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    I love folk tales and folk music from various cultures. Here's a good tune based on a Swedish folk tale.

    Herr Mannelig

    It's a story of a mountain troll that wants to marry a human so she can become human. She falls in love and proposes to Herr Mannelig but he rejects her because she's a pagan. I believe it's over 500 years old.

    The tune is performed by In Extremo; a metal band famous for it's use of medieval instruments.

    Here's the text (Old Swedish?):

    In Extremo - Herr Mannelig

    Bittida en morgon innan solen upprann
    Innan foglarna böjade sjunga
    Bergatroliet friade till ***er ungersven
    Hon hade en falskeliger tunga

    Herr Mannelig herr Mannelig trolofven i mig
    Fö det jag bjuder sã gerna
    I kunnen väl svara endast ja eller nej
    Om i viljen eller ej:

    Eder vill jag gifva de gãngare tolf
    Som gã uti rosendelunde
    Aldrig har det varit nãgon sadel uppã dem
    Ej heller betsel uti munnen

    Eder vill jag gifva de qvarnarna tolf
    Som stã mellan Tillö och Ternö
    Stenarna de äro af rödaste gull
    Och hjulen silfverbe****na (Seems ubi censored s-l-a-g)

    Eder vill jag gifva fögyllande svärd
    Som klingar utaf femton guldringar
    Och strida huru I strida vill
    Stridplatsen skolen i väl vinna

    Eder vill gifva en skjorta sã ny
    den bästa I lysten att slita
    Inte är hon sömnad av nãl eller trã
    Men virkat av silket det hvita

    Sãdana gãfvor toge jag väl emot
    Om du vore en kristelig qvinna
    Men nu sã är du det värsta bergatroll
    Af Neckens och djävulens stämma

    Bergatrollet ut pã dören sprang
    Hon rister och jämrar sig svãra
    Hade jag fãtt den ***er ungersven
    Sã hade jag mistat min plãga

    :Herr Mannelig herr Mannelig trolofven i mig
    Fö det jag bjuder sã gerna
    I kunnen väl svara endast ja eller nej
    Om i viljen eller nej:

    English Translation

    Once in the early morning before sun rise
    Before the dawn chorus sounded
    The mountain troll woman proposed to a knight
    She spoke with a forked tongue

    Knight Mannelig, Knight Mannelig
    Please marry me
    For I can give you everything
    Your answer can only be "yes" or "no"
    If you want it that way

    I will give you twelve fine mares
    Which are grazing in the shady grove
    They have never felt a saddle
    Never a bridle

    I will give you twelve mills
    Situated between Tillö and Ternö
    The mill stones have the finest red gleam
    And the wheels are made of silver

    I will give you a golden sword
    Which sounds with 15 gold rings
    And in battles fights as you wish
    On the battle field you will be victorious

    I will give you a shirt, so new
    The most beautiful that you have every seen
    Not sewn with needle and thread
    Crocheted from the finest white silk

    Gifts such as these I would love to accept
    If you were a Christian woman
    But you are an evil mountain troll woman
    From the species of the water trolls and the devil

    The mountain troll ran out through the door
    She walled and wept loudly
    If I had got the handsome man
    I would be freed from my pain

    Knight Mannelig, Knight Mannelig
    Please marry me
    For I can give you everything
    Your answer can only be "yes" or "no"
    If you want it that way

    END

    Fritz
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    Aww, I was expecting babes

    Good thing I brought my own:


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  3. #3
    Originally posted by HotelBushranger:

    I felt this one needed to be quoted.
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    MEGILE's Avatar Senior Member
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    I'm a big fan of Swedish women.
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    Is it possible to start a thread with the hopes of learning more about Swedish culture and folklore without the focus being 100% shifted to some of the most beautiful women in the world?

    Not complaining, I'd just like to see a 10% focus on the original topic.

    Those girls do look very "sweetish" though, don't they?

    Fritz
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    Originally posted by Pirschjaeger:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HotelBushranger:

    I felt this one needed to be quoted. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Those boobs need to be quoted again
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  7. #7
    Originally posted by Aimail101:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Pirschjaeger:
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HotelBushranger:

    I felt this one needed to be quoted. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Those boobs need to be quoted again </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

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  8. #8
    Cool video

    The singer seem to sing with some strange accent, is it not a Swedish band?
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  9. #9
    It's a German band but they are singing in old Swedish. I think mixing old languages with folklore and metal is awesome.

    Does anyone know of other bands that do this?

    Fritz
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  10. #10
    Rammstein meets Nordman
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