Aegir
Country of origin:
Sweden
Location:
Västerås, Västmanland
Status:
Unknown
Formed in:
2001
Genre:
Viking Metal
Lyrical themes:
Nordic Mythology, Nature, Old Beliefs
Last label:
Unsigned/independent
Years active:
2000-2001 (as Aeolian Wind), 2001 (as Bereaved), 2001, 2004-2005, 2006-?
Ægir is, according to both the Prose and the Poetic Edda, a giant (Jötunn) having his abode in the seas and a friend of the gods.
The band was on hiatus from late 2001-2004 and from 2005-2006.
Werendia is the project of A.Virdeus and it is a homage to his home region of Värend in Småland.