Other-waters

Looking out forward over the prow of our long ship,
Pulling our oars and listening to the foam
Helmets and sheepskins salt-damp in the sea-mist
We're going home.

A tale of Vikings returning home after roaming the seas. Although you may think of them as cruel murderers and robbers, the vikings were very good sailors.

Compared to today's standards they had very limited means, but still they sailed further than we can imagine and the longships were extremely fast and seaworthy … even compared to modern technology.

Aslak of Langadale, Einar Thorgeirsson,
Olaf the White and Sigurd the Powerful

Looking for constellations above the horizon,
West wind cutting sharper than our blades;
Smiling forever into an endless sunrise,
We're flying on the waves

Thorfin Karlsefny, Aud the Deep-Minded,
Snorri Thorbrandsson, Thorstein the Black

Out of dark Vinland, with grey waves racing before us
We want no rest.
Back to the homeland, Iceland, sleeping in winter
back from the West
Five years we roam
Now we're going home

“Viking” was written by Chris Judge Smith & Peter Hammill