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Kings of the Cold Mountains

from Shieldbrother by Isenmor

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about

In the old Norse tales, Trolls, or Jotunar, were quite variable in form. While the modern conception of a large, ugly and monstrous being certainly existed in historical sources, trolls often took fair personages as well. Loki, one of those accepted into the ranks of the gods of the Norse pantheon, happened to come from the race of trolls. For the common folk, trolls, along with other beings such as elves and dwarves, existed as the beings of the field and hearth, whose will might explain the natural phenomena that man had no way of understanding in their time. The narrower view of trolls in most modern fantasy contexts may have much to do with the works of JRR Tolkien. While best known today for his fantasy work, Tolkien was a professor of linguistics whose focus was on the Germanic literature of the dark ages. The original works of Tolkien were largely based in the mythology of the northern peoples that he studied. Tolkien was certainly knowledgeable of the wide variety of forms might take, but in his fantasy works focused their breed on the monstrous figures similar to monstrous trolls such as Grendel in the tale of Beowulf.

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In the deep dark wild you wander
Far from home amidst the trees
Suddenly you smell a stench that
Leaves you weak and on your knees

Soon recall a tale of creatures
Foul and large with gruesome tastes
Never did believe the stories
Now they stare you in the face

Flee the kings of the cold mountains
Slayers of men born of stone
Slow of mind but not of foot
if you believe they’ll smell your blood
Hurling rocks and smashing trees
They wreak a path of dead debris
Trolls will suck the meat from your bones!

Roars and shrieks close hound your footsteps
Running wildly down the slope
They’ve got your scent and won’t quit now
Sunrise is your only hope
But how long till that globe ascends?
How long will your breath hold out?
If branches trip in darkened wood
Death will come, there is no doubt

Flee the kings of the cold mountains
Slayers of men born of stone
Slow of mind but not of foot
if you believe they’ll smell your blood
Hurling rocks and smashing trees
They wreak a path of dead debris
Trolls will suck the meat from your bones!

Trolls snarl with glee
Your flesh they will consume
They slobber, drool, and gnash their teeth
In their guts you’ll be entombed

You see the sun begin to rise,
Hairy claws cut short your breath
Before you reach the troll’s wide mouth
In stoney grip you’ll starve to death!

Flee the kings of the cold mountains
Slayers of men born of stone
Slow of mind but not of foot
if you believe they’ll smell your blood
Hurling rocks and smashing trees
They wreak a path of dead debris
Trolls will suck the meat from your bones!

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from Shieldbrother, released October 9, 2020

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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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