Varg Vikernes Welcomed by Mayor 2008-07-08 by Trey STAFF | 41 Comments | The mayor of Bø, a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway, has told the Norwegian newspaper Telemarksavisa that he was pleasantly surprised by the news that Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) — the former BURZUM mastermind who is currently serving a Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) — has chosen to take up residence in the village. Vikernes has purchased a small farm in Bø, where he will move in with his family after he finishes serving his sentence.
"We want Varg Vikernes to feel welcome in Bø and we expect that he is going to establish a normal life here," Mayor Arne Storhaug said. "Of course, I have my own thoughts on what Varg Vikernes has done, but once he has completed his sentence, he is welcome to start afresh here. We want to open the door to all those who wish to live in Bø and this includes Vikernes. We will, of course, expect that he, like everyone else, will follow the rules. These are serious crimes that he has committed, but at the same time, we will do whatever we can to make it possible for Vikernes and his family to build a new life here."
Although Varg was recently denied parole, he is allowed to leave the prison regularly to walk around Tromsø, Norway (where the prison is located) and visit his family: his mother, his wife, a one-year-old son and a fifteen-year-old daughter. Varg's wife is also pregnant and they are looking forward to the new addition to their family.
"I'm ready for society — and I have been for many years," Vikernes told the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet in a brand new interview which was published this past Sunday (July 6). "I have learned from my mistakes and become older. Now I just want to be together with my family. My mind has never been in prison; I think all the time about what I should do on the day that I am released."
He added, "I have barely seen my son since he came into the world. Even though I hear his voice on the phone almost every day, it is very tough to not be present while he is growing up. I miss my family. And I look forward the day that I could work on my farm, create music, write books and be with the wife and kids around the clock — and live a normal life. I have received tremendous support from my family. It means a lot."
Vikernes is serving a 21-year sentence, the maximum that Norwegian law allows, for murder and setting fire to three churches in 1993. Having spent the last 15 years behind bars and after serving two-thirds of his prison time, he has become eligible to apply for parole.
Case workers at the Justice Ministry fear that Vikernes will be unable to adjust to life on the outside after his years in jail.
In denying his parole for the second time, the Justice Ministry emphasized that Vikernes escaped from prison in 2003 and that he has ties to neo-Nazi groups.
"I haven't been in contact with them for a long time. Police security services know this," Vikernes previously told the VG newspaper.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100461
http://www.ta.no/nyheter/midt-telemark/article3655046.ece
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Woah, wut??
Well that IS one hell of a tourist attraction I guess...
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Yeah, all you douchebags. He has a family and he is not in fact a complete lunatic. Grow up people. I guess the electric chair is the only way to pay your debt to society according to you morons.
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^^
What the fuck? *roll*
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[quote=eakflanderyof]Yeah, all you douchebags. He has a family and he is not in fact a complete lunatic. Grow up people. I guess the electric chair is the only way to pay your debt to society according to you morons.[/quote]
Huh?
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He has a family and he is not in fact a complete lunatic.
I can name plenty of lunatics with families.
You're a little too quick to defend this SOB, you know that?
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I agree with Steerpike. Varg, like Charles Manson and many others, may be a very interesting and intelligent individual - but that doesn't make him right.
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Should be interesting to see all this develop. I can't wait to see what happens the day he is released from prison.
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Yeah, all you douchebags. He has a family and he is not in fact a complete lunatic. Grow up people. I guess the electric chair is the only way to pay your debt to society according to you morons.
electric chair uses too much power. get with the times.
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Yeah but this guy has fucking served his sentence then and he needs to reassimilate into society. Sure he's a scumbag, but hey. Can't keep treating him like dirt.
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When does his sentence end?
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but his sentence was short as hell, he needs a little more punishing me thinks
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leave the guy alone, seriously
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And I look forward the day that I could work on my farm, create music, write books and be with the wife and kids around the clock — and live a normal life. I have received tremendous support from my family. It means a lot."
That's the important bit.
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How does he get his wife knocked up if he is in prison
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Prison visit sexings.
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Conjugal visits ftw
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"Varg, like Charles Manson and many others, may be a very interesting and intelligent individual"
Please don't compare Varg to that tramp.
