---
title: "Skálmöld"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/skalmold"
genre: "Viking Metal"
country: "Iceland"
formed: 2009
---

# Skálmöld

**Skálmöld** is a viking metal band, from Iceland, active 2009 to present.

Skálmöld is a Viking / folk metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed in August 2009. The band's name is literally translated as Age of Swords and also means "lawlessness", referring to the Age of the Sturlungs of Icelandic history, when a civil war broke out between the country's family clans.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%A1lm%C3%B6ld

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Skálmöld |
| Genre | Viking Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Formed | 2009 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Viking Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/viking-metal) · [Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Baldur Ragnarsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/baldur-ragnarsson) | Guitar family | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Björgvin Sigurðsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bjorgvin-sigur-sson) | Lead vocals, Guitar family | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Gunnar Ben](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gunnar-ben) | Keyboard | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Jón Geir Jóhannsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jon-geir-johannsson) | Membranophone | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Snæbjörn Ragnarsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sn-bjorn-ragnarsson) | Bass guitar | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Þráinn Árni Baldvinsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rainn-arni-baldvinsson) | Guitar family | 2009 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | [Baldur](https://themetalnet.com/album/d00e0843-0c71-4dc2-b3ba-3cc35db0486c) | Album |
| 2012 | [Börn Loka](https://themetalnet.com/album/a0c6e2b5-7f92-4012-b928-deed623899ac) | Album |
| 2014 | [Með vættum](https://themetalnet.com/album/29db2bf1-d7dd-4f4b-9bbc-2b96793e92b7) | Album |
| 2016 | [Vögguvísur Yggdrasils](https://themetalnet.com/album/6baae915-376f-4d1c-9365-a26a75ce51e4) | Album |
| 2018 | [Sorgir](https://themetalnet.com/album/f68e1a84-c49e-4710-967a-6c0f3578f8d4) | Album |
| 2023 | [Ýdalir](https://themetalnet.com/album/666b8192-0251-47f9-bbb4-8c7562df3538) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Týr](https://themetalnet.com/band/tyr-50fc4742) (listened together)
- [Аркона](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-baad262d) (listened together)
- [Heidevolk](https://themetalnet.com/band/heidevolk) (listened together)
- [SuidAkrA](https://themetalnet.com/band/suidakra) (listened together)
- [Falkenbach](https://themetalnet.com/band/falkenbach) (listened together)
- [Månegarm](https://themetalnet.com/band/manegarm) (listened together)
- [Einherjer](https://themetalnet.com/band/einherjer) (listened together)
- [HammerFall](https://themetalnet.com/band/hammerfall) (listened together)
- [Moonsorrow](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonsorrow) (listened together)
- [Wolfchant](https://themetalnet.com/band/wolfchant) (listened together)
- [Wardruna](https://themetalnet.com/band/wardruna) (listened together)
- [TrollfesT](https://themetalnet.com/band/trollfest) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skalmold
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sk%C3%A1lm%C3%B6ld/3540318962
- bandcamp: https://skalmold.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/997649
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/61OnUq2Pb2GDDGlrHb7I6U
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/448037204

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/skalmold](https://themetalnet.com/band/skalmold). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt