Here Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, the former Head of The Icelandic Heathen Congregation, sings ballads in the old “Rímur” - fashion. Beinteinsson who was a person of international renown, was an authority on Icelandic poetry and the man who in modern times established a congregation which worships the old heathen gods of Iceland. In this unique performance he recites some of his own poetry.
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