Country of origin: Iceland Location: Reykjavík Status: Active Formed in: 2009 Genre: Viking/Folk Metal Lyrical themes: Icelandic poetry, Norse mythology Current label: Napalm Records Years active: 2009-present Founded in August 2009 by Snæbjörn Ragnarsson and Björgvin Sigurðsson. "Skálmöld" is an old Icelandic word literally meaning "Age of Sword". It was used to describe, among other things, the period of Icelandic civil war in the 13th century known as the Sturlung Era.