Rain like nails upon my skin Squinting towards the sea The waves are high, trembles the hull The wind is cold as death Oars and sails bring forth our kin And keeps our Skeið straight forward The longships are insidious Clinker construction Light, fast and amphibious Great handicrafts On the prow Drekkar are carved Spreading fear to the enemy Tactical superiority Makes us invincible Howling Gale Led Astray Mysterious new land We Came Across And Found Helluland Finally, mainland, we’ll disembark Beneath our feet are slabs of rock Doubting this barren land With the abundance of Melrakkar We have reached Markland White sand and tall trees descried Send home the timber Our Knarr has left the berth, but we’ll carry on! Confront the Skrælingjar The final voyage did ensue The enticing Vinland Howling gale Led Astray Mysterious New Land They Came Across And Found Helluland To Markland To Vinland A secret passage To the new world Seafarers of the North Five Hundred years before They went ashore We Found Helluland