- published: 06 Nov 2014
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Blood brother can refer to one of two things: two males related by birth, or two or more men not related by birth who have sworn loyalty to each other. This is usually done in a ceremony, known as a blood oath, where the blood of each man is mingled together. The process usually provides a participant with a heightened symbolic sense of attachment with another participant.
Örvar-Oddr's saga contains a notable account of blood brotherhood. The Norwegian warrior Örvar-Oddr felt a desire to test his fighting skills with the renowned Swedish warrior Hjalmar. Thus Örvar-Oddr sailed to Sweden with five ships and met Hjalmar, who had fifteen ships. Hjalmar could not accept such an uneven balance of strength and sent away ten of his own ships so that the forces would be even. The two warriors fought for two days with a lot of blood-letting and poetry, but it was a draw. Finally, they realized that they were equals and decided to become sworn brothers by letting their blood flow under a strand of turf raised by a spear. Then, the strand of turf was put back during oaths and incantations.
The dawn, what of the dawn
We have come to kill, by sun or by moon
Escalating from the darkest pits of hell
And gather strength where the fire's dwell
Behold, the black horseman
On his winged steed
The prince of darkness soaring high
Behold the black horseman
On his winged steed
A pitch black shadow
Against a pale white moon
The dawn, what of the dawn
We seek the comfort of the dark
The plains of battle before us lay
You will never see another day
Never Never again
The dawn, what of the dawn
We've come to kill, by sun or by moon
The dawn that you seek will fade
Can't you see this is the end
The rain of terror will fall upon thee
His voice will shatter even the bravest of hearts
When you fall to the ground in tears
Behold his glory as you die
The dawn, what of the dawn
We have come to kill, by sun or by moon
Escalating from the darkest pits of hell
And gather strength where the fire's dwell
Our army before you will mesmerize you
Violence to the art
All life is forsaken
The dark has awoken
The fire that burns in our hearts
We are the glorious
Mighty warriors come to call your doom
This night we'll be victorious
The dawn, what of the dawn
We've come to kill, by sun or by moon
The dawn that you seek will fade
Can't you see this is the end
The rain of terror will fall upon thee
His voice will shatter even the bravest of hearts
When you fall to the ground in tears
Behold his glory as you die.
And as the sun is fading high above the battlefields
Never to be seen again
At last the fallen angel has the world within his grasp