Vikingligr Veldi

Vikingligr Veldi (mistaken Old Norse intended to mean roughly Viking-like Dominion or Vikingly Power) is the debut studio album by Norwegian extreme metal band Enslaved.

[2] Vikingligr Veldi is an Old Norse concept album with lyrics mainly in Icelandic, with the exception of "Heimdallr" in Old Norwegian.

[3] Former Old Funeral bassist Thorlak Sigvaldason helped the band translate the Norwegian lyrics into Icelandic.

[4] The album's cover features the Anglo-Saxon helmet uncovered at the Sutton Hoo site in England, widely identified with the 7th-century king Rædwald of East Anglia.

[5][6][7] All tracks are written by Ivar BjørnsonAllMusic wrote, "Vikingligr Veldi [...] proved that [...] Enslaved were ready to carry on the torch of Norwegian black metal beyond the shocking demise of its original ringleader [Euronymous]", calling it "an album that stands the test of time, for the most part, and remains of crucial importance to the black metal genre.