Deep in the dead of winter
Ice chokes the water in the bay
Out from the warmth I have come
Bring those from village gone astray

Walked out on a Frozen Lake
Deceived by the one-eyed god
To fulfill my duty to my king
To protect his children from all harm

Slowly I take my final steps
My lord’s sons a few paces yon
I hear a sound, I go slowly
One misstep on icy crust I’m gone

The ice begins to break
I feel the fractures under my feet
Now breaks the rime and frost
I cry in fright as I meet the deep

Vikingbard – Frozen Lake