Then he wakes, and rides to church to recount his dreams to the congregation, about his journey through the afterlife.
The events are in part similar to other medieval ballads like the Lyke Wake Dirge: a moor of thorns, a tall bridge, and a black fire.
The poem concludes with specific advice of charity and compassion, to avoid the various trials of the afterlife.
The poem was set to music by several Norwegian composers: Nordheim, Arne.
Vocal soloists and musicians; Grex Vocalis; Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Ingar Bergby, conductor.