Borknagar is a Black Metal Band from Bergen, Norway.
The music can be categorized as Viking Metal or Melodic Black Metal. Borknagar was founded in 1995 by Oystein G. Brun.
The lyrics deal with philosophy, pagan beliefs, nature and about the cosmos.
The band is untypical for Black Metal, because they don´t try to be evil in any way. The don´t use corpsepainting, blood, weapons etc. for pictures and lyrics free of satanism or anti-christianity.

The Name "Borknagar" doens´t mean anything.

Current Line-Up:

 Oystein G. Brun : guitars 
Andreas Hedlund (Vintersorg) : vocals
Tyr : bass
Lars Nedland : keyboards
Asgeir Mickelson : drums

Ex-members:

 Simen Hestnaes (ICS Vortex),now Dimmu Borgir 
Infernus, now Gorgoroth
Ivar Bjornson, now Enslaved
Jens F. Ryland
Kai K. Lie
Erik Brødreskift


 Discography:

1995: Borknagar

 1997: The Olden Domain 
1998: The Archaic Course
2000: Quintessence
2001: Empiricism
2004:

Homepage:

http://www.borknagar.com