chance to show our warrior skill and make our rival’s fall.
A hero’s legend we will make our story men will tell
As on this day we bravely send our enemies to Hel.
Much blood and gore was spilled this day and many corpses made.
Our armies met upon the field a wolves’ feast we have laid.
He sought to make his name renowned add lands to his domain
But our enemies have met defeat, the young king has been slain.
War did come to our fair land we answered to its call.
We bravely showed our warrior skill and made our rival’s fall.
A hero’s legend we have made our story men will tell
As on this day we bravely sent our enemies to Hel