Perspective: A Few Thoughts on Success in the Music Industry
April 22, 2020 — If you’re an independent artist, the world is yours. There are no boundaries. Read More →
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Introducing Gothochestra: The Ostrogothic Fantasy Orchestra
April 17, 2020 — We’re pleased to announce Legendo Music’s newest endeavor: The Ostrogothic Fantasy Orchestra. The new music project encompasses several established composers from Germany and Sweden, who’ve provided music for blockbuster games and movies for more than two decades.
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After the Fall of Rome: How Goths, Khazars, and Vikings Rebuilt the European Economy
April 14, 2020 — When most people hear the word “Viking,” they think of wild-eyed raiders leaping from dragon-ships to attack some innocent monastery or village in England or France. However, Scandinavians also traded — peacefully — with Europe, the Middle East, and even China thousands of years before the first recorded Viking raid, and in doing so, they laid the foundation that helped jump-start Europe’s stumbling economy in the wake of the Western Roman Empire’s collapse. Read More →
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The Talent Behind the Unique Sound of Draugablíkk
March 28, 2020 — We are pleased to introduce Nicolai Patricío, seminal producer and mastering engineer on Legendo Music’s boreo-pagan folk music project Draugablikk. Read More →
Of Blood and Death: Vampires in Movies, Games, and Fiction
March 21, 2020 — Contrary to popular belief, vampires and bats in popular culture didn’t start with Irish author Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Pre-historical Chinese cultures viewed bats as good luck signs, while the old Europeans feared it as evil. To some South American civilizations, Camazotz was a vampire bat god. In the Quiché Maya language which is still spoken in Guatemala, Camazotz means “death bat.” Read More →
The Vertical Slice: How Indie Game Developers Can Attract Funding and Convince Publishers
February 22, 2020 — Before any business angel, soft-money bureaucrat, or publishing executive is going to sign off on any funding for a game project, they’ll more often than not expect to see the development team’s creative vision realized in the form of a short and polished playable demo, which in many investor and game publishing circles is referred to as the “vertical slice.” Read More →
Why Turn-Based Strategy Gameplay is the Heart of Interactive Entertainment
January 20, 2020 — Turn-based combat and strategic games are, arguably, at the core of gaming. From tabletop board games to JRPGs, turn-based gameplay has always been a defining aspect of video games. Whether you love it or hate it, there’s no denying the impact this type of gameplay has had — and will continue to have — on video games. Read More →
Norse Lore: Polar Bears, Yuletide, and Berserker Ritual in the Sagas
December 22, 2019 — Bears were deeply respected animals in the Viking Age, a tradition that likely hailed from pre-historic animism and warrior initiation rituals of ancient Scandinavia and Finland. Historical sources point to a thriving bear cult attested by the many berserker (berserkr in Old Norse) poems in the sagas, as well as several occurrences of dueling champions (hólmgǫngr.) Read More →
The History and Legendo of the Horsehead Violin
November 21, 2019 — The “morin khuur,” or the horsehead violin, is an ancient musical instrument said to emit the cry of a dying horse. It is widespread across Mongolia, where it has remained popular to this day.
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