FINISHED! I'm SOOOOO incredibly happy with this piece! It's done in watercolor with an ink outline and some small detailing in color pencil.

This is my midterm for my Fundamentals class. It's a mock-up album cover for the band 'Wardruna'.

(Mainly inspired by this album, specifically Track 1 ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLU9gcqeOWU)

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"Kom Austre—————--Come Eastern
Kom gryande dag———-Come dawn
kom fedre og mødre av—Come fathers and mothers
Høgtimbra ætter———--of high lineages
Kom hanar i heimar tri—-.Come roosters into three worlds

Kom allfader Odin———Come all-father Odin
Kom moder min Frigg—--Come mother mine Frigg
Kom vise vanar————Come wise vanir
Kom utgamle thursar—--Come ancient thurses
Om frøa er ber————-If seeds are fruits
syng den song————--sing that song
som i fordums liv avla—--that once made life

Ask standande————-The standing ash
heitir Yggdrasil————-is called Yggdrasill
Tronar eviggrøn————eternally greened enthroned
yvir Urdarbrønn————above Urd´s well

Høyr meg alle————--hear me all
Søner åt Heimdall———sons of Heimdall

Statt upp or svevna—--Stand up from your sleep
Gjev kraft til rota——--Give power to the root
kvasst den eldest——-sharp the oldest
av ormar som————of vipers that
gneg i grunna————-gnaw from the ground

Tri nornar eg ber———I pray to three norns
at liv skal du spinne—--that you shall spin life
Tri nornar eg ber———I pray to three norns
at liv skal du tvinne—--that you shall spin life
Tri norner eg ber——-I pray to three norns
at liv skal du binde—--that you shall bind life
…binde til rota…——--bind to the root

Æsir nornir—————Aesir, norns
visa Vanir—————-wise Vanir
thursamøyir————thurse maidens
thrá valkyrjur———-yearning valkyriur
alvar dvergar———-elves, dwarfs
disir völvur————-goddesses and witches
vordar verger———high protectors of
Yggdrasil—————-Yggdrasill"