Band of The Week- Valravin.
I know very little of this band for i have only heard 3 songs and found out about it tonight. I caught it off ‘Skyclad Scribble’.
Their Myspace is nearly as beautiful as their music, be warned that it is cluttered so if your internet, like mine, is being gay and going slow, it might take a bit to load, but it is worth it.
This is a link to their website’.
And one to their Facebook.
On a side note, while looking at Wiki, i found out what Valraven means;
According to Danish folklore recorded in the late 1800s, when a king or chieftain was killed in battle and not found and buried, ravens came and ate him. The ravens became valravne. The valravn that ate the king’s heart gained human knowledge and could perform great malicious acts, could lead people astray, had superhuman powers, and were “terrible animals”.[1]
In another account, a valravn is described as a peaceless soul in search of redemption that flies by night (but never day) and can only free itself from its animal countenance by consuming the blood of a child. This is reflected in a Danish traditional song that describes how, after refusing offers of riches, the Valravn makes an agreement with a maiden to take her to her betrothed after she promises the valravn her first born son. After the agreement, the valravn flies away. In time, the couple have a child and the Valravn returns, and asks the maiden if she has forgotten her promise. The valravn takes the child away, and tears into the chest of his won wager and consumes the blood contained within the child’s heart. As a result, the valravn transforms into a knight. Other accounts describe valravns as monsters that are half-wolf and half-raven.[2]
Here is a little video of them.
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