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Wardruna is a Norwegian music group formed in 2003 by Einar Selvik along with Gaahl and Lindy Fay Hella.[1] They are dedicated to creating musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions, and make significant use of Nordic historical and traditional instruments including deer-hide frame drums, flutes, kraviklyra, tagelharpe, mouth harp, goat horn, and lur. Non-traditional instruments and other sources of sound like trees, rocks, water, and torches are also used.[2]

Wardruna
Wardruna at the Roadburn Festival, 2015
Background information
Origin	Bergen, Norway
Genres	Nordic folk ambient dark folk
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Indie Recordings By Norse Music Columbia Records (since 2019)
Spinoff of	Gorgoroth
Members	Einar Selvik Lindy Fay Hella Arne Sandvoll HC Dalgaard Eilif Gundersen John Stenersen[citation needed]
Past members	Gaahl Jørgen Nyrønning
Website	wardruna.com

The band have released five full-length albums, the first three based on Norse runes, the fourth based on the sayings of Odin from the Völuspá and other old Norse sources. The name Wardruna means "the guardian of secrets" or "she who whispers".[3]

History

Wardruna formed in 2003. Selvik and Gaahl were both previously members of Gorgoroth, appearing together on the album Twilight of the Idols and the live DVD Black Mass Krakow 2004.[4][5] Selvik had also recorded with other projects including Det Hedenske Folk,[4] Bak de Syv Fjell, Jotunspor, Sahg, Dead to this World, Skuggsjá, and Faun.[6][4] Gaahl also recorded with Trelldom, Gaahlskagg, and God Seed.[7]

The group's debut album, Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga, was released on 19 January 2009 by Indie Recordings, followed by Runaljod - Yggdrasil on 15 March 2013.

In 2014, Selvik announced on the group's official Facebook page that they would take part in composing the score for season 2 of Vikings along with Trevor Morris.[8][9] He later appeared as an actor on the show.[10] In 2015, Gaahl left Wardruna on amicable terms.[11]

Wardruna's third album, Runaljod – Ragnarok, was released on 21 October 2016. Thanks in part to the success of Vikings, the album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[12]

In August 2017, Wardruna headlined the 20th alternative music, folk music, and experimental music festival Mėnuo Juodaragis in Dūburys Lake, Lithuania.[13] In early 2018, they embarked on their first tour of North America.[14]

The band's fourth album, the acoustic Skald, was released on 23 November 2018.[15]

In October 2019, Wardruna announced they are now signed to the major labels Sony Music/Columbia Records and they will be going on a European concert tour from March to August 2020.[16]

In February 2020, the band announced the release of their fifth studio album in June 2020. The album is named Kvitravn, which means "white raven".[17] The album was delayed to January 22, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reception

Jonathan Selzer of Metal Hammer magazine described Wardruna's music as "a conjunction of the earthy, the organic and the ethereal" with "runic-based rites inhabiting a frequency that once heard have always seemed just adjacent to everyday consciousness".[18] Hannah May Kilroy of Kerrang! magazine wrote that "Wardruna may be at odds with the modern world, but, perhaps, they are exactly what the modern world needs."[19]

Members

Current members^{[citation needed]}

• Einar "Kvitrafn" Selvik – vocals, all instruments, composer
• Lindy Fay Hella – vocals, flute
• Arne Sandvoll - backing vocals, percussion
• HC Dalgaard - backing vocals, percussion, drums
• Eilif Gundersen - horns, flutes
• John Stenersen - moraharpa

Past members^{[citation needed]}

• Gaahl – vocals[20][21]
• Jørgen Nyrønning

Discography

• Runaljod – Gap Var Ginnunga (2009, Indie Recordings/Fimbulljóð Productions)
• Runaljod – Yggdrasil (2013, Indie Recordings/Fimbulljóð Productions)
• Runaljod – Ragnarok (2016, Indie Recordings/By Norse Music)
• Skald (2018, Indie Recordings/By Norse Music)
• Kvitravn (2021, Columbia Records)

See also

• Neopagan music
• Heilung
• Danheim
• SKÁLD

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Wardruna

Wardruna ist ein musikalisches Projekt zur Erkundung und Erweckung der Erinnerung an die „nordische Spiritualität und Weisheit“ und der Runen des älteren Futharks.

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- [en] Wardruna

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[es] Wardruna

Wardruna es un grupo musical noruego creado por el artista Kvitrafn, exmiembro de las bandas black metal Gorgoroth, Skuggsjá, Jotunspor, Ildkrig, Mortify, Bak de Syv Fjell, Sigfader, Dead to This World, Sahg, Det Hedenske Folk y Malice in Wonderland.

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[ru] Wardruna

Wardruna — норвежская музыкальная неофолк-группа, основанная Эйнаром «Квитравном» Селвиком в 2003 году совместно с Гаалом и Линди Фэй Хелла.

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