Halvdan the Black-Leaves' Eyes

King of darkness allfather Odin revelation Valhalla calling Halvdanr svarte King of darkness allfather Odin elevation Valhalla calling Halvdan the Black Proud voices in the air On horseback king and men icebound the landscape their roar lay over the lake Shadows waking or asleep shapes gather 'neath the ice Halvdan's body perishing then screaming voices cry Twenty-two winters tell of seasons rich a king of pride King of vestfold by death divided veneration all men mourning Halvdan the Black Loud voice coming near their face scared and tense ice-sheet is broken they're afraid to cross the lake Shadows waking or asleep shape gather 'neath the ice Halvdan' s body still and white men's bodies floating lifeless eyes Forty winters seize the end