Aegir Toasts
Hail to Aegir
and the ale he makes
for the gods he hosts in his hall.
For the brewer’s bounty
of beer and mead,
hail to excellent Aegir!
Hail Aegir,
Hlér of the oceans
and brewer of Asgard’s ale.
The best of banquets
with beer he hosts,
brewed in the biggest of kettles.
The spouse of Rán —
they spawn together
the billowing white-capped waves.
For mead brewing
and the might of the seas,
hail to Aegir the ale-smith!
Aesir Toast
Hail the Aesir,
the holy powers
of the world atop the Tree.
For the light they give
that illumines our world,
hail to the excellent Aesir!
Ancestor Toast (General)
Hail the ancestors
of elder times,
those famous folk and heroes.
They laid for our lives
the layers in the Well —
the might and main of orlog!
Today we do
our duty to them:
remembering well their works.
A fimbul full-horn
to those folk we raise.
Hail to our honorable ancestors!
Ancestor Toast (Personal)
Hail to my ancestors,
holy and eternal,
my folk who came before.
The long departed
and lately passed,
they remain in memory and wyrd.
To Grandma Dorothy
and Grandma Margaret,
caring and kind to all.
To Aunt Delores
and Aunt Francis,
wise and well-liked by all.
To Grandpa John
and Grandpa Harvey,
who I was never fated to know.
To Uncle Louis
and Uncle Mike,
who prior to my life had past.
To others unnamed
yet always there,
and others I never knew.
For the part of my wyrd
they put in the well,
hail to my honorable ancestors!
Baldur Toast
Hail Baldur,
Breiðablik’s lord:
the light most loved of the gods.
Forseti’s father
is famed for his goodness.
Hail to Baldur the bright!
Forseti Toast
Hail Forseti
for helpful justice
and rulings right and even.
For quelling quarrels
quickly and fairly,
hail to famous Forseti!
Frau Holle Toast
Hail Frau Holle
of Heidnische Folk,
that glorious goddess of the home.
For rewarding well
our weaving and spinning,
hail to mighty Holle!
Freyja Toasts
To Freyja for freedom
and frolic I hail:
with love she lifts our spirits.
For pleasure and play
and the power of seið,
hail to fairest Freyja!
Hail Freyja,
holy Vanadís,
the bearer of Brísingamen.
To the gods she came
as Gullveig the witch,
three times burned and bloodied,
but in Hár’s hall,
as Heið reborn,
she joined the gods and goddesses,
wise in the witchcraft
we welcome as seið.
Hail to fairest Freyja!
Freyr Toasts
Hail Freyr,
famous Lord,
for harvest great and good.
For the fortune and frith
that the folk enjoy,
hail to fimbul Freyr!
Hail Freyr,
a friend to all
and lord of light and elves.
The bane of Beli
is a bringer of frith
who we honor for excellent harvest.
Gerð’s husband
is gracious and kind,
that celebrated son of Njörð.
For peace and pleasure
and prosperous seasons,
hail to famous Freyr!
Frigg Toast
Hail Frigg,
famous queen:
sooth in silence she keeps.
For the mothers she watches
and wards in spirit,
hail to highest Frigg!
Heimdall Toast
Hail Heimdall,
Heaven’s Warder,
the son of sisters nine.
With eyesight unmatched
and excellent hearing,
this guardian seldom sleeps.
For bringing back
the Brísingamen
and warding well the Bifröst,
Gullintanni
gains our praises.
Hail to watchful Heimdall!
Iðunn Toast
Hail to Iðunn,
the apple lady
and glorious goddess of youth!
Bragi’s wife
has blessed our faith
with valued youth and vigor.
For the bounty of blessings
she’s brought to our troth,
I pour my praise today.
For her luscious fruit
that is life itself,
hail to helpful Iðunn!
Óðinn Toast
Hail Óðinn,
holy Sigtýr
and lord of the awesome Aesir!
Wide he wandered
for wisdom’s gain
in quests for might and main.
Glorious gifts
he gave to Men
through craft beyond our ken.
For aiding well
his earthly kin,
hail to helpful Óðinn!
Sunna Toast
Hail Sunna
in heaven’s realm:
with light she lifts our spirits.
For her shining might
that is sure and bright,
hail to soaring Sunna!
Thor Toast
Hail Thor,
thunder’s wielder,
Asgard’s chosen champion!
That bane of etins
and best of warriors
is father to Móði and Magni.
He slew Hrungnir
and hammered Thrym
with peerless might and main.
For warding well
this world of Midgard,
hail to thunderous Thor!
Týr Toast
Hail Týr,
the trothful god
who fettered fast the Wolf!
For paying the shild
in applying that fetter,
as a god of oaths he’s honored.
A patron of justice
and judgement by arms,
he sacrificed self for right.
For frith at things
and fairest deemings,
hail to trusty Týr!
Ull Toast
Hail Ull,
the huntsman of gods
and best with bow of yew.
On skis and bones
he skillfully travels.
Hail to the Glorious God!
Wayfarer Toast
Hail us heathens,
for here we depart,
wayfarers wending home.
On streams of stone
we’ll steer on our ways;
may we safe and sound arrive.
With fond memories
of our friends and kin,
hail to our holy gathering!
Wights Toasts
Hail to the rest
of ready wights
here in frith as fellows:
the heathen gods
and happy spirits.
Hail to the holy others!
To the wynnful wights
that ward this land:
in frith as fellows we’ve come.
Our praise and thanks
we pour to you all:
Hail to the holy land-wights!