Katya Chilly × Wardruna — joint single 'Two Rivers, One Sea'

Wardruna — Norwegian Viking-folk duo (Einar Selvik and Lindy-Fay Hella), known for soundtracks to the 'Vikings' series — and Katya Chilly released a joint 7-minute single 'Two Rivers, One Sea' on 1 May 2026 on Indie Recordings label. This is Wardruna's first collaboration with a non-Scandinavian performer in 22 years of the duo's history (founded in 2003). The single's concept is a dialogue between two northern Slavic and northern Germanic oral traditions through the images of two rivers (Chilly's 'Dnipro' and Wardruna's 'Hardarvika') merging in the common Baltic Sea. The text is multilingual: Norwegian (runic), Ukrainian (with references to 'The Tale of Igor's Campaign'), and an English-language middle section. Instrumentally — traditional Scandinavian lyre and tagelharpa for Wardruna plus Ukrainian bandura and flute for Chilly. Recording took place in two locations: Norwegian studio in Bergen (March 2025) and Ukrainian in Kyiv (May 2025). Four Wardruna team members visited Ukraine for a 5-day deep session at MUSCOLO Studio. A clip of 7:12 was filmed in two natural locations: Norwegian fjords (Hardanger) and Ukrainian Carpathians (Chornohora), symbolically reflecting 'two rivers, one sea'. YouTube premiere on 1 May 2026 — first 24 hours — 4 million views.