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"The day we played, there were bears seen right across the river from the festival." Inside the fascinating new documentary that lifts the lid on enigmatic Nordic folk leaders Wardruna

Wardruna: Tracking Birna gives us a look inside the band's incredible live shows and unique creative process

Metal Hammer · Jun 1

“People think we sing about Vikings. We don’t and we never did. We’re concerned with nature and our relationship with nature”: If other Nordic folk bands overtake Wardruna, Einar Selvik doesn’t mind

Inspired by a bear, a moose and a wolf, new album Birna is extending the band’s “beautiful broken family” as they tell modern tales through ancient instruments

Metal Hammer · Apr 24, 2025

"A lot of people think it’s about Vikings, but it never was." We took Wardruna's Einar Selvik foraging in one of London's oldest graveyards

We took Wardruna's Einar Selvik foraging in one of London's oldest graveyards

Metal Hammer · Mar 13, 2025