Definition of "war-song" []

• A song or chant raised by warriors about to engage in warfare. or at a dance or ceremony which represents actual warfare, especially among savage tribes. (noun)
• A song in which military deeds are narrated or praised. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "On the shore at Dawson, curious ones gathered to watch the river freeze, heard from out of the darkness the war-song of Shorty:"
• "And I came between, spear in hand, and singing the war-song of my people."
• "The fire was spreading rapidly through all parts of the castle, when Ulrica, who had first kindled it, appeared on a turret, in the guise of one of the ancient furies, yelling forth a war-song, such as was of yore raised on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen"