borknagar lyrics

[melinda]

Hej hej,
anyone who can explain to me what the name "borknagar" means?

 

[SoulVomitor]

I went to a Swedish to English dictionary online and it told me that it is not a Swedish word....so my guess it is some sort of proper name that they used.

 

[The Wanderer]

They made it up. you can find this thread in teh archives if you look.

 

[melinda]

which archives do you mean?

 

[FailingAcension]

Old threads.... The name Borknagar is made up like Wanderer said. Maybe one of the members will explain if you can't find the archives. Oh yeah, welcome!

 

[Somber Soul]

I did a research. You can look here

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31956

and here

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31984

 

[melinda]

@SomberSoul: thanks for the information, thought "borknagar" could be sth.in a nordic myth, but anyway...Borknagar rulez!!

 

[WinterMillennium]

i thought it was a word made up by Oystein inspired by the name of a Scottish lake, but feel free to mock me if i'm wrong...

 

[Kanyon]

Originally posted by WinterMillennium
i thought it was a word made up by Oystein inspired by the name of a Scottish lake, but feel free to mock me if i'm wrong...

No, thats right, Loch Nagar.

 

[WinterSolstice]

It was a name Oystein made up so the band wouldn't pigeonhole themselves from experimenting.

 

[Somber Soul]

And it's a name that makes people wonder. That's good.

 

[_A_SCARLET_SUNSET_]

Originally posted by Somber Soul
And it's a name that makes people wonder.

here in germany, it somehow makes people laugh

 

[empiricism_8bk]

I told my friend about this band, 'Borknagar'. And he said, quote:

"I haven't even heard their music but already I like/want to sleep with them".

The name makes the band.

-Greg

 

[FailingAcension]

thats just creepy