Amon Amarth - The Sound Of Eight Hooves Lyrics
He's running through the woods so black
A loyal servant of Christ
Dogs are barking down his back
He's running for his life
These heathens had to be saved
He thought that he could make them see
Instead he was enslaved
In captivity he spoke of god
To all he met he preached
But when his master's patience ran out
He knew he had to flee
Tears are running down his cheeks
That in this land his god is weak
And today he's going to die
He stumbles out onto an open field
Where an old oak tree grows
In the branches hang men of three
Dressed in preacher robes
His knees refuse to carry him on
Terror shines in his eyes
His faith in Christ is almost gone
His god's left him to die
Below the dead he says his prayers
To the god he thought was alive
When he hears a calm voice say:
"SHUT HIM UP AND HANG HIM HIGH!"
As his breath leaves his eyes open wide
A bright light comes from above
He greets this light with a smile
And thinks: "There is a God"
The sound of eight hooves reaches his ears
Comes from the heavenly light
Two wolves' howls fill his heart with fear
And he sees two ravens fly
Down from the sky a warlord rides
Like fire his one eye glows
And just before the preacher dies
He knows his god is false
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Amon Amarth - Guardians Of Asgaard
- Amon Amarth - Doom Over Dead Man
- Amon Amarth - Aerials
- Amon Amarth - Deceiver Of The Gods
- Amon Amarth - As Loke Falls
- Amon Amarth - Father Of The Wolf
- Amon Amarth - Shape Shifter
- Amon Amarth - Under Siege
- Amon Amarth - Blood Eagle
- Amon Amarth - We Shall Destroy
- Amon Amarth - Hel
- Amon Amarth - Coming Of The Tide
- Amon Amarth - Warriors Of The North
- Amon Amarth - Burning Anvil Of Steel
- Amon Amarth - Satan Rising
- Amon Amarth - A Beast Am I
- Amon Amarth - Wrath Of The Norsemen
- Amon Amarth - Where Is Your God?
Rand Lyrics
Last Posts
Beyonce Shakes the Internet with Surprise Super Bowl Tease and New Music Release
Beyoncé once again set the digital world abuzz with her latest musical surprise. In an unforgettable move during the Super Bowl, a Verizon commercial served...
Watch Usher’s Full Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Performance Usher, Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Ludacris,
At the 2024 Super Bowl, Usher redefined the halftime show with a dazzling, career-highlight performance that will be remembered for years to come. Taking the...
Usher Unveils ‘Coming Home’: A Journey Through Sound and Soul in His Latest Album
Spanning three decades in the music industry, Usher has consistently mesmerized fans with his soulful tunes and magnetic performances. However, his most recent project, Coming...
Amon Amarth The Sound Of Eight Hooves Comments
This song is amazing; the guitars are perfect, it tells you nothing about the Norsemen in the story, just like the preacher in the story knows nothing of them and is just there to preach the word of his god. When the preacher is dying, you think you know what's coming, like the preacher, and then it hits you with the absolute masterpiece of a final verse, and a sudden end. I sincerely want the last verse and Odinn riding Sleipnir tattooed onto my ribs, with the last chorus of Runes to My Memory on the other side of me.
Nagyon király🤘🤘
When they will play this live again? :(
Never... 😢
First the Christian's convert, now the Muslims come to live, conquer and destroy Scandinavia. Fuck the EU, liberals and Islam.
great song but where is the volume
two wolves howls fills his heart with fear, and he sees two ravens fly
Fantastic song 🤘🏼🇸🇪🤘🏼
Damn how I miss this kind of Amon Amarth.
Yeah me too... 😢
3:33am 3:34am 3/5/19 t
"The Dream of the Rood" is one of the Christian poems in the corpus of Old English literature and an example of the genre of dream poetry. Like most Old English poetry, it is written in alliterative verse. Rood is from the Old English word rōd 'pole', or more specifically 'crucifix'. Preserved in the 10th-century Vercelli Book, the poem may be as old as the 8th-century Ruthwell Cross, and is considered one of the oldest works of Old English literature.
The poem is set up with the narrator having a dream. In this dream or vision he is speaking to the Cross on which Jesus was crucified. The poem itself is divided up into three separate sections: the first part (ll. 1–27), the second part (ll. 28–121) and the third part (ll. 122–156). In section one, the narrator has a vision of the Cross. Initially when the dreamer sees the Cross, he notes how it is covered with gems. He is aware of how wretched he is compared to how glorious the tree is. However, he comes to see that amidst the beautiful stones it is stained with blood. In section two, the Cross shares its account of Jesus' death. The Crucifixion story is told from the perspective of the Cross. It begins with the enemy coming to cut the tree down and carrying it away. The tree learns that it is not to be the bearer of a criminal, but instead Christ crucified. The Lord and the Cross become one, and they stand together as victors, refusing to fall, taking on insurmountable pain for the sake of mankind. It is not just Christ, but the Cross as well that is pierced with nails. Adelhied L. J. Thieme remarks, "The cross itself is portrayed as his lord's retainer whose most outstanding characteristic is that of unwavering loyalty". The Rood and Christ are one in the portrayal of the Passion—they are both pierced with nails, mocked and tortured. Then, just as with Christ, the Cross is resurrected, and adorned with gold and silver. It is honoured above all trees just as Jesus is honoured above all men. The Cross then charges the visionary to share all that he has seen with others. In section three, the author gives his reflections about this vision. The vision ends, and the man is left with his thoughts. He gives praise to God for what he has seen and is filled with hope for eternal life and his desire to once again be near the glorious Cross.