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That's an insult to Manson. At least he knew he was crazy.
Varg hasn't served his sentence. He's served 15 years, and there's a reason he's been denied parole twice. I don't agree with killing him, that's an easy out. Let him rot in a jail cell for another 20 years.
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Good thing prison sentences aren't up to you. I don't believe in long, primitive punishments. Hell, I don't believe there should be a justice system at all. It's based on wrath. If you want revenge for a crime, man up and do something about it yourself instead of forcing someone else to do it for you. I just think the whole thing is idiotic. It's okay for the government and the justice system to exert their wrath, but not me if the crime was against me.
People may think I have whacked out views. Go ahead and flame me for it. I don't give a damn.
Let the man be. Fifteen years in prison may seem like a short time to you, but that's about a fifth of many peoples' lives. Just because you grew up in a country where sentences are overly long doesn't make it right. Does that press release sound more like a delusional killer ready to burn more churches or someone who wants to relax and spend time with his family who probably have been waiting for him to get out of prison for years? I'm not saying he didn't deserve his sentence, but why do you guys care so much if he gets another 15 years. Would that really do any good?
You may say I'm just a moronic Varg fan, but I'm simply trying to look at this objectively. Plus, I want to hear some more good tunes from the guy 
I find it funny how nobody would care if he got out if all he did was kill someone, but the fact that he burned churches (which there isn't any real evidence for that to begin with) makes people go apeshit. I guess churches are more important than human lives to you all. That's dumb. It's a building. This Message Edited On 07.08.08
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Of course a press release isn't going to make him sound like a maniac. That's why it's a fucking press release.
He didn't just kill someone. He burnt churches (pretty sure he admitted to it). Pretty sure he said he'd do it again. He was granted a leave before, he DISAPPEARED, REFUSED TO COME BACK, was chased down a highway in a STOLEN STATION WAGGON FULL OF WEAPONS. I'm sure you'll deny this in spite of their being video evidence.
The guy scares me. I'd say his views scare me, but he changes his ideologies every three months so I wouldn't want to get ahead of myself.
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The guy scares me. I'd say his views scare me, but he changes his ideologies every three months so I wouldn't want to get ahead of myself.
You keep saying this yet I don't where it comes from. His ideologies are probably a little different from 15 years ago, but do you know what that's called. Age, change, and maturity. I'm sure you won't think the same exact things twenty years from now. I guess because he's OMG Varg Vikernes he has to stay firm with everything his whole life.
Of course a press release isn't going to make him sound like a maniac. That's why it's a ****ing press release.
This is true, but you can't prove that he is crazy either simply because of what he did in the past. Who are you to judge? People grow and change. It was a powerful and influential scene to those involved back in the early 90s.
He didn't just kill someone. He burnt churches (pretty sure he admitted to it). Pretty sure he said he'd do it again. He was granted a leave before, he DISAPPEARED, REFUSED TO COME BACK, was chased down a highway in a STOLEN STATION WAGGON FULL OF WEAPONS. I'm sure you'll deny this in spite of their being video evidence.
You obviously didn't read my whole post. And I don't recall him ever saying he would do it again. Anyway, if you disappeared on leave would you willingly come back and would you simply stop if you had already gone that far. Probably not. And I'm not sure that this car was FULL OF WEAPONS. If I recall correctly, he had maybe one or two, which anyone with some sense might bring a weapon in his situation.
I truly don't believe anyone in his position would orchestrate church burnings again right after getting out of prison (You know who they would blame immediately. Plus, he has a family now). Most likely he would just rather relax with his family like anyone else and make music.
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If I recall correctly, he had maybe one or two, which anyone with some sense might bring a weapon in his situation.
Well yeah, if you're escaping from prison you're going to have guns. Derrr.
Most likely he would just rather relax with his family like anyone else and make music.
I don't care what he wants to do, I care about what he did. And what he did is disgusting.
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Wow,
I'm pretty surprised by the strong showing of Varg apologists in this thread. There's a difference between respecting the art and respecting the artist. I enjoy Burzum greatly, but abhor in every way this man's publicly stated beliefs on various issues, as well as his actions in the past.
