kampfar. Dolk wrote the bass for the song Kampfar plus then wanted someone to record the guitar. Then Thomas connected the band and jointly they wrote Hymne.

Following the let go of Fra Underverdenen. Kampfar began a period of idleness, and it was not until Dolk joined the group Gruesome and met the bass player Jon that Kampfar regained its momentum. Jon almost immediately became a enduring associate of the group plus the threesome began rehearsing. The band made their first appearance at the Moshfest festival in Halden, not distant from their place of birth Fredrikstad. The melody of Kampfar is inspired by norse mythology, myths plus natural world.

Their music is a mix of raw Black Metal and Pagan Metal embossed by means of traditional folkloric influences. Kampfar's unique noise can be attributed to the synthesis of Dolk's black metal roots plus Thomas' classical and folkish roots. According to Dolk, the utterance Kampfar is an ancient Norse battle cry which means Odin or Wotan.