Sigur Ros - Odin's Raven Magic - New 2LP

Format: New 2LP Label: KRUNK Cat. No. KRUNK41LP Barcode: (stickered) 190296827204 Released: 04/12/2020

Double black vinyl

Composed in the 14th or 15th century Odin’s Raven Magic is an Icelandic poem in the ancient Edda tradition (Edda - a term that describes two Icelandic manuscripts of which together are the main sources of Norse mythology and Skáldic poetry) its anonymous author clearly had an intimate knowledge of the Edda literature and mythology which alludes to a number of pagan motifs which are now lost. The poem recounts a great banquet held by the gods in Valhalla while they were absorbed in their feasting, ominous signs appeared that could foretell the end of the worlds of the gods and men.