Northern Traditions
-
Haven’t done one of these in a long time. Heathen Gods and Sacrifice (and Transformation) Roman women more independent than previously thought On the burial at the sanctuary of Zeus Lykios The Arrogance of Monotheism — A Hindu View The Ancient Greeks’ 6 words for Love (and Why Knowing Them Can Change Your Life)…
-
This was written for Galina Krasskova’s contest for a poem for the Freyja prayer card. There’s still a couple of days left. If you want to send her your own entry, you have until Monday the 22nd. —— I hail now Freyja, brilliant daughter of Njord Lady of the Vanir, Who wears the falcon cloak Wandering Goddess…
-
Creation is a bloody process “Civilized” people often forget That the only reason we can even sit in our clean and sanitized halls And Bragi can sing His songs and put pen to paper Is because Odin carved up Ymir long ago And crafted something beautiful From the bloody ruin. A world built from a…
-
awful aspiring aesir crazy curious cunning devious dangerous dark frantic furious frenzy glowering gallows god haunted hanged hunter mad murderous magician possessed poetic prophet ravenous raving ruler: wild wandering warrior
-
Wild God Wandering God Wolf-God Odin Keeper of Valhalla Leader of the Valkyries General of the Einharjar Wild God Wandering God Wolf-God Odin All-father King of Gods and Men Master of Asgard Wild God Wandering God Wolf-God Odin Wise One Great-in-Knowledge Forever Seeking Wild God Wandering God Wolf-God …
-
Originally posted on Gangleri's Grove: He is… He is so many things to me… words are weak in His presence and weak on this page as I struggle to shape them into something approximating His power. He is a maw. That’s what started all of this, another poet calling Him a maw. And He is…
-
Od Odr Odin Wotan Greybeard Hidden One Rune-Master Way Walker One Eyed Tempterous God Ever Hungry Ever desirious Ever questing Father of Frenzy The Battle-Mad Raging-One Chooser of the Slain Master of Valhalla Leader of the Hosts of the Dead In the Final Battle Thief of Inspiration Singer of Poetry Seducer of Giantesses The sweet…
-
I’ll have some originals next time, but it’s been crazy, so for now you’ll have to be content with my old ones, sorry. Breath-giver Wish-giver God of Being I pray for life . Wanderer Seeker of Truth Who hung on Yggdrasil For sake of the Runes I pray for knowledge . Bringer of Fury Glad…
-
this was actually first post four years ago, before I took over the God of the Month Club. —- To Lord Odin, tempestuous God of the Norsemen, I sing this song Master of the Spear, Father of Victory The Undefeated in Battle, Who strikes terror into the heart of His enemies Awe fills my breast…
-
So, some personal thoughts I had while studying Odin which I really wanted to share, but didn’t seem to fit anywhere in the body of the last post. I tried to work it in but it just distracted from subject, which was Odin, not me. Odin is the second Norse God to come up for…
Temple of Athena the Savior 