Einar Selvik Explained

Einar Selvik
Alias:Kvitrafn
Birth Date:18 November 1979
Birth Place:Osterøy, Norway
Years Active:1995–present
Label:By Norse Music
Associated Acts:Det Hedenske Folk, Mortify, Bak de Syv Fjell, Gorgoroth, Wardruna, Jotunspor, Sahg, Dead to this World, Faun (band), Kaunan, Skuggsjá
Website:https://www.facebook.com/einar.selvik

Einar Selvik (born 18 November 1979), also known by his stage name Kvitrafn ("white raven"), is a Norwegian musician known for being the drummer of black metal band Gorgoroth from 2000 to 2004, and for fronting the Nordic folk project Wardruna, founded in 2002.[1] [2] [3] Selvik and Wardruna earned international prominence for contributing to the soundtrack and score of the television show Vikings.[4] [5] [6] Selvik is a founder of By Norse, a platform to support Norse and Norse-related art, music, literature, film and culture.[7]

Musical career

On 1 March 2016, A Piece for Mind & Mirror by Skuggsjá, a collaboration between Selvik and Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson, was announced and streamed. Commissioned by the Norwegian government for the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution, the album tells the history of Norway, and was released by Season of Mist on 11 March.[8] [9]

Selvik has also recorded with other projects including Det Hedenske Folk, Bak de Syv Fjell, Jotunspor, Sahg, Dead to this World and Faun.[10] [11] He worked on the soundtrack for Assassin's Creed Valhalla[12] and collaborated with Riot Games for the theme song of Volibear, a League of Legends character.[13]

Personal life

Einar Selvik was born and grew up on Osterøy, a large inland island inside of Bergen on the west coast of Norway. He became interested in pre-Christian viking culture in his early adolescence after discovering an old book on runes.[14] Selvik worked as a kindergarten assistant prior to Wardruna's breakthrough.[15]

Selvik is an adherent of modern Paganism characterized by animism. In a 2017 interview with Morgenbladet, he talked about his worldview: "I am a strong supporter of individual responsibility. No one died for my sins. This is a slightly pagan body of thought: the gods help those who help themselves. It mirrors that you are your own god, that it is your responsibility how you behave, what you contribute in this world".[16]

Discography

With Gorgoroth

With Wardruna

With Jotunspor

With Sahg

With Dead to this World

With Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner

As Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik

As Einar Selvik

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview: Einar Selvik of Wardruna (NO) - Nordic Spotlight. 7 October 2016. Nordicspotlight.com. 20 June 2017. 13 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813023814/https://nordicspotlight.com/interview-einar-selvik-of-wardruna-norway/. dead.
  2. Web site: Wardruna is Sowing New Seeds and Strengthening Old Roots. 18 October 2016 .
  3. Web site: Wardruna Youtube Bio. youtube.com. 11 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Egge . Julie Haugen . Kotsbakk . Kaja Kristin Ness . 2014-06-20 . Mer Wardruna i "Vikings" . 2023-11-07 . NRK . nb-NO.
  5. Web site: Trendell . Andrew . 2018-11-18 . Wardruna call on 'the wisdom of the past' to soundtrack hit TV show 'Vikings' . 2023-11-07 . NME . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Einar Kvitrafn Selvik (Wardruna) Appearing On History Channel's Vikings - Ghost Cult Magazine. Ghostcultmag.com. 15 February 2015. 18 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Ullebø . Kjetil Kopren . 2021-01-23 . Mange tror bandet hans er høyreekstremt: – Vi tar den norrøne kulturen tilbake . 2023-11-07 . Bergens Tidende . nb.
  8. Web site: Skuggsja - 'Skuggsja' (album stream) (premiere) and Interview. Popmatters.com. 18 October 2017.
  9. Web site: Skuggsjá Premiere New Song, "Kvervandi" - Hard Rock & Heavy Metal News | Music Videos |Golden Gods Awards | revolvermag.com . 2016-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324115903/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/skuggsja-premiere-new-song-kvervandi.html . 2016-03-24 . dead .
  10. Web site: Noizr . Video: Faun and Einar Selvik perform "Odin" . 2022-12-11 . Noizr . 18 April 2017 . en.
  11. Metal: The Definitive Guide by Garry Sharpe-Young (Jawbone Press, 2007)
  12. Web site: Childers . Chad. Listen: Wardruna Vocalist's New 'Assassin's Creed Valhalla' Song . 2022-12-11 . Loudwire . 16 July 2020 . en.
  13. Web site: Volibear, the Relentless Storm | Champion Theme - League of Legends. YouTube. 27 May 2020 .
  14. Web site: Vikings: How ancient music is teaching the Norse code . 2022-12-11 . www.redbull.com.
  15. Web site: Henschien . Siren . 2010-01-30 . Skiller ikke mellom ondt og godt . 2023-11-07 . TV 2 . nb-NO.
  16. Web site: Lunde . Anders . 26 May 2017 . Lager musikk av norrøn historie . Making music from Norse history . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190604071644/https://morgenbladet.no/kultur/2017/05/naken-med-runene . 4 June 2019 . Morgenbladet . Norwegian.

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