The Ways of Yore is the eleventh studio album by Norwegian musical project Burzum, released on 2 June 2014 by sole member Varg Vikernes' label Byelobog Productions.

The album cover features a detail of "Merlin and Vivien", an engraving by famous French artist Gustave Doré for Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem Idylls of the King, framed by a bordure of swastikas.

[2] On 12 May 2014, Vikernes posted a 30-second teaser for each of the album's songs on his official YouTube channel.

[3] The songs "Emptiness" and "To Hel and Back Again" are re-recorded versions of the songs "Tomhet" (from Burzum's 1994 album Hvis lyset tar oss) and "Til Hel og tilbake igjen" (from Fallen), respectively.

On the album, AllMusic wrote: "The album's inherent gloom comes not from the burning hatred and isolation that fueled earlier Burzum albums, but conveys the same intensity through its use of chant and traditional instruments of early Norwegian folk music, which wrap around Vikernes' signature use of ambient electronics to create a truly inspired web of harrowing sound.