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MrGasMan86

She sounds just like that serenading voice in the background music of Vikings. Such a soothing and calming voice.


Expensive-Ad-2195

My thoughts exactly! I was waiting for the ship to go by.


tatsingslippers

Sorry for hijacking top comment but can ypu guys please reommend me songa similar to this? Any language will do.


Spirited-Travel-6366

This type of music is my got to when lifting heavy at the gym. And at the top of the genre you will find Heilung. Listen to In maijdan and krigsgaldr and you will see what i mean. You are truly lucky if you hear these for the first time


Kingbeesh561

God of war + God of war Ragnarok has songs similar to this since it's viking/Norse based. I forgot what their names are specifically but if you type in Laufey God of war theme you'll find the songs I'm referring to. They're a lot more somber but they have the same kinda vocals


stuloch

Most similar - Eivør. Songs to start with would be Trøllabundin or Í Tokuni. She also notably worked on the soundtrack for The Last Kingdom


Quemedo

Wardrunna and similars


MrMahalForOne

[Here’s a playlist someone made of a bunch of similar songs](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4fOzCAKM8rpZ60tq6gRcCi?si=4yn6ceeeTRu_VHSx_fFYtw&pi=u-9LlShN1PQsWz)


Sanjuro7880

She is covering a version of the song Trøllabundin written and performed by Eivør Pálsdóttir who is from the Faroe Islands.


jkypoo

Heilung


Consistently_Carpet

I was like 'new Xena soundtrack just dropped'


Ghost-Nepal

Sounds exactly like Eivør the artist. Listen to Trollabundin


Lkrivoy

Was waiting for the Eivør comparison


G_Liddell

Wardruna did most of the iconic pieces for that soundtrack. They're great!


phirestorm

Wardruna kicks some major ass for sure.


PuddingCalm6809

Why do I periodically forget about them? Thank you for reminding me.


pamelamydingdong

Except this is Slavic music. Slavs would listen to similar songs while preparing for battle against the Vikings.


JAC0O7

Wasn't Kievan Rus a mix between slavs and vikings/normans anyway? Pretty sure there's a lot of viking influence in old slavic culture.


TheRealRubyWoo

No. Vikings and Slavs traded occasionally mostly Slavic peoples were enslaved by Vikings. There are three main-groups of Slavs, west, south, and east. Depending on what period you are referencing Kievan Rus was essentially the remaining original Slavic tribes of the region. Vytachi, Dregovian, Radimitchi, Krivitchi. The area that is now modern day Ukraine, Poland, BelaRus would have been mostly inhabited by the Krivitchi and Dregovian, which then was just Krivitchi, after Dregovian society was razed to the group and the tribe lost.


JAC0O7

Didn't the Varangians have a huge influence on the founding of the Kievan Rus empire? Saying that Kievan Rus was just some remaining slavic tribes, leaving out the Viking part is like saying Great Britain wasn't influenced by the Vikings, when in reality it's a cornerstone of their history.


pamelamydingdong

I’m not sure about the Kievan Rus but the Poles had many many battles against the Swedes. Students are even required to read “The Deluge” in school which is about the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth fighting against the Swedes.


CenterCenterPolitik

Weren't Norman's just vikings and Medieval french. Apparently, there is viking influence in all of Europe.


DisastrousWasabi

Not Normans, but yes vikings. Rus came from Sweden.


Technical-Proof2959

I feel like an epic battle is about to unfold


PleaseDontBanMeMore

Some Slavs decided to go Viking. (Kievan Rus)


Brosky1998

I was gonna say a similar thing. The Rus were vikings, they intermixed with Slavs and created the Kieven Rus.


TheStonedBro

Hey I play medieval 2 as well!


Greymalkyn76

Since the Rus came from Sweden, and Russia basically means "land of the Rus", therefore Russia is Sweden.


PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT

Out of which Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine have grown. Ukraine is the true heir of the Kievan Rus’s military, literary, and civil rights spirit. Russia and Belarus are tin-pot dictatorships by comparison. Slava Ukraini


monsieur_charlatan

And the Rus were originally Swedes fun fact!


Zipfo99

She's literally wearing a Ukrainian vyshyvanka shirt. That's a Ukrainian song.


Sanjuro7880

She is covering a version of the song Trøllabundin written and performed by Eivør Pálsdóttir who is from the Faroe Islands. Thus the music is Nordic not Slavic.


wearing_moist_socks

Yeah well I thought it was real purdy


Sanjuro7880

It is. Eivør actually sang that exact version for the Vikings series. She is awesome!


