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Wardruna

Wardruna is a Norwegian music group formed in 2003 by Einar Selvik along with Gaahl and Lindy-Fay Hella. They create musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions and make significant use of Nordic historical and traditional instruments, including deer-hide frame drums, flutes, kraviklyra, mouth harp, goat horn, and lur. Non-traditional instruments, like the Finnish jouhikko, and other sources of sound like trees, rocks, water, and torches are also used. The band have released six full-length albums, the first three based on Norse runes, the fourth based on the sayings of Odin from the Völuspá and other old Norse sources. The name Wardruna means "the guardian of secrets" or "she who whispers".

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Wardruna is a Norwegian music group formed in 2003 by Einar Selvik along with Gaahl and Lindy-Fay Hella. They create musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions and make significant use of Nordic historical and traditional instruments, including deer-hide frame drums, flutes, kraviklyra, mouth harp, goat horn, and lur. Non-traditional instruments, like the Finnish jouhikko, and other sources of sound like trees, rocks, water, and torches are also used. The band have released six full-length albums, the first three based on Norse runes, the fourth based on the sayings of Odin from the Völuspá and other old Norse sources. The name Wardruna means "the guardian of secrets" or "she who whispers".

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2009-01-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2016-10-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2018-11-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2009-01-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2016-10-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2018-11-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375810919

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