By the Sword of My Father

By the Sword of My Father
Studio album by Folkearth
Released	August 1, 2006[1]
Genre	Folk metal Viking metal
Length	72:23
Label	Stygian Crypt Productions
Folkearth chronology
A Nordic Poem (2004) By the Sword of My Father (2006) Drakkars in the Mist (2007)

By the Sword of My Father is the second studio album of the musical project Folkearth.

Track listing

1. "Introduction" — 4:24
2. "The Lady's Gift" — 3:48
3. "By the Sword of My Father" — 5:26
4. "Naglfar Sets Sail" — 5:18
5. "The Death of Beowulf" — 6:04
6. "Instrumental" — 4:24
7. "Skaldic Art" — 4:04
8. "Domain of Darksome Ravens" — 5:39
9. "Returne to Waelhalle" — 4:41
10. "Heathenpride" — 8:43^[I]
11. "Elves" — 1:29
12. "Invictus" — 6:08
13. "Wisdom of Wolves" — 2:50
14. "Sailing A'Viking" — 2:08
15. "Tribute to Viking Gods" — 4:04
16. "Journey Ends (outro)" — 3:23

I^ :"Heathenpride" is Falkenbach cover recorded for tribute album An Hommage to Falkenbach, Part I^[2]

Line-up

Instruments

Greece

• Marios "Prince Imrahil" Koutsoukos (Dol Amroth) - vocal, keyboard
• Stefanos Koutsoukos (Dol Amroth) - bass
• Nikos Nezeritis (Dol Amroth) - acoustic guitar
• Hildr Valkyrie (Hildr Valkyrie) - vocal, keyboard

Lithuania

• Ruslanas - spoken vocal

Austria

• Alex "Hugin" Wieser (Uruk-Hai) - keyboard

United Kingdom

• Athelstan (Forefather) - electric guitar, drum programming, vocal
• Wulfstan (Forefather) - vocal

Sweden

• Magnus Wohlfart (Nae'blis) - electric guitar, keyboard, vocal
• Jeremy Child (Yggdrasil) - drums
• Niklas Olausson (Broken Dagger) - vocal
• Daniel Fredriksson (Otyg) - medieval lute, jaw harp
• Simon Frodeberg - bass
• Kristofer Janiec - violin
• Michelle Maas - vocal
• Daniel Pettersson (Pettersson & Fredriksson) - keyed fiddle

Germany

• Tobias Andrelang - bass
• Achim Eberle - percussion
• Ralf Gruber - drums, percussion
• Bernd Intveen (Van Lagen) - electric guitar
• Sabine Stelzer (Van Lagen) - bagpipes, flute, schalmey, percussion
• Marcus Van Langen (Van Lagen) - acoustic guitar, saz, bass, percussion, Viking flute, vocal
• André Groschopp (Thiasos Dionysos) - electric guitar, keyboard, vocal, tin whistle, violin, drums

United States

• Mark Riddick (The Soil Bleeds Black) - recorder, percussion

Italy

• Axel (Death Army) - electric guitar, bass, vocals
• Becky - Celtic harp
• Alessandro Caruso (Hysterya) - drums, percussion
• Francesca Crotti - violin
• Igor Saviola - vocals
• Raven - Celtic harp
• Ulven (Draugen) - acoustic guitar

Writing and production

• all lyrics except "The Lady's Gift" and "A Tribute to Viking Gods" by Marios Koutsoukos
• lyrics for "The Lady's Gift" by Wulfstan
• lyrics for "A Tribute to Viking Gods" by Marcus Van Langen
• music on "Returne to Waelhalle" by Hildr Valkyrie
• artwork and cd design by Mark Riddick

See also

• Prince Imrahil (Middle-earth)

References

1. "Metal Archives By the Sword of My Father page". Retrieved 2007-09-16.
2. "MusicBrainz An Hommage to Falkenbach, Part I page". Retrieved 2007-09-16.