Skål! Old Drinking Toasts and Drinking Songs / Book

Skål! Old Drinking Toasts and Drinking Songs / Book

Skål! - Old drinking toasts and drinking songs

The day is over, the battle is fought, the warriors sit around the fire, gathering their strength for the next day or celebrating their victory. What might they have sung? This book uniquely brings together the ancient toasts and songs of the Norsemen, but also includes melodies from antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the early modern period.

The day is over, the battle is fought, the warriors sit around the fire, gathering their strength for the next day or celebrating their victory. One warrior calls out the word Skål! to the group, which is answered often and loudly, and then speaks solemnly:

Empty the horn with devotion,
the mead, which the
originates from gods,
He who speaks rashly in anger,
drink until wisdom
ignited.

This book uniquely combines ancient drinking toasts, drinking songs, and melodies that were shouted or sung during communal drinking sessions in bygone eras. It focuses primarily on the Norsemen but also includes sayings and songs from antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the early modern period. This book transports the reader to bygone times, offering insights into the mindset of the time, revealing the pride of the revelers, or simply the enjoyment of mead, beer, and wine. It also contains excerpts from classical works that drinkers might well have sung to one another in the camp.

• Book with hard cover
• 128 pages
• Format: 16.5 x 19.8 cm
• 26th edition