Enslaved "Vikingligr Veldi"

Vikingligr Veldi (Icelandic meaning roughly Glorious Viking Square) is the debut studio album by Norwegian metal band Enslaved. It was released in 1994, through Deathlike Silence Productions, the record label run by Euronymous, who was killed before the album's release. The album is dedicated to him.

Despite Enslaved's nationality, the lyrics on this album are mainly in Icelandic, perhaps due to its resemblance to Old Norse. The lyrics of "Heimdallr" are in ancient Norwegian. The distinct cover features the grave-good helm uncovered at the Sutton Hoo site in England, ostensibly belonging to the 7th century bretwalda, Raedwald of East Anglia.

Guitarist and keyboardist Ivar Bjørnson was only 15 when Vikingligr Veldi was recorded.

The original version did not mention any title on the cover/spine, and so the album was often mistakenly referred to as self-titled or untitled.

The first press does not feature a barcode on back cover.

Also planned for a never issued re-release as a 2xLP with bonus live tracks:
6. Fenris
7. Hordalendingen

Titles in English:
1. Living Life Beneath the Hammer
2. A Winter's Night
3. Fires of Midgard
4. Heimdall
5. Norway

The album is dedicated to Euronymous.

Recording information:

Recorded during 1993-1994.

Co-produced and co-mixed by Enslaved.