HAIL THE NORDIC PANTHEON
Asatru is a religion based upon the polytheistic beliefs of
Pre-Christian Northern Europe. . most of our surviving lore
can be found in the Icelandic texts The Prose Eddas and The Poetic Eddas.
Literally the term "Asatru" means Faith in the Aesir or Gods Asatru is a
highly individualistic religion that stresses values such as loyalty,
honesty,honor, and self- reliance. Asatruar worship many gods and
goddesses from the Aesir and Vanir pantheons. Among them are Odin,
the one-eyed seeker of wisdom known as the Alfather, Frigg,
Silent all knowing goddess of childbirth and of the home,
Thor, Protector of Midgard and of our Earth and God of Labor, War,
and Thunder, Sif, Flaxen-haired goddess of Grains and Harvest,
Hella,Witty , fair, and solemn goddess of death and protector
of the collective ancestral spirits, Nerthus,Goddess of the Earth,
Njord,God of Safe Harbors, Bragi,God of art and poetry,
Ran,Goddess of the Sea, Tyr, one-armed god of justice, Idunn,
Keeper of Youth, Skadi ,the brazen Goddess of the Hunt, Freya,
Keeper of the mysteries of Seid, Goddess of Passion, protector of cats,
and recipient of half of the battle-slain, her brother Freyr, God of Productivity
and Fertility, and Heimdallr father of humanity who watches over Bifrost.
VALHALLA
NEXT STOP VALHALLA!
Valhalla is one of Odin's halls in Asgard,
where those who have fallen in battle, the Einherjar, go after death.
(The other great hall is Vingolf.the goddesses hall)
Valhalla has five hundred and forty doors.
Behind each door is a room for 800 warriors.
The hall is roofed rafters of huge shining spear shafts
and tiles of golden shields.
Here the warriors gather to prepare for the final battle
and the end of the world, Ragnarok.
Each day the Odin's cook boils the flesh of a boar in a great kettle
The boar's flesh suffices for all the warriors.
The boar is resurrected each evening to be cooked again the next morning.
The warriors spend their days fighting and killing each other,
to be revived at night for feasting and drinking
four different kinds of mead and ale served by the Valkyries.
HAIL ODIN
The Allfather of the Aesir, God of Royalty, Battle, Wisdom, Runes, & Death.
Husband of Frigg. Hail To Wodan Graybeard, One Eye,
Masked One Father of the Aesir Keeper of the Mead of Poetry
Sipper from the Skull of Kvasir the Wise Hear Us On this Night and Ward
over your Einjerhar As you prepare them for the battle at Vigrid.
Please accept our tribute. Hail Odhinn!
HAIL FREYJA
The Lady of The Vanir. Fairest in Asgard. Goddess of Love,
Lust, War, Seidth, and Death. Hail To Freya Shining Bride of
The Vanir Holder of the Brisinga-Gem Seid Working
Enchantress Keeper of Cats Mistress of Sensuality
Fierce Warrior Maiden, Decider of Fates
Hear our prayers inside us And ward over your Einjerhar
Shine among us, and accept our tribute. Hail Freya!
HAIL THOR
The Thunderer, wielder of Mjollnir. God of war, strength, protection,
& the working class. Husband of Sif. Hail To Mighty Thunor!
Red Beard, Warder of Midgardth Son of our Jorth, Weilder of Mjolnir
Slayer of Iormingard, Master of Lightning
Watch over your folk as we reach this impasse we offer this mead to you
Come among us and accept our tribute.
Hail Thor! Hail to Sif! Feisty wife of mighty Thor.
She with dwarf-spun golden hair, flowing among the golden grains
which sustain us. As the grains blacken and die, help to nurture us,
Bring us the light that dwells within your heart.
Mistress of the fields, come among us and accept our tribute. Hail Sif!
HAIL FRIGGA
The Silent all- knowing goddess of Marriage, Family, Fiber Arts, Childbirth.
Wife of Odin Hail to Frigg Aesic Matriarch Weaver of fridth in the home
and strength in convictions all knowing silent one easer of childbirth
Spindle weaving, loving, mother of quiet strengths
We Honor you on this day, come among us & accept our tribute.
Hail Frigga!
Hail To Frigg Silent Aesic Mother She who weaves
the fabric of Wyrd Woden's Lady Most Aristocratic of Women
She who weeps for her beautiful son.
You ward over our homes and weave fridth in families
Thank you for giving us the protection to grow.
Asgard's Mistress of unknowable wisdom Hear our humble words.
Please come among us and accept our tribute.
Hail Frigg!
HAIL SIF
Hail to Sif, mistress of the fields Striking in beauty,
delicate, yet strong Recipient of Loki's home-style haircut
Your long blonde hair sways like the grains that sustain us
We gather tonight to thank you for your many blessings
Hail Sif Hail to Sif! Feisty wife of mighty Thor.
She with dwarf-spun golden hair,
flowing among the golden grains which sustain us.
As the grains blacken and die, help to nurture us,
Bring us the light that dwells within your heart.
Mistress of the fields, come among us and accept our tribute.
Hail Sif!
