Cover art for Oaths of the Old North by Domsgard

Oaths of the Old North Track 07 2026

Hold the Wall

Domsgard with Viking Spirit & Eldruna

Translation

Verse 1

Cold ash on the fjord

Boots in the black mud

Our oaths taste of iron

Our hands know the blood

Verse 1

Tagelharpa weeps low

Lyre like cracked bone

We came with the winter

To take back the stone

Pre-Chorus

Hear the shield line rise

Hear the fathers call

Stomp, stomp, on the ice

We do not fall

Chorus

Hrim to the earth

Blood to the sky

Hold the wall, hold the wall

Tonight we die

Chorus

Hrim to the earth

Blood to the sky

Hold the wall, hold the wall

We strike as one

Verse 2

Frost on the wolf path

Smoke in the hair

Bone flute in the dark

Like a spirit in prayer

Verse 2

Lur from the ridge

Cuts through the gale

We lift up our banners

And bite down the tale

Pre-Chorus

Hear the shield line rise

Hear the fathers call

Stomp, stomp, on the ice

We do not fall

Chorus

Hrim to the earth

Blood to the sky

Hold the wall, hold the wall

Tonight we die

Chorus

Hrim to the earth

Blood to the sky

Hold the wall, hold the wall

We strike as one

Bridge

Now the drum skin thunders

Now the ravens feast

Jaw harp in the throat

Like a chained-up beast

Bridge

Stand in the ruin

Stand in the flame

If they ask who broke night

Speak our name

Final Chorus

Hrim to the earth

Blood to the sky

Hold the wall, hold the wall

Tonight we die

Final Chorus

Hrim to the earth

Blood to the sky

Hold the wall, hold the wall

We strike as one

56 lines Original: English Translations: DE

Keys: J next song, K previous song, T switch translation