Song of the Shield Wall

This is the first SCA song I encountered after I joined the SCA. I had made contact with a local household, and as they were outfitting me for my first event, the Medieval Faire in Namron, the head of the household sang this song. I've heard it hundreds of times since. I still consider this to be one of the best SCA songs, and for that matter, one of the best "historical" songs ever written. This version is not high quality, but it has a certain charm. It matches the way I have heard it most often, by a group of largely untrained singers . I have often wondered how this song would come out in the hands of a group like Fairport Convention or Steeleye Span though.