The Valkyries - Grabak

At the beginning of the 10th century

A nation mighty and boldly

Reigned over the oceans — the Vikings

In 901 they lost Dublin

They invaded to North-Thumberland and founded in York a new realm

In 913 they undertook the attempt

To reconquer their former Irish kingdom

In 916 all shall be decided in the battle of Confey

Old sagas relate about this battle

They tell about twelve belldames

The valkyries, which took part on th clash

Side by side by the Vikings

Against th Irish king

Against the archbishop of Armagh

Against christianity

Wide spaned is the webbing

As a sign of the battle

The people are raising

Blood rains

Braided of intestines

Strong taut with skulls

Strike with sword battle webbing

Shaft shall burst shield shall crush

Through harness the battleaxe

Shall pierce

Harm will come over the Irish

Never expiring in their mind

The work is woven at the battlefield

Bane and horror cross the land

Bloody clouds cover the sky

The air is red by the blood of heroes

Whom our verdict ordained to victims

We sing tunes of victory

To the young king we sing hail

Spur the horses to quicker run

With bare sword ride away

So they rode away

Six to the south and six to the north

From this time on

The Vikings shall reign over the lands

Several generations

The Irish couldn’t regain their former home

Which was captured by the Vikings