Iður til Fóta was a single

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 released in 1981 by the Iceland

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ic New Wave

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/rock

Rock and roll

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 group Þeyr

Þeyr

Þeyr was a renowned Icelandic New Wave band from the early 1980s. Shrouded under a veil of mystery, their three-year existence was characterized by a deep interest in ancient wisdom...

 through Eskvímó and it was edited in 10" format.
The title translates as "Moving Your Feet" but in Icelandic also forms a pun which can equally translate as "Guts at Your Feet".

This record was never reissued since the masters are believed to be lost. However, in 2001 some of its recordings appeared in Mjötviður til Fóta

Mjötviður til Fóta

Mjötviður til Fóta was an album released in 2001 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the creation of Þeyr, one of Iceland’s most important bands of the early eighties....

, a CD to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the creation of Þeyr. The title of this CD also combined the name of Mjötviður Mær

Mjötviður Mær

Mjötviður Mær, released in 1981, was the second album by Icelandic New Wave/rock group Þeyr. It was edited through Eskvímó in 12” vinyl.Mjötviður Mær was Þeyr's most important work, according to the repercussions achieved in the media...

(1981), the other album included.

The front and back covers

The front cover, which was designed by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....

, depicts a dancer being hypnoptized by a man who points at her and shows a geometric shape on her head. This illustration was intended to represent the hypnotizing effect of Þeyr's music towards the audience.

The back cover depicts a German inscription, here translated:

The fall of Asgard

Asgard

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 on Atlantis

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.

The Ragnarök

Ragnarök

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 of the Edda

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 and "the thousand-year empire of God

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 on Earth" according to Daniel

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, Ezekiel

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 and John

John the Evangelist

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's Book of Revelation

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.

This text is followed by two quotations from the Bible

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 written in Latin

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:

Væ væ væ habitantibus in terra. Apocalypsis VIII

Cuncta in quibus spiraculum vitæ est mortua sunt. Genesis VII

Where the first quotation refers to The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

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 and means Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth (Apocalypsis 8:13). The second quotation refers to The Flood and translates as follows: Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. (Genesis 7:22)

These writings are complemented by an illustration of the Beinhaus (House of Bones) taken from a series of drawings of the Totentanz

Danse Macabre

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(Dance of Death).

10" record track listing

Track	Title	Length	Lyrics	Audio clips
01	Bás 12	03:48	-	-
02	Maggasýn	03:16	-	-
03	Tedrukkinn	03:27	-	full
04	Ariareggae	03:55	-	-

Cassette track listing

Length time: 28:32

Track	Title	Length	Lyrics	Mp3
Side A
01	Bás 12	03:48	-	-
02	Maggasýn	03:16	-	-
03	Tedrukkinn	03:27	-	full
04	Ariareggae	03:55	-	-
Side B
01	Brennu-Njálssaga	14:46	-	-

Credits

Music and lyrics:

1 Magnús Guðmundsson.

2: Hilmar Örn Agnarsson and Magnús Guðmundsson.

3: Hilmar Örn Agnarsson.

4: Þeyr.

Performers:
Vocalist: Magnús Guðmundsson.

Guitars: Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson and Þorsteinn Magnússon.

Bass: Hilmar Örn Agnarsson.

Drums: Sigtryggur Baldursson.

Other collaborators:

Cover design: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.

External links

• Page about Þeyr
• Website about the history and discography of Þeyr
• Tónlist.is - Page about Þeyr. It features mp3 samples (in Icelandic).
• Intravenous.de - Page about Icelandic music. It includes a section for Þeyr.
• Official site of Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson
• Page about G. K. Óttarsson at Isound.com
• Page of G. K. Óttarsson at MySpace.com
• Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at Isound.com
• Page of Þorsteinn Magnússon at MySpace.com
• Official site of Sigtryggur Baldursson