In Ragnar’s Name

Intro

Róa! Róa! Róa! Róa!

Róa! Róa! Róa! Róa!

Róa gegn vindi, róa gegn straumi,

Róa fyrir Ragnar — lát orminn ríða!

Verse 1

From northern fjords where the longships sleep,

We launch our dragon prows into the deep.

The wind is cold, the waves are high,

But vengeance burns like fire in the sky.

Ragnar Lodbrok, slain by treachery,

Thrown to serpents in a pit of agony.

His blood calls out across the foaming sea,

“Awake, my sons — come and avenge me!”

Chorus

Row! Row! Row for glory!

Row! Row! Row for fame!

Across the whale-road, through storm and fury,

We sail in Ragnar’s name!

Verse 2

The sea crashes hard against our hull,

Salt stings the eyes, the rigging pulls.

Yet in our hearts the old gods speak,

Odin’s ravens fly above our fleet.

We go to English shores where cowards hide,

To face the kings who watched our father die.

With axe and sword and shield-wall tight,

We’ll paint the beaches red in morning light.

Chorus

Row! Row! Row for glory!

Row! Row! Row for fame!

Across the whale-road, through storm and fury,

We sail in Ragnar’s name!

Bridge

Hail Ragnar Lodbrok, father of the bold,

Hail the sons who carry forth the old.

Ivar, Ubba, Sigurd, Bjorn —

The serpent’s brood shall bring the storm!

Verse 3

Let the waves roar and the thunder crash,

We fear no death, we fear no lash.

For Valhalla opens wide its doors,

To those who avenge their fallen lords.

When English blood runs down the blade,

And raven banners fly where cowards prayed,

Then Ragnar’s spirit shall smile once more,

As we return to northern shore.

Final Chorus

Row! Row! Row for glory!

Row! Row! Row for fame!

Across the whale-road, through storm and fury,

We sail in Ragnar’s name!

Outro

Róa… Róa… Róa… Róa…

Fyrir Ragnar…

Róa… fyrir hefnd…

Róa… fyrir dýrð…