The songs are based on the stories written in the Eddas, both
Poetic and
Prose, referring to various events, topics, and deities ranging from the
beginning of the world to
the war that would end it. Each song refers to one such event or person. • The lyrics for "War" are about the war before the world was created, during which Odin and
his two brothers slay many giants - the song mentions
Ymir by name, as well as "his breed" being gone. • "Arise" is a song about the creation of the world from the flesh of Ymir, as well as the acquisition of fire from the realm of
Muspelheim. • The song "Runes" tells the tale of Odin learning the power of
runic magic by hanging from the bough of the cosmic tree
Yggdrasil for nine days and nights. • "Bolverk" tells the tale of Odin taking the guise of a giant to steal the
Mead of Poetry, in order to spit it out over
Midgard and give wisdom to its denizens. • The lyrics for "Evil" tell of a prophecy by the
Norns about Ragnarök - or specifically, about the beings that are destined to start it. The song states the fates of the giantess
Angrboda and her spawn sired by Loki:
Hel,
Jörmungandr, and
Fenris. • "Prelude" is a song about the time right before Ragnarök, the lyrics explaining how
the Sun and
the Moon are devoured by the wolves
Sköll and
Hati respectively, how the wolf Fenris breaks free from his bonds and the serpent Jörmungandr washes ashore to poison the entire world. • The subsequent song, "Ragnarök", is about how the world will end according to the Norse myths - the song describes the armies of Asgard assembling to fight the host of undead warriors of
Hel and the fire giants of Muspelheim, as well as the fates of many famed beings from the mythos, namely:
Freyr, Thor, Jörmungandr, Odin, Fenris,
Garm,
Týr,
Heimdall and Loki. • The final song, "Einherjar", explains the life of the Odin's chosen warriors in the halls of
Valhalla, their endless fighting and feasting on mead and pork until the day of Ragnarök. • The songs "Asgard", "Odin", "Thor" and "Loki" offer a short premise of the deities (and place) that are named in the title. ==Personnel==