Tag: heathen
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Baldur’s Dreams
This poem is taken from my “Haiku Edda” project that I’m currently working on. The project is an attempt to write the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda into the so-called haiku meter. Baldur’s Dreams is the 12th poem I’ve wrote into haiku meter, bringing at the time of posting this, the project to a…
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Vernal Hymn to Sif
Sif, fair and terrene goddess,With Spring’s arrival, I sing to youAs the world grows anewSo do your flaxen tressesYour light once again brightens the dayCup-bearer, peaceweaver,Who brings warmth again to the earthI sing to you again, O SifOf bountiful fields and fruitful trees © Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea PoetAll rights reserved, 2024 This poem…
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Winter Solstice Hymn to Nótt
I sing now to the darkness and the nightThe blanketing goddess who weaves dreamsShe of winter and stars who we call NóttDuring your longest ride of this breadth of monthsMasker, Joy-Of-Sleep, Dream GoddessBring dreams of warmth and comfortAs you ride across the cloud-hallGuided by blazing stars and chilling winterO Nótt, in this long night, I…
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Valhalla Or Bust? Taking A Look At The Old Norse Afterlife [Part Ten]: Helheim
Throughout my series of Valhalla Or Bust posts I’ve been taking a look at the beliefs and stories of the afterlife of the Old Norse. This will be the last post, so it feels fitting that I take a look at Hel, which I shall be referring to as Helheim for the rest if this…
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Chthonic Hymn to Rán
Death-bringing RánCrowned with wave and boneWho rules over corpse-fjordsBuried within the whale-roadI whisper unto you Fearsome RánWho casts the net wide and farAnd extends her hand through surf and waveTo drag men of the ocean deep belowI whisper unto you Undying RánTo whom the sea-dead gift goldSo that in the Valhalla of the Wave-WorldThey may…
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Chthonic Hymn to Odin
To the Valfather I whisperWho takes claims the deadSo that they might enter his hall O Grim god of the slaughterClothed in fresh gore of battleWhere feeders of ravens perish The gallows you ride uponSerenaded by the dying breathsOf those who hang like you once did A twelfth spell you castRunes carved upon hanging corpseSo…
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Chthonic Hymn to Valfreya
I whisper now to ValfreyaShe who rides the path of the slainAnd hosts the dead in her fieldsWhere the many-seated ship stands O Valfreya, crowned with boneAnd cloaked in flowing raven-wineMistress of Muninn’s mouthfulI whisper to you Bringer of the judgement of earthEnthroned high with your hallOver the corpse-fjords you reignI whisper to you O…
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Chthonic Hymn to Yngvi-Freyr
Summer fades with silent swansongAnd the harvest of crops beginsAs you descend into the moundI whisper unto you, Yngvi-Freyr The nights now grow longWith their darkness deepeningAs you enthroned within your tombI whisper unto you, Yngvi-Freyr Light and warmth depart from MidgardThe days become ever shorterAs you are crowned with dirt and wormsI whisper unto…
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Hymn to Ratatoskr
I sing now to RatatoskrThe cunning squirrel who runsFrom high above to down belowAlong the mighty world treeYou carry the eagle’s wordsAnd tell them to NiðhoggrAnd Niðhoggr’s words you carry backTo tell them to the eagleMessenger between above and belowThe squirrel we call RatatoskrI sing to you now © Nico Solheim-Davidson, the North Sea PoetAll…