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Danish musician (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Reidar Schæfer Olsen (born 29 April 1985), known professionally as Danheim, is a Danish ambient and Nordic folk musician.[1][2][3]

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Olsen was born in Brøndby[4] in 1985 and produced mostly in the electronic genre until 2016, when a strong interest in Norse mythology led him to start combining that with his music.[1] His stage name approximately means 'Danish home', taken from the Old Norse language word heim, meaning 'home'.[5]

Since 2016, Danheim has released eight records on his own independent label.[6] His style has been described by reviewers as "Brian Eno doing the soundtrack for Game of Thrones"[2] or "inspired folk music, with dark undertones".[7] Lyrically, his music deals with such tales from Norse mythology such as Hrungnir's fight with Thor, the story of Fimbulwinter and much more.[7]

In his 2019 release Hringrás, Danheim recorded the last three minutes of a track using only parts of dead plants and animals, as well as some real human bones.[8]

In 2019, Danheim also contributed music to the soundtrack of three episodes from the second half of the sixth season of the History Channel series Vikings.[9] One of the actors from the show, Georgia Hirst, enjoyed Danheim's contributions to the score so much that she released a social media video praising his music.[10]

As of July 2023, his YouTube channel had 555,000 subscribers and received more than 220 million video views.[11]

In March 2020 Danheim released his third full-length album of 11 tracks, Skapanir.[12] He decided to release the album earlier than planned, to help entertain his fans under lock-down or in isolation due to the 2020 Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic.[13] Reviewers praised the album's 'visceral and hypnotic' composition, and noted the varied instrumentation that produced a 'multidimensional Viking soundbath'.[14] Teemu Esko of Kaos Magazine called Skapanir "versatile and touching, while rich and immersive".[15]

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Discography

Albums

  • Munarvágr (2017)
  • Mannavegr (2017)
  • Herja (2018)
  • Friðr (2018)
  • Vega (EP, 2018)
  • Runagalðr (2018)
  • Hringrás (2019)
  • Skapanir (2020)
  • Domadagr (2021)

Singles

  • "Munarvágr" (2017)
  • "Jörmunganðr" (2017)
  • "Temple of Odin" (2017)
  • "Ivar's Revenge – Danish Viking Music" (2017)
  • "Angrboða" (ft. Sigurboði) (2017)
  • "Jörmunganðr – Vocal Version" (2017)
  • "Tyr" (2017)
  • "Gjallarhorn" (2017)
  • "Myrkviðr" (2017)
  • "Floki's Last Journey" (2017)
  • "Alfaðir" (2017)
  • "Ulfhednar" (2017)
  • "Tyrfing" (2017)
  • "Gleipnir" (ft. Fader Sol, Moder Jord) (2017)
  • "Valravn" (2017)
  • "Gripir" (2017)
  • "War of the North" (2017)
  • "Valhal – Viking War Song" (2017)
  • "Berserkir" (2017)
  • "Gungnir" (2018)
  • "Ginnung" (2018)
  • "Fornheim" (2018)
  • "Vikinger" (ft. Sigurboði) (2018)
  • "Vigja" (2018)
  • "Vega" (2018)
  • "Glitnir" (2018)
  • "Fella" (2018)
  • "Feikinstafir" (2018)
  • "Rùnatal" (ft. Sigurboði) (2018)
  • "Egilsson" (2018)
  • "Heilagr Domr" (2018)
  • "Hausrùnir" (ft. Sigurboði) (2018)
  • "Hefna" (2019)
  • "Bana" (ft. Gealdýr) (2019)
  • "Reida" (2019)
  • "Blodfest" (ft. Heldom) (2019)
  • "Ymir" (ft. Gealdýr) (2019)
  • "Niu Heimar" (2020)
  • "Skylda" (2020)
  • "Runamal" (2021)
  • "Runar" (2021)
  • "Skovblót" (2022)
  • "Hel" (2022)
  • "Hagalaz" (2022)
  • "Valkyrier" (2022)
  • "Ulvekald" (2022)
  • "Brekvirki" (2022)
  • "Tivar" (2022)
  • "Kammergrav" (2023)
  • "Langskib" (2023)
  • "Heimdalsvejen" (2023)
  • "Asablót" (2023)
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