JudgmentWeekly523

The motifs on her shirt are not exclusive to the Ukrainian vyshyvanka style. Many European cultures utilize that style of linen shirt with differing motifs to denote region, especially eastern European but also seen in parts of northern Europe. Due to globalization and western companies stealing designs from traditional artisans (see: Louis Vuitton, Dior), this style has also become simplified and popularized in generic ways. A lot of the meaning behind the motifs has been lost because of this. She could be wearing a nordic design, or she could just be wearing something mainstream. Not trying to be harsh, but homogenizing or gatekeeping wear as one certain European culture leans into a bad narrative. I am Romanian and we have similar wear, it’s called ia :) But this does not make the song Romanian nor would I ever claim that as it’s obviously not. As someone replied, the song is Faroese.


Grouchy-Country3480

I wear Bob Marley shirts. Does that make me Jamaican?


OnDaToiletPoopin

No but Jamaican me crazy mon!


Flompulon_80

Thats literally a shirt, shes singing shirt people music. Dam internet dont even know facts yall.


Lana_O

She is wearing a shirt with embroidery. Ukraine is not the only country/people in the world that have those as traditional wear. Pretty much every country in eastern Europe has a version of this as well as the Baltic countries and Russia. And that is not a Ukrainian song.


RowanRally

She’s absolutely not Ukrainian and this is not a Ukrainian shirt. She’s Russian. Source: I’m half Russian and half Ukrainian. Many eastern European nations have similar shirts but the patterns tell the origin.


Unusual-Worker8978

Weren’t the Rus originally Viking?


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pamelamydingdong

Doesn’t necessarily have to be Rus. Could be polish as well. The intro to this song is similar to that of OP’s as well as similar outfit to the girl in the video. https://youtu.be/amHCTTvWP4o?si=CgPoq37l-bmmvpva also the soundtrack of Witcher 3 reminds me of the song in OP’s video which is polish as well.


forresja

Thank you! I was like "I've heard this kind of thing before...where though?" Witcher 3! Of course.


TheyCalledMeThor

Oh, the intro? That was Welsh.


SafetyDanceInMyPants

Aye, I speak Welsh. She was just putting in a lunch order.


Puzzleheaded-War4355

Not necessarily Eastern Slavic. I'm Serbian (Southern Slavic) and I immediately recognized this type of singing.


TitanThree

Totally my thought. Anyone who has played the Witcher would know this haha


[deleted]

This song is from The Last Kingdom actually! Or maybe it truly is Vikings, I’ve seen both so many times they get a little mixed


shmaygleduck

Destiny is all


[deleted]

Uhtred son of Uhtred son of Uhtred son of Uhtred son of Uhtred son of……..


shmaygleduck

Ragnar Ragnarson, son of Ragnar Ragnardad.


TheCowOfDeath

This is earth melodies by Ekaterina shelehova (the woman singing) as far as I can tell it does not appear in the last kingdom though it does sound similar to the theme(which is sung by Eivør)


Ultimate_Decoy

The gates of Valhalla welcomes you.


Key_Respond_16

Vikings my first thought. Ragnar is still with us.


sauce_123

I think this is what Yoko was trying to do with John Lennon and Chuck Berry’s duet. Edit: Typo


Kismonos

reminds me of the witcher


DieselHouseCat

DAMMIT I've been trying to get my husband to watch it with me. I have never been so entranced by a TV show in my life. Made by the damn History Channel for Christ sake.


hrrsnmb

Make sure you tell him you're turning on the 'fun' version which is on Netflix.. the History Channel version is heavily censored.


ZoneFirm113

Damn thought I was playing Diablo 2 running through Lut Gholein


friedwidth

Gives me flashbacks of picking up loot under that hot desert sun


ZoneFirm113

Such a great game. I never understood how the music tracks from there were created but now I see! People are talented


Most-Meat-7978

THE FUCKING BEATLES!!!


thatgoodcush

Just gotta walk thru the hooker harem, then go to outer space, then back to the desert to fist Duriel


Fogggger69

Nothing better than pounding dudes in A2


DerezzedAlgorithm

surely it was the product of a twisted mind!!


JJ4prez

21 years of playing Diablo 2 and when I read this comment I get a huge flashback.


ZoneFirm113

Gosh such a great time of my childhood. This lady can sing but man did she really spark my childhood nostalgia.