The poem may also be viewed as both Christian and pre-Christian. Bruce Mitchell notes that The Dream of the Rood is "the central literary document for understanding [the] resolution of competing cultures which was the presiding concern of the Christian Anglo-Saxons". Within the single culture of the Anglo-Saxons is the conflicting Germanic heroic tradition and the Christian doctrine of forgiveness and self-sacrifice, the influences of which are readily seen in the poetry of the period. Thus, for instance, in The Dream of the Rood, Christ is presented as a "heroic warrior, eagerly leaping on the Cross to do battle with death; the Cross is a loyal retainer who is painfully and paradoxically forced to participate in his Lord's execution". Christ can also be seen as "an Anglo-Saxon warrior lord, who is served by his thanes, especially on the cross and who rewards them at the feast of glory in Heaven". Thus, the crucifixion of Christ is a victory, because Christ could have fought His enemies, but chose to die. John Canuteson believes that the poem "show[s] Christ's willingness, indeed His eagerness, to embrace His fate, [and] it also reveals the physical details of what happens to a man, rather than a god, on the Cross". This image of Christ as a 'heroic lord' or a 'heroic warrior' is seen frequently in Anglo-Saxon (and Germanic) literature and follows in line with the theme of understanding Christianity through pre-Christian Germanic tradition. In this way, "the poem resolves not only the pagan-Christian tensions within Anglo-Saxon culture but also current doctrinal discussions concerning the nature of Christ, who was both God and man, both human and divine".
J.A. Burrow notes an interesting paradox within the poem in how the Cross is set up to be the way to Salvation: the Cross states that it cannot fall and it must stay strong to fulfill the will of God. However, to fulfill this grace of God, the Cross has to be a critical component in Jesus' death. This puts a whole new light on the actions of Jesus during the Crucifixion. Neither Jesus nor the Cross is given the role of the helpless victim in the poem, but instead both stand firm. The Cross says, Jesus is depicted as the strong conqueror and is made to appear a "heroic German lord, one who dies to save his troops". Instead of accepting crucifixion, he 'embraces' the Cross and takes on all the sins of mankind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_of_the_Rood
I hate, loathe and curse the christinsane monster "god". Hail the Northern Folk! Hail our Gods!
My headphones turned inta a battle helmet and my phone turned into an ax
Must hurt like hell...
I wonder if this preacher has any relation to that preacher that was shot on that Indian Island.
He has a weak bitch of a god. They have that in common.
The dumbass gene
the end of this song gives me chills everywhere... it's amazing!
My ax just grew a beard wielding hammer.
I just looked up the studio version and honestly i think you're right. It sounds like shit compared to this.
too bad the guys in the band don't believe in norse paganism
Try Tyr or Hilung then.
Death to the pagan scum, whos "gods" are nothing more but their bloated egos deified, unable to physically protect them, to repent for their sinful nature. Where were your mighty warrior gods when the Enlighted came to conqueror and teach you the ways of Christ? If they were with you, and if you truly believed in their existence, why did you convert so easily? My God walked on this earth, thr earth and the water, He split the sea in half and rained fire and brimstone on the weak minded and perverted of Sodom and Gomora, guided by His hand whole armies were brought to their knees, begging for salvation. He is the past, present and future, He is all yet He is unseen, the Alpha and thr Omega. Christus vincit! Christus regnat! Christus imperat!
Hail Odin and Thor Hail to the God's SHOL!!!!!
easily their best
Imagine being a Christian preacher in Scandinavia being chased by Vikings and when you are killed you are taken to Valhalla by Odin himself. This is coming from a Christian.
Amon Amarth помогают мне колоть дрова и копать огород. Спасибо!
Christianity is a plauge.
On Amon Amarth's gigs one can spot the Norse gods themselves. Thor bangs his head, Frej is in the slam, Odinn drinks beer near the wall, Thrud and Freyja are floating on the crowd's hands, even Frigg is there, in the first row... All disguised as mortals.
This song is epic even without the lyrics
I am a girl and my clit grew a beard while listening to this song
Hahah gotta be the best one yet! 😂
idk my pubic hair looks the same, weird
Let me shave it with my teeth.
I don't really give a damn about religious fewds, but this song is epic.
RIP Athelstan
I was happy to see him die. Christian asshole. Floke is the best character in the show.
Awesome drumming.
