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Glyn The Heralder

Chieftain Glynius Son Of Cliverius

About Me

MyGen Profile GeneratorWelcome to my space on my space. I thank thee for stopping by! I'm basically a humanoid, bipod, bearded, caucasian male, who sings songs inspired by battles, norse mythology, heathenism, history, various beasties, tolkein, the weather, ale, mountains and forests!
I've been described as eccentric, maybe I am, but I'm just me and that's all I ever want to be or ever will be
I'm also one half of Metieval! The mightiest force in East Yorkshire that does bring the good folk of East Yorkshire some exceedingly splendid events.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Glyn
Birthday: 26th April Many Springs Ago!
Birthplace: Hedon Road Maternity Unit - Hull
Current Location: About 3 miles North of where Hedon Road Maternity Unit used to be!
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Fair
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: English! Anglo - Dane/Saxon
The Shoes You Wore Today: Hiking Boots!
Your Weakness: That would be telling:-) If you read this you might use it against me!
Your Fears: Jelly Fish
Your Perfect Pizza: Goats Cheese, Spicy Beef, Pepperoni & Olives
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Visit a Northern Country!
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: brb
Thoughts First Waking Up: How much longer can I stay here
Your Best Physical Feature: My Beard
Your Bedtime: I'm largely nocturnal so it be before midnight on a work night, sunrise on the weekend!
Your Most Missed Memory: That's my business only ;-)
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi, (unless it's Cherry Coke)
MacDonalds or Burger King: BK
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: errrm :-/
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino
Do you Smoke: Not in a while
Do you Swear: I do!
Do you Sing: I try!
Do you Shower Daily: Unless I'm camping then that would be a yes!
Have you Been in Love: Indeed I have!
Do you want to go to College: I went there!
Do you want to get Married: Possibly, one day!
Do you believe in yourself: I exist!
Do you get Motion Sickness: Nope!
Do you think you are Attractive: Not for me to say!
Are you a Health Freak: Nope!
Do you get along with your Parents: I do!
Do you like Thunderstorms: I love them!
Do you play an Instrument: I try!
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Of course!
In the past month have you Smoked: Yep!
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Not that I recall!
In the past month have you gone on a Date: No, not really!
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: I haven't!
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: I have!
In the past month have you been on Stage: Alas Nope!
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope!
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Nope!
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Only from work!
Ever been Drunk: I certainly have!
Ever been called a Tease: I have once or twice!
Ever been Beaten up: Yep, but I got my own back!
Ever Shoplifted: When I was about 13!
How do you want to Die: Peacefully in my sleep many decades from now or if I'm summoned sooner than with a Sword in my hand hahah!
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Too late for me I'm afraid
What country would you most like to Visit: Greenland!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue/Grey
Favourite Hair Color: Darker than mine or Red
Short or Long Hair: Doesn't really matter
Height: Taller than a dwarf would be a necessity
Weight: As would being able to throw her over my shoulder if required
Best Clothing Style: Keep things simple
Number of Drugs I have taken: I can't remember everything I've been prescribed ;-)
Number of CDs I own: Over a thousand
Number of Piercings: None
Number of Tattoos: 9 I think
Number of things in my Past I Regret: 2 in particular
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My Interests

MyGen Profile Generator Music, the only music I recognise is the divine delights of heavy bloody metal. My main project is the Epic Heathen Metal Titan Known as 'RAVENAGE' and I'm also a founding member of the Melodic Battle Metal Warriors of 'HEATHEN FORAY' Outside of music I love cats (well all animals and nature), food, mead, history, battles, Hull Kingston Rovers! I adore travelling to desolate places and not so desolate places,basically I just adore travelling and I've been fortunate enough to visit Germany (inc old East Germany when it was East Germany), Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, USA, Portugal, Poland, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Holland & Luxemburg). I'm also into a spot of camping and a beer outdoors

I'd like to meet:

MyGen Profile Generator Just interesting friendly people really, if you like what you see, then feel free to add me.

I'm fortunate that I have a good circle of friends around me, all but 4 of the people/bands in my top friends list I've met face to face and all in my top friends are genuine friends.