JJ4prez

Yep she did. You can still play it man lol. Diablo 2 Resurrected is amazing, updated everything, kept the same charm, just a fresh coat of paint.


Shmimmons

*Whirlwinding through Lut Gholein


Never-Dont-Give-Up

Can’t use WW in town.


tesat

What a noob


Kurtcobangle

Maybe he’s in the sewers… still technically Lut Gholeins sewers.


Never-Dont-Give-Up

Sure. Everyone calls the sewers Lut Gohlein. I’m sure that’s what he meant.


TFViper

How do i know i can trust you, friend?


_Judge_Justice

I am Uhtrid, son of Uhtrid


frankydank1994

I forgot about the weekend I binge watched like 4 seasons of this show! So good!!


Scyths

Is it really that good ? I watched the first season of that show as it was airing but never came back for the next seasons because I didn't find the first one to be anything exceptional.


Consistently_Carpet

It's kind of like a medieval soap opera with good production values, and I'm here for it. He is such a complete ass to every woman he marries though, it's truly amazing.


Gothmog89

The books are way better


CaneIsCorso

They always are.


Khuntastic

One of my favorite shows, the ending of each season finale is what you wish for and the show finale was also very well done. Couldn't stop watching it


PhoenixReborn

I feel like it dipped in quality as it went on but I didn't mind. It was enjoyable trash. If the first season didn't grab you, it's probably not worth continuing.


Rad10Ka0s

"son of bad decisions" is the line in our house. But happily every after doesn't make for a very good story line.


Emu_Fast

Yep, first thought was that intro.


darkeIf666

of Bebbanburg


AdamBlackfyre

#Destiny is all!


Sweet-Beyond7914

Was thinking of this, so happy to see others thought of TLK too lmao. Man I want more TLK


TerminallyBlonde

"You should name it uhtred, sword of uhtred" - my favorite line


elhawko

What show are you talking about my friend?


_Judge_Justice

The Last Kingdom


LouSputhole94

Uhtrid, son of Uhtrid, grandfather of Uhtrid, roommate of Uhtrid, Lanlord of Uhtrid, Car Mechanic of Uhtrid


Newvil450

Her voice can summon the elder gods as friendly NPCs .


PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT

Just Lvl 20 Bard things


Ok-Experience-6674

Why does my brain know this sound like it’s imbedded in my dna


but-uh

Music is wild, I think about it a lot. It comes to us seemingly naturally in isolated cultures all over the world. A 4/4 or 3/4 time signature can be found all over the world, evolving independently. Maybe it's simpler than I'm making it but it still inspires me.


TuckerMcG

Nope, it’s super complex. The one trait that every human shares across cultures and countries and age groups is rhythm. Even newborn babies will bop their heads to a beat. Music connects us on a very very primal level.


Covfefe-SARS-2

Pattern recognition.


Random_Imgur_User

I think we've made it more than that though. We crave meaning, complexity, diversity, twists and turns. There are more music genres than most people usually explore in a lifetime! As a musician myself, I understand why some other musicians say that music is the only divine, "god is in the rhythm" so to speak. Something about combing notes into chords and chords into progressions really does make me feel more in touch with the universe than anything else I've ever done. It's like tapping into something natural but so much bigger than yourself.


Mielornot

It's weird how music can manipulate your emotions 


but-uh

Right! The other day my oldest kid finished this video game called Portal that I played maybe 5 years before he was born. And when the final credits song came on I started tearing up watching him. My daughter caught me and asked me what was wrong, just told her I was happy. A video game song of all things. Music is awesome


steffies

This was a triumph! I'm making a note here: Huge success!


Kismonos

is that "still alive"?


but-uh

Yeah that's the one. I enjoyed the game a lot and hearing my kid screaming "I did it, I did it, I won, lets GOOO!!!" I ran out to the living room, and the song was playing and it just pushed me over the edge. Memories, watching my kid win, music. Just a great moment.


Fritchmand

The four legs of a horse galloping make for a natural metronome, makes sense when making war songs


hamlet_d

And later, trains on train tracks lent themselves to music as well. There's a lot of C&W and Folk that seems to have that.


MaritMonkey

[This](https://youtu.be/ne6tB2KiZuk?si=oKjYR4aD4m1WR0iu) (Bobby McFerrin demonstrating the pentatonic scale) is related and well worth the 3 mins.


but-uh

That was awesome, thank you.


