Gåte - Hemnarsverdet (The Sword of Revenge). Hemnarsverdet is an old traditional text from Telemark that deals with personal vendetta, blood revenge, and the deadly consequences of such underlying motives. A stranger comes up to a gathering with a serious business to attend to. He is out to avenge the murder of his father. Faced with the killer, the stranger turns to his sword and asks it for aid in revenge. The sword replies that it must be forged stronger first. When this is done the stranger swings the sword and kills. But now it's not just the killer who dies, the sword kil… read more
Gåte - Hemnarsverdet (The Sword of Revenge). Hemnarsverdet is an old traditional text from Telemark that deals with personal vendetta, blood revenge,… read more
Gåte - Hemnarsverdet (The Sword of Revenge). Hemnarsverdet is an old traditional text from Telemark that deals with personal vendetta, blood revenge, and the deadly consequences of such … read more
Gåte (Norwegian for riddle or mystery) is a Norwegian folk rock band that formed in Trondheim in 1999. They play Norwegian folk and folk inspired music, blended with heavy rock and electronica, sometimes called progressive folk-rock. While some songs are original, many come from traditional Norwegian folk songs. Some songs are based on the poems of the Norwegian poet Astrid Krogh Halse. These include "Følgje" ("Companion") and "Stengd Dør ("Closed Door"). The music consists of guitaring, violins, synthesized keyboarding, drumming, and the distincti… read more
Gåte (Norwegian for riddle or mystery) is a Norwegian folk rock band that formed in Trondheim in 1999. They play Norwegian folk and folk inspired music, blended with heavy rock and electron… read more
Gåte (Norwegian for riddle or mystery) is a Norwegian folk rock band that formed in Trondheim in 1999. They play Norwegian folk and folk inspired music, blended with heavy rock and electronica, sometimes called progressive folk-rock. W… read more