Music:

MyGen Profile Generator So after my beloved Ravenage & Heathen Foray, my top ten bands at the moment in no particular order are: Falkenbach, Blind Guardian, Amon Amarth, Kromlek, Human Fortress, Elvenking, Falconer, Ensiferum, Suidakra and Skyclad.

And I adore the following genres and styles

EPIC/FOLK/VIKING/PAGAN/BATTLE METAL:
Wintersun
Manegarm
Wolfchant
XIV Dark Centuries
Kroda
Runic
Moonsorrow
Kampfar
Turisas
Tyr
Mithotyn
Eluvetie
Heidevolk
Folkearth
Equilibrium
Nomans Land
Adorned Brood
Thrudvangar
Skyforger
Thronar
Korpiklaani
Severnye Vrata
+ many more

LEGENDARY METAL/ROCK:
Iron Maiden
Rainbow
Dio
Scorpions
Sabbath
Motorhead
Whitesnake
Judas Priest
Saxon
Deep Purple
Megadeth
Iced Earth
Queensryche
Alice Cooper
Twisted Sister

POWER METAL:
Gamma Ray
Helloween
Sonata Arctica
Thy Majestie
Savage Circus
Iron Savior
Rhapsody Of Fire
Hammerfall
Spellblast
Warchild
Lost Horizon
White Skull
Sabaton
Rage
Primal Fear
Mystic Prophecy
Persuader
Brainstorm
+ Many More

MELODIC DEATH METAL:
Children Of Bodom
Norther
Pain Confessor
Noumena
In Flames
Archeon
Kalmah
+ Many More

PROG METAL:
Amorphis
Mercury Falling
Scar Symmetry
Wuthering Heights
Poverty’s No Crime
Awake
Evergrey
+ Many More

SOME DEATH METAL:
Nile
Vader
Unleashed
Soulsphere
+ More

SOME BLACK METAL:
Graveland
Catamenia
Immortal
Bathory
Vesania
Summoning
+ More

DECENT THRASH METAL:
Annihilator
Tankard
Kreator
Destruction
Sodom
Deliverance
+ More

MELODIC HARD ROCK:
Pride Of Lions
Ten
Sandalinas
Bob Catley
Magnum
Power Quest
+ More

UK TRADITIONAL METAL:
Conquest Of Steel
Intense
Blitzkrieg
Talamasca
Sworn Amongst
Avenger
Savage Messiah
+more

NEW WAVE OF BRITISH PAGAN/FOLK METAL:
Forefather
Annwn
Shallow Intentions
Northern Oak
Aesir
Siluria
Hearthguard
Shieldwall
Albu Gu Brath
+ More

I’m also partial to a bit of classical/ambient or general folk music when in the right frame of mind, none metal/rock orientated artists include:
Blackmore’s Night
Miklos Rozsa
Ice King
Clannad
Miklos Rozsa

Movies:

MyGen Profile GeneratorGenerally action/adventure with a bit of cheesy horror and sci fi thrown in:

LOTR
Gladiator
Kingdom Of Heaven
300
Star Wars (new and old)
Pitch Black & Chronicles Of Riddick
Conan The Barbarian

Terminator (or most Arnie films)
Monty Python's Holy Grail
Aliens
Excalibur

Television:

MyGen Profile Generator I'm not one for the box, so it's mainly the classic brit comedies like:

The League Of Gentlemen
Bottom
Spitting Image
The Young Ones
Blackadder
Monty Python's Flying Circus

I also will watch History documentaries or Wildlife stuff, and Sky Sports if Hull KR are playing. Oh, and I recently enjoyed TV series Rome and the new Battlestar Galactica and of course I loved the legendary Robin Of Sherwood!

Books:

MyGen Profile GeneratorMostly horror books (James Herbert) or Historic Fiction (Bernard Cornwell)

Heroes:

MyGen Profile Generator My heroes are my friends haha so cheesy, so sweet but so true!

My Blog

Farewell 2007

Farewell 2007 not the greatest year, but the pathways through life aren't always smooth!   Low Points: June was a very black month  Not only losing what I cherished but being far away and powe...
Posted by Glyn The Heralder on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:20:00 PST