E

about this album

E is the simplified title of the fourteenth album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Enslaved, released on October 13, 2017, by Nuclear Blast. The actual official title of the album is ᛖ, the Elder Futhark rune Ehwaz, which was used to symbolise the horse. The runic character resembles the roman letter M, but it is pronounced comparably to the English letter E, hence the simplified album title. Guitarist Ivar Bjørnson has said the following regarding the album title: "The concept of the album lies in both its meaning as a letter in the Latin alphabet, and its runic reference: the rune 'Ehwaz', that is depicted as an 'M' when drawn as rune (just to make sure it gets really confusing) – the runes are drawn to look like what they literally mean. Ehwaz (pronounced and used as what's known as E, but drawn as an 'M') looks like and means 'horse'. Which is closely linked to its esoteric meaning; which is 'trust' and 'co-operation'. One of mankind's oldest and deepest pairings/collaborations with any "outside" entities is with the horse. When they were first tamed and utilised there must have arisen the notion of some esoteric link between the two; now we could move swiftly, escape faster and even eat and drink from the animal (both horse milk and horse blood), and of course show off and brag before our enemies and peers with the most spectacular horses. So, no, it is not about horses! It is about the symbioses that surrounds us; which are vital to our existence, to our devel

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