It's the Viking era. The hero Angantyr has fallen. In his grave, he has taken with him the magical sword Tirfing, a sword that never misses to kill the enemy. His daughter Hervor needs the sword to protect herself from the cruel world of the Vikings.From his grave, Angantyr, who had no sons, demands that his daughter forever must appear as a man in order to retrieve and use the sword. Hervor dresses as the warrior Hervardur, receives the sword, which makes him/her an always unbeatable hero on the battlefields. However, the disguise will eventually prove to be her undoing.A love triangle develops between Hervardur and Vidar, "his" brother-in-arms who, in his way, is in love with Hervor/Hervardur, and Vidar's sister GullvÃ¤g, who has fallen in love with the hero Hervardur, not knowing that he, in fact, is a woman.GullvÃ¤g is courted by the three kings Gestur, Svasur, and Harald. Encouraged by her father, King Gudmundur, GullvÃ¤g asks three riddles to be solved by the courting cavaliers. She will marry the one who can solve them all. But she is, in fact, in love with Hervardur, who succeeds in solving the riddles to GullvÃ¤g's joy.However, Hervardur must (for obvious reasons) reject GullvÃ¤g, which makes Vidar furious, meaning that this is an unforgivable insult to his family. He therefore challenges Hervardur to a duel, whereupon he is killed by the invincible sword Tirfing.Hervardur is proclaimed an outlaw by King Gudmundur. Brokenhearted, Hervardur tells GullvÃ¤g of her true origin and once again seeks out her father's grave, returns the sword Tirfing, and dies.

Tracklist:

Tirfing, Opera-Ett Dovt DÃ…, Svaga Ljud FRÃ…N en GruppvÃ¥ldtÃ¤kt
Tirfing, Opera-Prolog. Vad Vill Du Min Pojke
Tirfing, Opera-Prolog. Hervor! Din Dotter
Tirfing, Opera-Prolog. Ske DÃ… Din Vilja!
Tirfing, Opera-FÃ¶rsta Akten
Tirfing, Opera-FÃ¶rsta Akten. Lillsyster, GullvÃ¤g!
Tirfing, Opera-FÃ¶rsta Akten. Nej, Jag Jublar Och Skrattar
Tirfing, Opera-FÃ¶rsta Akten. Orkestermellanspel
Tirfing, Opera-FÃ¶rsta Akten. SÃ…, Hervarur Och GullvÃ¤g
Tirfing, Opera-FÃ¶rsta Akten. Orkestermellanspel
Tirfing, Opera-FÃ¶rsta Akten. Orkestermellanspel / Var VÃ¤lkommen Min VÃ„N
Tirfing, Opera-FÃ¶rsta Akten. Du FÃ…R Mig GÃ¤cka
Tirfing, Opera-Andra Akten
Tirfing, Opera-Andra Akten. Sagt!
Tirfing, Opera-Andra Akten. Ur MÃ¶rkret
Tirfing, Opera-Andra Akten. Nu GullvÃ¤g Ã„R Stunden Inne
Tirfing, Opera-Andra Akten. TjÃ¤nare Ã„R Han
Tirfing, Opera-Andra Akten. Hell! Hell
Tirfing, Opera-Andra Akten. Orkestermellanspel
Tirfing, Opera-Epilog. Orkestermellanspel
Tirfing, Opera-Epilog. Jag RÃ¤des

UPC: 7393338113423
Label: Sterling
Release Date: 1.2.26
Format: CD

Wilhelm Stenhammar: Tirfing - Wilhelm Stenhammar: Tirfing (CD)