This document provides background information on the Led Zeppelin song "Immigration Song" and the history of Vikings. It discusses how the song describes Vikings traveling west to find new lands and their goal of reaching the western shore. It also gives historical context about the Viking age and their raids and conquests across Europe between the 8th and 11th centuries, spreading as far as the Mediterranean.

1. Immigration Song by LedImmigration Song by Led
ZeppelinZeppelin
Members of the Team:Members of the Team:
 Fritz IgnacioFritz Ignacio
Rotela UlisesRotela Ulises

2. Immigration SongImmigration Song
Led Zeppelin (1970)Led Zeppelin (1970)
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
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.

3. This song is about the Vikings who moved to
the west of Scandinavia to look for new
lands.

4. They liked fighting in hordes meanwhile they sang and cried.
They were going to Valhalla (Valhalla was a big and majestic hall in Asgard*, where
the Vikings who died in battle went; they were chosen by Odin, the governor
of Asgard)
The only goal for them was to arrive at the western shore.
*Asgard was an antique city from the Nordic mythology.

5. The fields conquered by the Vikings were soft, quiet, and green.
They wanted them because the lived in cold lands, with a lot of ice
and snow.
The Vikings conquered new lands fighting against the original
inhabitants who lived in those lands.
After that, they became in the overlords.

6. The unique goal of the Vikings was
to arrive at the western
shore. They would not stop killing to
achieve their target; so they said the
local farmers “You have to stop
fighting and start
to rebuilt all your ruins”.

7. The final message of the song has a special meaning:
‘’For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing’’, they sang. This means
that you have to enjoy the day although the bad things, you have to
put as little trust as possible in the future.

8. Historical Background - Vikings HistoryHistorical Background - Vikings History
The Vikings have a great role in the European history.
They conquered a lot of regions as the British Islands, Normandy, etc. Through
north rivers they spread over the Baltic sea and Russia.
eighth century
ninth century
tenth century
eleventh century
denotes areas subjected to frequent Viking raids but with little or no Scandinavian settlement

9. The Viking age: The terror of the northThe Viking age: The terror of the north
Their brutal attacks around the world terrified all Europe. They sacked the
Lindisfarne monastery. Monasteries were the main Vikings’ objective because
they accumulated a lot of possessions, food, and shelter.
The first Viking expedition around the Mediterranean sea dated 844,
when the Vikings set fire Seville.

10. The end of the Vikings’ age came with the fall of the king Herald the Ruthless, who
died on Stamford bridge battle in 1066.
The actual stereotype of Vikings show them as blond or redhead, tall, and with
bright eyes.
The stories represent them as barbarians, bloodthirsty and with helmets with horns
(because they were possessed by evil spirits).

11. We like this song because the Nordic mythology is an interesting topic. And we love
one sentence, one line of the lyrics most of all: the end of the song where we think
they tell us we have to enjoy everyday, day by day without worrying about bad things.
References:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikingo
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