Saga De Ragnar Lodbrock's lyrics & chords

Saga de Ragnar Lodbrock wasn't so much a band as a project, whose chief aim was to set the 12th-century poem of the title to music. The Saga describes the lesser-known Viking invasion of France in the Dark Ages, and while sung and narrated entirely in French, the music's medieval tonalities create enough atmosphere to override any language barriers. The original 18-minute Chants Funèbres De Ragnar Lodbrock was recorded first, in April '78, but ended up on side two, with several companion pieces written in a similar style to flesh out the album...read more