Hrafnagaldr Óðins handout
Hrafnagaldr Óðins (Forspjallsljóð) Old Norse Thorpe Björnsson 1. Alföðr orkar, álfar skilja, Vanir vitu, vísa nornir, elr íviðja, aldir bera, þreyja þursar, þrá valkyrjur Alfather works, the Alfar...
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From father’s foundations old Grey silence as first flakes fall, While warmth and laughter fill gods’ hall; She strides to Asgard’s walls, bold. Like ice melting, mail gleams, A goat and a rope, white...
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The handout for our January 2013 discussion: Literature: (Compiled primarily from Arlea Anshutz’s Skadhi Page at http://www.wyrdwords.vispa.com/goddesses/skadhi/index.html Skaldskaparmal 3 Skadi,...
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Baldr’s Blood!
A handout for our April 2013 meeting: Theories, Speculation, UPG, and Modern Worship Alternate Versions of Baldr’s Death: Though Snorri’s account with blind Hoðr being tricked by Loki into hurling the...
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Though Frigga and the others were warned And (nearly) all the world made to swear, The God of Tears (nearly) all the world mourned. In Asgarð’s games blind Höðr could not share, No shield-sorrow or...
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A One-Handed God
The handout for our January 2015 meeting. A One-Handed God Etymology: Probably from *Tiwaz (god), similar to PIE *deiwos, Old Irish dia, Latin dei, Sanskrit/Old Indian deva (Simek, 1993). Simek...
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The handout for our September 2017 meeting Loki and His Kin Nearly all of Loki’s family are referred to in multiple poems as well as in Snorri’s Edda. Parents: Loki’s father is a giant named Farbauti...
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