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    Ormurin Langi ("The Long Serpent") is a Faroese folk ballad. It was written in ca. 1830 by Jens Christian Djurhuus. Written in 86 verses in Faroese, the...
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    Ormrinn Langi in Old Norse (English: The Long Serpent; Norwegian: Ormen Lange; Faroese: Ormurin Langi) was one of the most famous of the Viking longships...
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    Islands, known internationally for producing a collage of 12 motives from Ormurin Langi (The Long Serpent) that resulted in a series of stamps from Postverk...
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    poet Jens Christian Djurhuus composed a ballad on the battle titled Ormurin langi, following Snorri's account. The ballad was well received and remains...
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    (2024) A Night at the Nordic House (2022) "Hail to the Hammer" (2002) "Ormurin Langi" (2002) "Regin Smiður" (2003) "Sinklars Vísa" (2008) "Hold the Heathen...
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  • ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi. Djurhuus also composed satirical poems directed against Danish rule...
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    top of the boat. All of the boats have names from the Faroese ballad Ormurin Langi. The boats of the row club has won several Faroese Championships. One...
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  • folk metal band Týr. It was released in January 2002 by TUTL Records. "Ormurin Langi" is a metal version of the traditional Faroese song. A video for the...
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    Thidrekssaga and the Völsunga saga. More well known examples include Ormurin langi written by Jens Christian Djurhuus, telling the story of the Battle...
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    from Kollafjord in Streymoy wrote the modern and important ballad “Ormurin Langi”. He is also known for writing the “Púkaljómur” (The Devils Ballad)...
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