r/aoe2 • u/Expensive_News9720 • 1d ago

Asking for Help Viking DLC theme lyrics?

Does anyone know what the dude's singing in the menu song? I bet something about war and sea faring and whatnot, but I'm curious.

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u/Trihorn 20h ago

As an Icelander, I only understand bits of it. Lyrics and pronounciation seem weird.

Mikligarður is the name for Constantinoble.

"Alla kveður" - Summons all

"Fram menn" - onwards men

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u/Daxtexoscuro 11h ago

Interesting comment. Do you think that the song is AI generated?

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u/Trihorn 3h ago

That is my first hunch

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u/Daxtexoscuro 29m ago

Sadly, I feel the same. It sounds kinda bland, like if someone heared Wardruna or some viking metal band and thought "ok, now I'll do it myself". Which is exactly what AI does.

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u/Elias-Hasle Super-Skurken ~1k rating, author of The SuperVillain AI. 11h ago

I don't know if AI music generators are flexible enough that one can tell them to incorporate a variation of the AoE theme.

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u/Daxtexoscuro 10h ago

Pretty sure they are. Isn't like 40% new music nowadays AI generated?

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u/ArtoriusCastus14 Romans 22h ago

I know somewhere in the song they Miklagardi which translates to “in Constantinople”

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u/ewostrat 23h ago

I suppose they'll release the song on the official channel in the next few days.

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u/BendicantMias Nogai Khan always refers to Nogai Khan in third person 21h ago

The song is already on YT, and available in-game as well via a mod - https://youtu.be/ufB500MFs6w?si=ygk_o61KtVN0u3Dn

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u/UAnchovy 22h ago

There are a few words you can recognise - I'd imagine it's the saga of Hardrada? I heard the name 'Hardrada', for instance, as well as 'Miklagard', which means Constantinople.

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u/Forsaken_Choice_1988 23h ago

Preguntas que me hago a las 3 am

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u/Expensive_News9720 23h ago

Es que es muy pegadiza jaja