in with the band's black metal sound, and introduced lyrics about Polish history and Slavic gods. Viking metal has also influenced the Russian Rodnoverie movement, particularly the texts of Varg Vikernes, many of which have been translated into Russian. Though some of his readers within Rodnoverie distance themselves from the racism and political statements within Vikernes' work, other followers have embraced racist and National Socialist ideas. Contemporaneous to the rise of Viking metal has been the emergence of Celtic metal in Ireland, France, and even Germany, a style which sounds essentially like Viking metal, apart from the addition of harps, but with lyrics celebrating Celtic gods and myths. See also List of Viking metal bands Viking rock Medieval metal Neo-Medieval music Norse mythology in popular culture Neo-medievalism Notes and references Notes Citations References Archived version available (archived on March 31, 2012) – via A-R Editions. Further reading This source includes a discussion of the "Viking metal" article on the English Wikipedia as the . Heavy metal genres Norse mythology in popular culture Extreme metal Norwegian styles of music