Blood Of Odin lyrics

Upon his shoulders perch two ravens,

Hugin and Munin.

They circle the earth by day seeing all,

at night they report to him the world’s tidings.

He wears a golden helmet and a golden ring,

at his side sit two wolves.

His weapons a magic sword

and a spear called Gungnir,

they are carved with runes.

His eight legged horse Sleipnir

carries him over land, sea and air,

the bringer of the valiant dead, the einherjar,

from the battlefield across

the rainbow bridge to Valhalla.

For a single drink of the enchanted water

he paid with one eye,

he was granted supreme wisdom.

He is the god of poetry, sorcery, and death.

Wounded, pierced by a spear

he hung upside down for nine days.

Fasting and agony he made of himself

a sacrifice to himself.

Given no bread nor mead he looked down,

and with a loud cry fell screaming

from the world tree.

In a flash of insight

the secret magic of the runes

was revealed to him.

He took up the runes and mastered them,

eighteen powerful charms for

protection, success in battle, lovemaking,

healing and the power to bring back the dead.

His sacred blood mixed

with black wind and rain wept down

from the world tree deep into the earth.

He commanded the earth to crack open

and to spew forth the strongest of the strong!

On this day he did bestow

unto the world the sons of Odin!

• Artist:Manowar
• Album:Gods of War (2007)