It's true that people do change and prison can have a positive rehabilitating effect, but the man was armed to the teeth and obviously not cogent or stable enough to be released just a few years ago. So, I don't think it's necessarily picking on the man to mention this or the fact that he may still be in that mindset.
I do hope that has moved on and can enjoy his freedom eventually in peace with his family on his release, but I think until his actions (or lack thereof in this case) backup his statements, the burden of proof for his rehabilitation lies directly on his shoulders.
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"That's an insult to Manson. At least he knew he was crazy".
Really? Well at least Varg put out some damn fine music out unlike this hobo who had a group of easily lead idiots and murdered people, and his music was pure shite aswell, and his image is only used for some metal band to create some controversy.
Manson like he said, is a nobody, Varg is a somebody.
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"I do hope that has moved on and can enjoy his freedom eventually in peace with his family on his release, but I think until his actions (or lack thereof in this case) backup his statements, the burden of proof for his rehabilitation lies directly on his shoulders."
Well lets hope we don't hear off him again while he is on his walkabout stage, and then hear off him via a super dark black metal album.
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That would be great to have a classic black metal band from the early 90's release an album now that doesn't suck. The last one or two from Mayhem, Darkthrone, Dissection, etc... have all sucked. I have the feeling that Varg has his work cut out for him though, as people will have such high hopes for new music from him.
I just had a weird vision of myself talking about classic Norwegian Black Metal to my grandkids in like 40 years and them laughing at me for talking about such dated music. Now THAT shit is creepy to think about.
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Am I the only one less disturbed by the specifics of Varg and more disturbed that in Norway, the maximum sentence for murder and triple arson is 21 years? That's messed up.
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Manson like he said, is a nobody, Varg is a somebody.
I laughed really hard at this for some reason.
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Varg is fucked. End of story.
Eakflanderyof,
Are you Varg Vikernes?
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Really? Well at least Varg put out some damn fine music out unlike this hobo who had a group of easily lead idiots and murdered people, and his music was pure shite aswell
I must admit, I kinda like Manson's 'Look at Your Game, Girl'... in fact, it's a lot better than Burzum's 'War'.
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Eakflanderyof,
Are you Varg Vikernes?
Yeah why? You want my number and address so you can tell me how much you love me
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I don't care what he wants to do, I care about what he did. And what he did is disgusting.
It's a shame that so many people think like you. 15 years in prison is plenty of punishment. I would kill myself if I knew I had to spend even 10 years in prison. I also find it funny that you care so much about what he did. You never knew Euronymous personally. And churches are merely buildings that can be repaired. It's not like he caused the apocalypse.
I understand being offended by church burnings, but damn it's really not that big of a deal.
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You have to spend ten years in prison.
Okay go. This Message Edited On 07.09.08
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ps: I hope Varg murders you in your sleep.
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You have to spend ten years in prison.
Okay go.
Is everything the way you want it after the edit?
ps: I hope Varg murders you in your sleep.
You're so "scared" of him getting out that I believe this is what you're afraid of. Yep, Vikernes is coming straight to your house to kill you after he gets out. You better get a shotgun, a compass, a global positioning system and run. Make sure you load the guns. Good luck.
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Ok guys, I know Varg is a scumbag and all that, and that it's hard to get your mind around to the fact that someday this guy will walk free again. But isn't part of the penitentiary system to also allow criminals to reassimilate into society? I'm not denying what this cat has done. I don't agree with his views or actions. But don't you just think there's a wee bit of a second chance we have to offer someone, to try and grant him some sort of "normal life" again in return for no recidivist behaviour?
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But don't you just think there's a wee bit of a second chance we have to offer someone, to try and grant him some sort of "normal life" again in return for no recidivist behaviour? I would agree with that and I'm sure th Norwegian justice system would too if it wasn't for what happened in 2003.
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i wank over vargs picture
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LolThis Message Edited On 08.05.08
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Euronymous was a scumbag. I for one am happy Varg killed him, the world is a better place without him.
Don't forget, he was a convicted felon and a psychopathic asshole (referring to the Dead suicide incident), and considered to be by nearly everyone who met him to be complete prick.
As for church burning. So what? They're only uninhabited buildings, nobody got hurt.
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