The band, originally formed as a hobby project, mainly consisted of the founding duo Carolin Fährmann and Malte Hoyer, who at the time also played the cittern and the hurdy-gurdy, together with the percussionist Jan Schröder and the violinist Arndt Rathien.

For the 2008 season, Jan Schröder and Arndt Rathjen left the band and on 21 May 2008 the album Ketzerey was released, with percussionist Thomas Heuer and violinist Alexander Willms.

Immediately after Versengold's performance at Wacken Open Air 2013, the band released the album Im Namen des Folkes on 4 August 2013.

On 31 August 2013 Versengold played together with Die Kammer, Lyriel and Fiddler's Green in an opening act for Schandmaul in front of 10,000 visitors.

On 26 and 27 October 2018, Versengold celebrated its 15-year anniversary with two concerts in Hamburg with 3,500 visitors at the Große Freiheit 36, to which a series of guests including Schandmaul and Subway to Sally also took part.

Since the entry of Sean Lang and Eike Otten in 2015 and the influence of their instruments (drums and bass), a significant change in style can be observed, which is also reflected in the lyrics.

The album Zeitlos of that year can be seen as a turning point from which elements and contents more typical of pop music have increasingly played a role.

[13] On 19 July 2017, together with Schandmaul and Mr. Hurley & die Pulveraffen, Versengold organized a live streaming concert, where each band covered a song of the other two.

[17] On 23 May 2020,[18] as well as on 11 July,[19] 21 August,[20] 31 October[21] and 31 December,[22] the band, unable to perform due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organized online live concerts.