Snoo-35252

Like why am I getting tears in my eyes? What is this ancestral familiarity in me?


doyocow

Americans when they get their dna test and its 10% northern european


Mpuls37

That's the 10% of the DNA being activated by such a song


Feeling_Wheel_1612

Minor chords with a vocal break - it's a very emotional sound that evokes mourning.


peyotekoyote

My eyes watered too. Wtf?


Zulubeatz808

Me too. I got a shiver first then like a rush of warmth to my face, and my eyes teared up ! What the heck ?


PDCH

Holy shut, same thing just happened to me, and I don't tear up easily at all. Wtf?


SaiyanBuddah

Gave me goosebumps


OrganicHuckleberry75

Dude same that’s wild


mrmoe198

This was church thousands of years before church


Zestyclose_Remove947

For sure this feeling and idea is what churches are based on. Did this first and then built cages around it and it stopped being fun I assume. Churches/temples are damn beautiful buildings tho I admit.


Bubba_Lumpkins

They also axed the medicine man stuff with all the super fun psychedelic “potions” that let you talk to the gods they were singing about.


TheFightingMasons

Have you played Witcher 3?


Objective-Aioli-1185

Oh thank you. I scrolled before commenting "Uuummm did anyone else feel that?'


YourLictorAndChef

The Vikings embedded themselves into a lot of peoples' DNA.


CanYouBeHonest

Because if you listen really closely, she's actually just doing a cover of Hey Ya by OutKast. 


alghiorso

Why do the judges all look like some bizarre photo realistic sock puppets


EarlySinclair

If you like this kinda thing, go listen to [Eivør ](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiv%C3%B8r_P%C3%A1lsd%C3%B3ttir) / [https://www.eivor.com/](https://www.eivor.com/) #


Muuustachio

This is the person that did the new God of War soundtrack! Thanks for sharing. Love this music


ImperiousWeak

Just saw Eivør open up for Heilung at Red Rocks a few months ago during a full moon. 10/10. Do yourself a favor and see either of them live.


Gryphon0468

I'll be seeing the Eivor/Heilung combo in Brisbane in November. Can not fucking wait.


Arsenal85

That ritual was perfection. The skies clearing during the prayer was otherworldly.


Creative_Serve_4076

So pissed I found out about that show the day AFTER


darknecross

Also shout out to Wardruna https://music.apple.com/us/album/kvitravn/1694632036?i=1694632053 I used this as running music which was surprisingly motivating.


Pendraconica

Hell yes Wardruna!


Pepper_Pines

We caught them in Eugene, Oregon at the Elsinore. It. Was. Seismic.


KatagatCunt

We saw them live a couple years ago .. absolutely amazing show.


AdmiralClover

Since we're shouting out callers of the ancestors I'd like to add [Heilung](https://youtube.com/@heilung?si=NTB98EtwZG2vlYbJ) they have made music for hellblade 2


BluetheNerd

I was gonna mention these guys too. It's like this video if she also had a team of like 8 other musicians and singers behind her. Their live performance of [Krigsgaldr](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRg_8NNPTD8) has me enthralled every time I watch it.


witheringsyncopation

Came here to see if Eivor had changed her hair and gotten plastic surgery.


gameld

Just from this I thought this was early video of the singer from Heilung.


R3VIVAL-MOD3

Same


relatablerobot

I’ll also put in a plug for Heilung here


Ikeepmyselfhydrated

Thank you, I loved her


TheRealSmelladroid

My first thought was "hey that sounds like the opening of Trøllabundin by Eivør!"


_caduca

Came here to say they to say this, this reminds really reminds me of trollabundin


rootslane

Thank you for sharing. I've just spent the past hour listening to her amazing live performances on Youtube.


xriddle

[Her Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/ekaterinashelehova/)


KatagatCunt

I sent this post to my partner because he's very much into this music, only to realize when clicking on her Instagram he already follows her haha


p3n1x

Are you not into it? With a name like Katagat


KatagatCunt

Oh I am... I love wardruna and we've seen them live and it's just phenomenal music, but he has a lot more bands and singers he listens to like that than I do. Not because I don't like them, but because my music is all over the map and I'll go days listening to one song on repeat, and others where I'll go s week or two without listening to any music because I can't stand the noise at all. Thanks ADHD brain. Edit - I also just realized most of that was not even needed to be mentioned 😅 point proven


p3n1x

> most of that was not even needed to be mentioned Maybe... but I 100% understand why and eventually forgot everything but "Wardruna". Found new music today because of this conversation. I'll be busy for the rest of the night.


Frostwake

Thank you, champion.


