The West Germanic counterpart of the skald is the . According to a skald, Magnus conquered "fifteen hundreds from the Geats". Harkon Lukas is the meistersinger of the Kartakan village of Skald. The word "skald" is perhaps ultimately related to (). The band's fourth album, the acoustic "Skald", was released on 23 November 2018. Brage is the earliest skald whose verse has survived.