The document analyzes the lyrics of the Led Zeppelin song "Immigrant Song," which describes Vikings traveling from Scandinavia to new western lands. The analysis interprets that the Vikings viewed themselves as bringing order and peace as new overlords, though their real intentions were to gain power over the lands and peoples they encountered. The historical context provided discusses that Vikings were Norse explorers, traders, and raiders who impacted Europe and beyond from the 8th to 11th centuries, eventually bringing Christianity back to Scandinavia.

1. Immigrant Song
By Led Zeppelin

2. Members of the Group :
Victoria Castillo
Victoria Molinari
Camila Leguizamón
Antonella Fernández

3. Lyrics:

4. Ah ah
we come from the land of the ice and snow
from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.
the hammer of the gods
will drive our ships to new lands
to fight the horde singing and crying:
Valhalla i am coming!
on we sweep with threshing oar
our only goal will be the western shore.
ah ah

5. we come from the land of the ice and snow
from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.
how soft your fields so green,
can whisper tales of gore,
of how we calmed the tides of war.
we are your overlords.
on we sweep with threshing oar,
our only goal will be the western shore.
so now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
for peace and trust can win the day
despite of all your losing.

6. Analysis of the Lyrics

7. We think that the song is about the people who came
from other places and arrived at the occident coast with
the idea of conquer new places. Also, those immigrants
wanted to put order, peace and became the lords of the
people who lived there.
But it is more accurate to say that this song is about
Vikings, and the group tell this story from their own
perspective. Vikings were from Scandinavia and they
moved looking for new places. We also believe that
occident had some problems and the Vikings wanted to
go there to help people, but not without any reason…
they would not help without a purpose. Vikings were
raiders, traders, explorers, and settlers. So we think they
would give their help in exchange for keeping the other
people’s lands.

8. “The hammer of the Gods
will drive our ships to new
lands"
This line is about the travel
that the Vikings made to
arrive at the occident coast.

9. “How soft your fields so green, can whisper
tales of gore, of how we calmed the tides of
war. We are your overlords"
This stanza is about the places where the Vikings
landed and they said that in those lands they
lived stories of war. They said that when they
arrived they calmed down everything there, that
was the reason why they considered themselves
to be the lords of those people.

10. "On we sweep with threshing oar.
Our only goal will be the shore"
In this line they explain that the
only thing they wanted was to
arrive there and they would not
stop until they achieve that.

11. "So now you'd better stop and rebuilt
all you ruins, for peace and a trust can
win the day despite of all your losing"
What we interpreted in this stanza is that
the Vikings wanted to help people in
some places, give them peace in
exchange for the power of the town and
people who lived there.

12. CONCLUTION
We think that the Vikings believed they were
doing a favor to the people in the occident
when they arrived, as immigrants, to land.
They wanted to finish with the war in the place
and give them peace, but in the end they
wanted something in exchange. So they did
not really have good intentions and the only
thing they wanted was the power, not the
peace for the people living in those towns.

13. Historical Background
Vikings:
The Vikings (from Old Norse víkingr) were
the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants,
and pirates who raided, traded, explored
and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia
and the North Atlantic islands from the late
8th to the mid-11th century.
During the 10th century they brought
Christianity back to Scandinavia.

14. Scandinavia:
Scandinavia is a region of northern Europe
that geographically consists of Norway and
Sweden (two countries that form the
Scandinavian Peninsula) and the country of
Denmark.