About Danheim
Stories from the darker side of the Viking age: mythology, old Danish folklore, and a vivid imagination.
Viking music with
Nordic authenticity
Danheim is a Nordic folk and Viking-inspired music project from Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the work of Danish producer Reidar Schæfer Olsen, a composer with roots in electronic and ambient music who turned his craft toward the Viking age in 2016.
The music is built on ideas and stories from the darker side of the Viking period: Nordic mythology, old Danish folklore, and a vivid imagination. What it chases above all is a certain Nordic authenticity of mood. Cold, vast, and ancient.
Danheim has passed 1.5 billion streams across digital platforms and 600,000 subscribers on YouTube. His music has sounded through the final season of Vikings, the spinoff Vikings: Valhalla, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Reidar Schæfer Olsen
Born in 1985 in Brøndby, Denmark, singer-songwriter Reidar Schæfer Olsen turned fully to music in the early 2000s and has been composing almost without pause ever since. Alongside the music he built FolkRealms, the Viking and pagan community where he shares news, lore and new music before anywhere else.
With songwriting running through his veins from an early age, his Viking-inspired music and dark melodies have broadened the Nordic folk genre and inspired millions of listeners around the world, carrying them back in time on a blend of imagination and creativity.
“A deep connection to his Danish roots and heritage fueled his interest in the Nordic folk and Viking genre, prompting the creation of Danheim.”
The Journey So Far
- 2016 · Danheim Begins
The project is founded in Copenhagen, turning years of electronic and ambient craft toward the Viking age.
- 2017 · Munarvágr & Mannavegr
Two full-length albums in the project's first year set the tone: ritual drums, drone, and the cold north.
- 2018 · Four Releases in Twelve Months
Herja, Friðr, Runagalðr and the Vega EP. A relentless year that put Danheim's name on the genre's map.
- 2019 · Hringrás & Vikings
Hringrás is released, and Danheim's music is chosen for the final season of the History Channel's Vikings.
- 2020 · Skapanir
Skapanir arrives to strong reviews, and Danheim's sound reaches Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
- 2021 · Domadagr
The doom of the gods in thirteen tracks, alongside sync placements in games like Tainted Grail, Valhall and Dust & Salt.
- 2023 · One Billion Streams
Danheim passes a billion streams and half a million YouTube subscribers, and features in the spinoff Vikings: Valhalla. Both counters keep climbing: 1.5 billion and 600,000 today.
- 2024 · Season of Mist
The singles Angantyr, Hringablót and Draugrsongr arrive, and Danheim joins the legendary label Season of Mist. Vinyl and CD reissues of the back catalogue follow.
- 2025 · Heimferd
The homecoming. Danheim's ninth full-length album, thirteen tracks, released October 31st via Season of Mist.