Saxon Shore [Single]

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	1.	Saxon Shore 04:33	lyrics	buy track
	These Romans are too soft and slow To save their own damn homes We Germans gladly fight for them For land and food and gold Gaels and Picts and Celtic scum They fall upon our spears Blood and sweat will earn long halls For men who know no fear Saxon Shore, new lands call Through the German sea we row, to the west Britannia Saxon Shore, by battle claimed With our spears we bought this land, and by spears ours it remains Angles, Saxons, Jutes and more Hit shores with shields in hand A linden wall painted with gore Will earn us our own lands But while we fight these cowards hide From axes and long knives These Romans are so fucking weak We’ll take their homes and wives Saxon Shore, new lands call Through the German sea we row, to the west Britannia Saxon Shore, by battle claimed With our spears we bought this land, and by spears ours it remains We don’t even need to ask For Woden’s aid these days These helpless little Christian whelps Can’t even wield a blade Every day we gain more ground Each day more Britons fall Soon this whole land will be ours For now the Saxon Shore

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"Saxon Shore" tells the story of the first wave of Anglo-Saxons to come to Britain as conquerors. The Saxon Shore was an area in southeast Britain originally fortified and manned to defend against Germanic raiders (referred to collectively as Saxons by the Romans). In time, the Romans recruited some of these same peoples to serve as soldiers, offering them settlement in this area in exchange for military service. These peoples eventually turned on the British, conquering them instead of fighting for them, carving out their own kingdoms that would eventually become England.

While the song is written from the perspective of the Anglo-Saxons, the lyrics are mainly based on the version of the story first recorded by the British monk Gildas in his 6th Century work The Ruin and Conquest of Britain, which is largely unfavorable of the Anglo-Saxons. The end of the song includes a quote from Gildas' work, from a letter the Roman inhabitants of Britain sent to the Emperor requesting aid against the Saxons. The Emperors rejection of these pleas for aid are seen as the end of Roman rule in Britain and the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

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released June 20, 2016

Tim Regan - guitar/vocals
Nick Schneider - violin/vocals
Mike Wilson - bass/vocals
Jon Lyon - keys
Daniel Tidwell - guitar
Mark Williams - violin
David Spencer - drums

Recorded at Spartan Sound Studios, Spring 2016.
Mixed and mastered by Daniel Tidwell

Artwork ("Øen Trænen i Nordland") by Knud Baade

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Isenmor Baltimore, Maryland

ISENMOR is dual-violin-fronted Gewyrdelic Folc Metal. Combining elements of folk metal greats ENSIFERUM, HEIDEVOLK, ELUVEITIE, FALKENBACH, and TÝR, ISENMOR fuses the heart of the Old World with the spirit of those who sought out new shores.

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