Modern Viking Music : Tragedy of a Misunderstood Art

Imagine if talented, visionary European artists decided to adopt Siberian and Mongolian throat singing to enhance their artistic take on European Neopagan spirituality, only for millions to take their allegorical re-interpretation of ancient Germanic history literally and end up believing throat singing is part of the historical and cultural heritage of Scandinavia... haha... wouldn’t that be terrible... hahahahaha... Intro 00:00 History-themed music vs actual historical music 01:22 The allegorical quality of modern Viking music 12:48 Neopaganism’s role in this genre 17:44 Why poetic license is important 32:32 Music about a culture vs from a culture 38:42 Feelings over facts 39:20 Wardruna/Heilung’s creative genius 42:02 Why music theory is important 47:32 Our obsession with material culture 52:36 Throat singing & cultural appropriation 54:10 Horned helmets are more plausible than throat singing 58:04 The Siberian-ification of the Norse 1:00:34 I am become misconception, destroyer of facts 1:06:34