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Gjallarhorn is a band that performs world music with roots in the folk music of Finland and Sweden. The group was formed in 1994. The band's music echoes the ancient folk music tradition of Scandinavia with medieval ballads, minuets, prayers in runo-metric chanting and ancient Icelandic rímur epics in a modern way.
The group is named after the Gjallarhorn of Norse mythology.
In Norse mythology, Gjallarhorn ( Old Norse "yelling horn" or "the loud sounding horn") is a horn associated with the god Heimdallr and the wise being Mímir. Gjallarhorn is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
In Norse mythology, the Gjallarhorn refers to both a musical instrument and a drinking horn associated respectively with the gods Heimdall and Mímir.
It may also refer to:
- Gjallarhorn (band), a Swedish language folk music band from Finland
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