From Birka the norsemen set sail Across the wide open Baltic sea At Ladoga and Novgorod they settled Slaves and fur they would trade for silver and silk Forward to Miklagård Forward to Miklagård On the Djnepr, they struggled to pass Aifur Around Kiev, tribes and folk were gathered And the new master's name was the infamous Rus! Two thousand ships that sailed the Black sea... Forward to Miklagård Forward to Miklagård