Press Kit

Raven Skjald is a Norse-rooted pop and hip-hop artist whose debut EP HRAFN: The First Flame draws on ancient Norse mythology to tell a modern story of resilience, power, and rising from defeat. Blending cinematic production with deeply personal lyrics, Raven Skjald makes music for warriors — the ones fighting battles nobody else can see. Every lyric is a rune. Every beat is a shield. Released under Raven Throne Records, HRAFN: The First Flame EP marks the opening chapter of a complete 12-track warrior’s journey.

In Norse mythology, the raven was Odin’s messenger — a creature of wisdom, war, and prophecy. The skjald was the warrior poet who turned battle into legend. Raven Skjald is both.

A new kind of artist emerging at the intersection of ancient mythology and cutting-edge music technology, Raven Skjald creates Norse-rooted pop and hip-hop that sounds like nothing else in the current landscape. Cinematic, powerful, and deeply rooted in a mythology that has endured a thousand years because it speaks to something permanent in the human soul.

The debut EP HRAFN — Old Norse for raven — is the opening war cry of a planned 12-track album structured as a three-act warrior’s journey: The Fall, The Fight, The Throne. Four tracks, three versions of battle, one unbreakable message: no matter how deep they bury you, you still rise.

Raven Skjald is a new kind of artist — using cutting edge AI music technology to bring ancient Norse mythology to life in modern sound. Every lyric is written by hand. The vision, the words, the creative direction — all human. The production — next generation.

She fights with words. She wins with music.