Wardruna release new music video for ‘Birna’

WARDRUNA have released a new music video!

The new music video, for the track Birna, is the title track from the Norwegian folk collective’s upcoming new album, which is scheduled to be released in January next year, via By Norse.

Speaking about the new single, band leader Einar Selvik says, “the song illustrates a dialogue between man and bear, exemplifying the various traits and abilities we humans have sought to borrow from these significant totemic animals throughout history.”

As Einar points out, the bear frequently figures in the oldest myths of mankind in the Northern hemisphere, with many indigenous peoples still regarding this animal as a totem – “The bear doesn’t need my help or any human traditional ornamentation to be its own powerful self. It is quite the opposite if one looks to past bear-traditions worth remembering. We learn, we dream of borrowing its traits and abilities. We fear, revere, and try to walk alongside but on separate paths. Respectfully, claim space and give space. However inconvenient it may be, further taming of the wild can never be the fruitful way forward. For me, it profoundly felt like the right time to give voice to the Birna, mother and shepherd of the vanishing woods.”

Watch the official music video for Birna here: 

Birna is set for release on January 24th via By Norse. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.