SKYFORGER new video
SKYFORGER unveiled their new video "Dieva suns" (Hound of God) taken from their upcoming album "Teikas" (Folktales) set to be released in May 2025. The song is based on actual events that took place more than 333 years ago in the Vidzeme region of Livonia (Latvia). In the 1600’s, the land of Livonia had gained the notoriety of the most werewolf-rich region of Europe. In 1691, a local court convened to hear a case involving robbery from a church in the Zaube village. During the trial, an 86-year-old peasant Thiess of Kaltenbrun was called as a witness, who suddenly confessed having been a werewolf for many years. The court quickly established that the old man Thiess was fully mentally competent. When asked how exactly he had become a werewolf, Thiess explained that some years ago, he had accepted a bewitched drink from a man from Alūksne. Anyone who would drink from a cursed mug, would then transform into a wolf, while the ex-werewolf was freed from his supernatural ...