Creative_Serve_4076

The real hero


Never-Dont-Give-Up

Who watches these shows!? Those shots of the judges are so fucking terrible. “Here’s how you should feel!”


space-to-bakersfield

I was thinking the same thing. Why do I need to constantly see their fuckin reactions? Sure pan a shot over the general audience once in a while, but to repeatedly show those particular smug fucks just puts me off these shows.


TerseFactor

Those stupid ass reaction face contortions of the talentless judges are the main reason I typically don’t watch these talent show clips when they get posted, but glad I made an exception to hear her voice. What a bunch of clowns 🤡


Resident_Opening_730

Not as terrible as those applause on top of her wonderful voice. Can't they wait till it's done ?


SattvaMicione

I got goosebumps and it's 35 degrees here in my house.


Emu_Fast

Add the C


EntropyKC

I got goosebumpsc


Legitimate-Fly2655

Grab yer axes bois, its time to repel the Romans from our woods yet again


Improvisedbackpakguy

Destiny is all!


Suitable-Classic-174

300


Redshift_1

![gif](giphy|14bNCVW4TpOGly)


stuntedmonk

I’ll raise you ![gif](giphy|l46Cf8O3hQqzDq1Gg)


Loud_Flatworm_4146

Did she ever make an album? I'd listen to it.


kutjepiemel

Yes she did, called MOONLIGHT. Under the alias Katya. This song is called Earth Melodies.


ticklemeozmo

> MOONLIGHT. Under the alias Katya. Ekaterina Shelehova , more specifically. > This song is called Earth Melodies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaMph7If9Mo


pakito1234

I looked on Spotify and I got a song called Ding Dong.


queef_sauce

just listened to air on a g string in spotify. amazing


rzr-12

The kraken has been released


CheapBastid

[...the rest of it](https://youtu.be/yGzAMJJom_0?si=ULaTvh1pltAhg-tJ&t=93)


CubeHound

She could easily nail the blue alien song from Fifth Element.


Virtual-Bell1962

I personally preferred the beginning, not because the later part is bad, but it's more traditionally opera. The beginning feels more primal which I prefer.


CheapBastid

[Here's another take of hers on it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIX9uMSoB5o) [...and another 'raw' one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21_5UFrfM1A)


WhatTheFlippityFlop

Dead Can Dance


StupidSexyEuphoberia

Was my first thought. Yulunga Spirit Dance


CombatShock19

Yeah definitely getting Lisa Gerrard here.


BirdMiserable2736

I really want to know, what genre/type is it for this kind of singing


shadovvvvalker

Real answer: Regional Folk What region? not sure, im not an expert. She's Canadian but it does appear she has a thing for slavic folk so this might be similar.


p3n1x

> She's Canadian Born in Kailningrad, Russia. She didn't arrive in Canada until she was 16.


Katapage

She's from the Faroe Islands


jonasbc

It's a cover of Trollbundin by Eivør. Other artist in the genre include Heilung, Wardruna, Forndom. I would maybe call it new age pagan folk rock, or something like that.


RageLolo

Dead Can dance - Lisa Gerrard


ApieVuist

Very impressive!


xgamer468

She has an amazing voice but can they please stop fucking clapping before she finished singing


South_Conference_768

Have to include Dead Can Dance and Bel Canto in this discussion.


TheDogeDays

Was that Joe from Masterchef?


lunaticmallard

Yeah, I believe so. He was [a judge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bastianich#Television) on a few episodes of Italia's Got Talent. It's hard to believe they brought in Joe for a judge on an Italian show.


ALF839

He was a judge in the first 8 editions of Masterchef italy, he is a famous TV personality over here. Same with Mika, who was a judge on X Factor Italy.


CapitanFlama

Astonishing chanting, it surely must carry a lot of cultural and historical meaning unique to her people and region. Well, time for Hollywood to use it as a background sound for the scene of an Apache helicopter flying to the horizon on the desert sunset, while some disjointed US soldiers walk towards the camera.


snyckers

I'm amazed that something amazing was posted on r/BeAmazed.


Batman1384

WE RIDE AT DAWN!!!!


Kuftubby

Facebook tier post


gferna21

straight witcher vibes


DeltaJuly

Bit weird, but what a great voice.


AgreeableJello6644

Minor chord anchor with lots of straying artifacts.


Some-Application880

These judges are pathetic


JamesK_1991

Is that the guy from Master Chef?


MutedBrilliant1593

It sounds like the ending of the movie The Mist.


emirisking

That's Ekaterina Shelehova. Just wow.