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Heilung is sounds from the northern european iron age and viking period. We used everything from running water, human bones, reconstructed swords and shields up to ancient frame drums and bronze rings in the songs.

The lyrics contain original texts from rune stones and preserved spear shafts, amulets and other artifacts. Furthermore poems, which either deal with historical events or are translations/ interpretations of the originals.

Every attempt to link the music to modern political or religious points are pointless, since Heilung tries to connect the listener to the time before Christianity and its political offsprings raped and burned itself into the northern european mentality.

Heilung means healing in german and describes the core of the sound. It is supposed to leave the listener eased and relaxed after a sometimes turbulent musical journey.

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since Heilung tries to connect the listener to the time before Christianity and its political offsprings raped and burned itself into the northern european mentality.

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Originally posted by Echtermetzger:

oh, and somebody get that cackling bitch in the audience to shut up.

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Originally posted by Echtermetzger:

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since Heilung tries to connect the listener to the time before Christianity and its political offsprings raped and burned itself into the northern european mentality.

because there was none of that going on in Northern Europe prior to Christianity. Oh, wait, yes, there was. Seems to have been a lot of bloodthirsty Danes, Saxons, Franks, Jutes, etc. killing each other.

interesting music. Has absolutely nothing to do with pre-Christian pagan cultures as we have no way of knowing what the music sounded like in terms of meter, structure, etc. We can bang on drums, play flutes, try to do imitate Tuvan throat singing, but it is all guess work.

Might as well try to figure out what songs druids sang.

I am more struck my the visuals.

oh, and somebody get that cackling bitch in the audience to shut up.