To Holmgard and Beyond

Far from the sea and distant lands
 Came men with thirty ships
 Had wanted to reach the Neva by night
 But the weather was not on their side
 And as the wind grew stronger and stronger
 The rain ran down our cheeks
 The bow was turned towards Gardar
 The sail flew up again
 Holmgard and beyond
 That's where the winds will us guide
 For fame and for gold
 Set sail for those lands unknown
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 Osmo and Dalk, Kyy, Kokko and Ulf
 Were glad to be off the oars
 Turo had eaten too much again
 Now hanging himself overboard
 The Tostensson twins were excited as always
 Adventure was their game
 Myself, Hakon the Bastard
 Was out to find my name
 Holmgard and beyond
 That's where the winds will us guide
 For fame and for gold
 Set sail for those lands unknown
 Who is "I" without a past?
 A river without a source?
 An event without a cause?
 Threads of different lengths
 Some longer, some shorter
 So many of them spun together
 The crones keep on weaving
 The algorithm of our lives
 'Cause and effect, the fates of men
 We know the way to Aldeigju
 Upstream the river Alode
 You take us to the portage
 And further
 Long is the way to the unknown
 Long are the rivers in the East
 Far lies the land that Ingvar
 And his men desire to reach
 Many dangers lie ahead
 Some of us may never return
 Rather sold as a slave to the Saracens
 Than chained to your bed, chained by your life!
 Holmgard and beyond
 That's where the winds will us guide
 For fame and for gold
 Set sail for those lands unknown