James Russell black seed of vengeance
FREDERIK ANDERSON THE BEST DRUMMER FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS IN MY OPPINION SADD HE LEFT AMON AMARTH.HIS TECHNICAL FILL INS AND THAT DOUBLE BASS NO ONE COMPARES.NO OTHER DRUMME RHAS MADE ME FEEL LIKE IM A HORSE BACK CHARGING WITH MY SWORD IN HAND INTO BATTLE LOL.
Hello! The video is amazing! I was wondering, what kind of font is this?
Omnia :) but I don't remember where I've found it :/
Now matter how weak their God was, still they got conquered by the Holy crusaders, most of the vikings surrendered, and made an oath, thus, Normandy was born, forging the firciest Christian warriors, the power of the Northmen with the advanced technology warfare of the Christian Kingdoms
dude normandy is in france it happened much later...
Em1lic0! Learn your history dumb fuck
Who said so! Normans could have been Byzantine Vikings, who were never conquered by anyone, we now know the war of the roses was fake and all Celts were Hispanic!
K***a, co za tekst... końcówka MEGA!
Christianity ruined the Scandinavian culture and people.
And lets dont forget the coward politics. Our gods came before your "god".
There is no single thing in nature. Your christian god works against nature. And thats not possible.
So try to live your sinless life and worship a false god. Alot of stuff from the bilbe are plain stolen from Norse mythology and eddas. Even Shakespears hamlet are a copy of a viking story. The real one is better..
dude it's not the religion it's the Jews who fucked everything up like italy then Germany and now America and britain
I am a Satanist, Satan is real, and in a way sinless, because he punishes evil, which is supposed to be purposed by a Christian God anyway!
you worship death. shut the fuck up.
You know NOTHING about Christianity. The Bible prophesied 40 times about the coming of Jesus and he fulfilled everyone. That is impossible to be a fluke. The gods of the Norse war with eachother and want you to die a violent death so u can go to Valhalla and fight some more. Sounds like the devil to me
@The Aristocat I wouldn't call them gods but devils. Well either way we have our own gods in life. Money is a god, so is sex. Whatever u think about the most is your god
what album is this song on?
The Crusher! sorry for the late answer...
the one dislike is the preacher. xD HAIL TO THE GODS!
Psst, I know who you are, Hail Sithis
I saw 5 suckers whose future dwelling is a snake house in Helheim... May Thor destroy them just like some annoying jotnar...
what album was this from?
@canté Mad The Crusher
My first Amon Amarth album. Been a fan ever since.
Great job on the video!
@Eugene Sheely Thank you very much!
Great video, to match a great song! \m/
thanks /,,/
Hail's to Allfather... and hang that slave of christ HIGH!
Okay, this conversation begins to be pointless... everybody stay calm and don't be assholes to one another. I'm out, have a nice day :D
+Derpy Viking I'm not ignorant. I just got solid opinions. Hang me? Boy I will split your skull in half.
omg guys chill. It's metal. Just listen and have fun.
S'azha You’re absolutely right. Christianity itself isn’t bad, it’s the people or so called Christians that make it look bad. Before the Roman Catholic Church came a long and corrupted everything Christianity carried a message of Love and Peace and the first church was the Greek Orthodox Church. The Roman Catholic Church has been corrupting Christianity for centuries and they still corrupt it to this day. Jesus himself would not have led the murderous crusades that the Roman Catholic Church led centuries ago.
ZackAttack1990 christanity was a quick escape from being stoned to death for getting pregnant out of wedlock...... the bible is a rule book for the town it even mentions other towns in it. About how to dress, how to act, reward and punishment, the laws for back then for that area. The dead sea scrolls hold the truth and the church refuses to release certain parts of what they say for some ODD reason... might have to do with it crumbeling the church. Jesus' actual words say that god is in everything behind every stone and that you only need to live life to worship god. And that you will never need a house of worship. Jesus was against organized religion because he saw how other people abused the power of it. The church is against god. Ironic. Its all myth... why else does nothing devine happen? Thanking god is thanking mear chance. Its all chance.
"Shut him up and hang him HIGH!" sends chills down my spine everytime.
Love the ending.
I love the line " in this land his god is weak". It's a good phrase to use against someone trying to guilt-trip you into something, to let them know that they have no standing nor power over you.
"Sorry, in this land your god is weak."
@daylon boender You so sure of that? Haven't you heard of Asatru?
@DieDie SuperPie Dont forget, I think it was during the Lokasenna - Loki bets his head if he's wrong, and when they want to behead him, he says his neck was never part of the deal. So they sow his lips shut. That's just funny.
There is a reason why there is just One God and a bunch because every other culture and their gods have wars. There is no way the earth was created by warring gods. Odin and thor are gods who wanted their followers to die violently. That's fucked up
@Geralt of Rivia I read that in Neil Gaiman's book on Norse mythology. An excellent read.
Daylon, the Vikings (who were warriors) wanted to die an honorable death in battle because, in their minds, a chance at getting into Valhalla, no matter how small, is better than dying a "straw death" (dying in bed from old age or illness).
Great work!
Thank you very much!
Fucking badass
Thanks! Keep on Amon Amarthing! /,,/