Wondering about CD-print

[Ziuwarian]

Well, I am not sure if that's already stated somewhere, or even often discussed in public, but I wondered about the repeating Borknagar CD-print... this symbol on the black background.

It's the same on every CD except the first one (correct me if I'm wrong) - what's the meaning of it? Anyone knows? I have never seen it before (and it sure looks like something connected with Norse artisanship)

 

[Karldin]

It's a norse-style drawing of a dragon.

 

[Ziuwarian]

Thanx, but I wonder why they use it again and again? Something about Superstition?

 

[Somber Soul]

I think it just gives all of the CDs a uniform look. And I like it! Always the same symbol on the CDs, only with a minor addition, like a Q or an E. And you're right, on "Borknagar" (self-titled) the CD shows Brun rather than the dragon shape.

 

[Morningrise]

The Century Media version of the Borknagar album has the dragon picture with the Borknagar logo written in yellow.

 

[Somber Soul]

Oh, does it? So there is actually a CM re-release? Interesting, I didn't know that.

 

[Xhorder]

The dragon is the Borknagar mark, just like Emperor have the E... I think it comes from an old Norwegian history book...

 

[Morgana]

The dragon has a special meaning for me as well, from the celtic aspect, which is simular to the nordic one...

 

[Morningrise]

@ Somber Soul
Yeah theres a Century Media "re-release" but I don't think it has much different about it. There are still ten tracks and the liner notes are made of one folded page with a picture of a autumn forest and dark clouds; the back of the book has a picture of the sea and clouds. Liner notes are very limited except for a note by Oystein.

 

[Somber Soul]

Thanks! So it's not worth getting then, right?

 

[Morningrise]

Probably not... Whats the packaging of the original like?