Immigrant

I was inspirited by song from Immigrant song by Led Zeppelin
Which tell us of the immigrants to Iceland in the 9th century.

Immigrant Song lyrics:


Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!

On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing.


A bit of trivia on this song: Robert Plant recently confirmed in interviews in Iceland that the song was written during the bands concert tour in the country. It describes Iceland and its settlement in the 9th century. Vikings sailed from Norway and other parts of Scandinavia and originally settled in the western part of the country (where Reykjavik is now) following what they considered to be the guidance of the Nordic gods. The last verse tells of how they built a new society in Iceland after loosing their belongings in Norway. In order to build trust and preserve the peace they established the Alþing in 930, the worlds oldest parliament.

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Viking in ship from left:
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Hunting horn:
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Sail:
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Thors hammer singn in sail:
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