Into the Realm of Legend

And they resounded with a new prayer:
 "Deliver us, O lord, from the fury of the norsemen!" In vain!
 Tales of the mighty deeds
 Of the heroes of old
 Still a certain nostalgia
 Of what has been, lived on
 They came from the cold and hostile north
 They pillaged the monasteries
 Putting villages to fire and the sword
 And profaned the churches
 "Far and wide like the falcon
 That hunts through the sky
 Flew he now o'er the desolate sea
 Has through courage strike close to thy foe
 Not too short for thee then is my blade
 When the storm roars on high
 Up aloft with the sail
 Ah! How pleasant is the sea in it's wrath!
 The sea-king himself shows no greed
 Only glory he seeks from his foe!"
 They sailed out of history
 Into the realm of legend
 [Based on "Fridthjof's saga" and the book "The Vikings, Lords of the Sea"]