All the clips from Viking Saga Songs on a single page.
1. Loki the joker
Tutorial: 'Loki the joker'
Story: Odin creates the world
Song 1: 'Loki the joker' (vocal)
Song 1: 'Loki the joker' (backing)
An extract from 'En Saga' by Sibelius
2. Odin, mighty world-creator
Tutorial 2: 'Odin, mighty world-creator'
Story: Odin creates the world
Song 2: 'Odin, mighty world-creator' (vocal)
Song 2: 'Odin, mighty world-creator' (backing)
An extract from 'Das Rheingold' by Richard Wagner
3. Goblins a go-go!
Tutorial 3: 'Goblins a go-go!'
Story: Freya and the goblins - part 1
Story: Freya and the goblins - part 2
Song 3: 'Goblins a go-go!' (vocal)
Song 3: 'Goblins a go-go!' (backing)
An extract from 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' from 'Peer Gynt' by Edvard Grieg
4. Sing us a saga
Tutorial 4: 'Sing us a saga'
Story: Thor and the giants - part 1
Song 4: 'Sing us a saga' (vocal)
Song 4: 'Sing us a saga' (backing)
An extract from 'Peter Grimes' by Benjamin Britten: 'Dawn' from Four Sea Interludes.
5. Thor on a journey
Tutorial 5: 'Thor on a journey'
Story: Thor and the giants - part 2
Story: Thor and the giants - part 3
Song 5: 'Thor on a journey' (vocal)
Song 5: 'Thor on a journey' (backing)
An extract from 'Sinfonietta' by Janacek - a lively fanfare.
6. Apples of Iduna
Tutorial 6: 'Apples of Iduna'
Story: The apples of Iduna - part 1
Story: The apples of Iduna - part 2
Song 6: 'Apples of Iduna' (vocal)
Song 6: 'Apples of Iduna' (backing)
An extract from 'The ride of the Valkyries' from 'Die Walkure' by Richard Wagner
7. Birds of the North
Tutorial 7: 'Birds of the North'
Story: The Apples of Iduna - part 3
Story: The Apples of Iduna - part 4
Song 7: 'Birds of the North' (vocal)
Song 7: 'Birds of the North' (backing)
An extract from 3rd Movement, Symphony No 5 by Sibelius.
Resources
Teachers' Notes. document
Download / print guidance to all the content (pdf)
Pupils' Pamphlet. document
Download / print all the lyric sheets for singing the songs plus activities and illustrations for pupils
Meet the characters document
Images and descriptions of all the main characters from the four Sagas.
