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Skyforger new video ✦Dieva suns✦ (Hound of God) from upcoming album "Teikas" (Folktales). Scroll down for info, lyrics & tour dates. ▶ Stream / HQ download: https://skyforger.bandcamp.com/track/dieva-suns Video director - Kristīne Neikena Camera and editing: Mārtiņš Eglītis & Anastasija Griņuka Lights - Olga Bogdanova, Toms Vikmanis & Gatis Rēders Concept - Jēkabs Vilkārsis Video producer - Andis Mikainis Lead actor: Einārs Nordmanis Additional cast: Aivars Jurševskis, Egils Neihofers, Armands Jumiķis SKYFORGER would like to sincerely thank everyone who participated in making of this video: Gints Lundbergs, Andris Začs, Mareks Dambis & Cinevilla, Aleksandra Voitenkova & H2O6, Miks Laidiņš, Roberts Cēris, Andreea-Mihaela Tiltina, Mārtiņš Jumiķis, Māris Konoņenko, Ivo Simsons, Kristaps Ēberliņš, Gatis Svoks, Anta Baumane, Ivars Ozols, Vitolds Vīze, Agate Bīdiņa, Andrejs Kalnietis, Sandris Puķe, Madara Prizeva, Adrians Cibuļskis, Mārtiņš Tiltnieks. © & ℗ 2025 Thunderforge Records. Follow SKYFORGER: FB: https://www.facebook.com/skyforgerofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skyforgerofficial Twitter: http://twitter.com/skyforger Spotify: https://t.ly/UkJ4S Merch: https://skyforger.lv/en/shop ▶ Tour dates 2025 03 MAY 2025 - Rīga, Xiaomi Arena - Latvia ✦ new album "TEIKAS " release show ✦ Tickets: https://ej.uz/skyforger 22 AUG 2025 - Kaltenbach Open Air - Austria 23 AUG 2025 - Wolfszeit Festival - Germany 02 OCT 2025 - Metal Threat Fest - USA The song is based on actual events that took place more than 333 years ago in the Vidzeme region of Livonia (now Latvia). In the 1600’s, the land of Livonia had gained the notoriety of the most werewolf-rich region of Europe. In 1691, a local court convened to hear a case involving robbery from a church in the Zaube village. During the trial, an 86-year-old peasant Thiess of Kaltenbrun was called as a witness, who suddenly confessed having been a werewolf for many years. The court quickly established that the old man Thiess was fully mentally competent. When asked how exactly he had become a werewolf, Thiess explained that some years ago, he had accepted a bewitched drink from a man from Alūksne. Anyone who would drink from a cursed mug, would then transform into a wolf, while the ex-werewolf was freed from his supernatural obligations. Thiess then explained how tree times a year, werewolves would run to the gates of Hell, which were located in a swamp near the town of Mālpils. The gates of Hell were only visible to those who belonged there, and the Hell itself was full of all sorts of earthly goods – grain, fish, fruit and meat – stolen from people and brought there by witches and wizards. The judges were outraged – was Thiess in league with the Devil? Thiess strongly objected. He was not the servant of the Devil, whose job was to harm people, but rather a “Hound of God”, a creature of light. A werewolf's mission is to fight the forces of evil and bring back as much of the stolen goods as he could bear. If werewolves failed to arrive at the exact moment before the gate to Hell closed, the stolen goods would remain in Hell and the people would then have a year of poor harvest. Eventually, the court ruled to convict Thiess for his forbidden and ungodly offences – disobedience to pastor, non-attendance at church, divination and sorcery – and sentenced him to public flogging. In view of the defendant's advanced age, his sentence was set at twenty lashes. After the trial, Thiess disappeared without a trace. The curious case of Zaubes Thiess, the famous Livonian werewolf, has endured through centuries as one of the most enigmatic and captivating mysteries of the local lore, a story whose true nature remains unexplained to this day. ✞ DIEVA SUNS ✞ (English subtitles available) Tumša tauta šai zemē mīt Kristus vārdu te nepazīst Seniem māņiem godu atdod Kāds alu pūš, kāds sāli vārdo Blēņu dziesmas tie dzied Reti kurš baznīcā iet Pilnas mājas pareģiem, burvjiem Zie...