The Norse are the Norse, of course (of course!),
And no-one can convert the Norse, of course;
That is, of course, unless the Norse
Is the famous Saint Olaf!
Go right to the source and ask the Norse;
They'll give you an answer with brutal force.
They're always on a viking course -
Pray to Saint Olaf!
Sea-kings get in their warring-ships
And waste the coastal plain;
But Saint Olaf will never raid -
Unless he has something to gain!
The Norse are the Norse, of course, of course,
And no-one can convert the Norse of course,
Unless they've got a Swedish force -
Here comes Saint Olaf!
(Footnote: Saint Olaf wanted to become King of Norway; to achieve this, he made a deal with King Olaf of Sweden to receive serious military backing, in exchange for Christianizing himself and Norway - the latter being important for the Swedish Olaf's European strategy. Previous attempts at Christianizing the Norse were spectacularly, and often violently, unsuccessful.)
April 2 2005, 20:42:13 UTC 10 years ago
(And now I'm going to be singing that all day, too!)
April 2 2005, 21:24:59 UTC 10 years ago
April 2 2005, 21:50:06 UTC 10 years ago