The band formed in 1989, when it recorded the Havamal demo, and has recorded a total of seven demos; however, only five are known. Three more were released by 1995: Skinn Av Sverði Söl Valtiva (Old Norse, "The Sun Shines on the Swords of Slaughter-Gods"), Læknishendr (Old Norse, "Healing Hands"), and Ásynja (Old Norse, "Goddess"). Of all of these except Læknishendr, only nine copies were released. The Havamal demo is allegedly clean folk music, but since then the sound has become more raw and influenced by black metal influence and matured into an epic metal sound.
Most of Falkenbach’s lyrics are in English, but some are in Old Norse, Latin, and Old German. Most, if not all of the lyrics in Old Norse are actually taken from heathen literature: for example, the chorus lines in the song "Donar’s Oak" are actually verses four and five of Grímnismál, a poem of the Elder Edda. (Hávamál, after which the first demo is named, is another such poem.)
Albums
- ...En Their Medh Riki Fara... (1996)
- ...Magni Blandinn Ok Megintiri... (1998)
- Ok Nefna Tysvar Ty (2003)
- Heralding - The Fireblade (2005)
- Tiurida (2011)
Demos (5 of 7 known)
- Havamal (1989)
- Laeknishendr (1995)
- Promo '95 (1995)
- Skinn Af Sverði Söl Valtiva... (1996)
- Asynja (1995)
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