Viking Poetry for Heathen Rites by Westcoat, Eirik -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Acknowledgements Table of Contents Preface Introduction to the Meters The Types of Poems in this Book Chapter 1: Hallowing and Warding

Shortest Hammer Hallowing Short Hammer Hallowing Long Hammer Hallowing Fire and Ice Warding Four Dwarves Warding Unattested Dwarves Addition Short Water Warding Extended Water Warding Spear Warding Other Spear Warding Fire Warding Sword Warding Other Sword Warding Mead Warding Nine Worlds and Elements Hallowing Concluding Statement

Chapter 2: Poetic Tales

The Binding of Fenrir The Brísingamen Building Asgard’s Wall The Duel Freyr and Gerð Gunnlaðarljóð Iðunn’s Abduction The Mead Quest The Six Treasures Thor’s Visit to Geirröð Valhalla

Chapter 3: Short Calls

Aegir Call Aegir’s Daughters Call Aesir Call Álfar Call Ancestors Call Ask and Embla Call Auðumbla Call Baldur Call Bestla Call Borr Call Bragi Call Brokk and Eitri Call Búri Call Dag Call Dísir Call Dvergar Call Einherjar Call Eir Call Forseti Call Freyja Call Freyr Call Frigg Call Frigg’s Handmaidens Call Gefjon Call Gerð Call Gríð Call Gunnlöð Call Heimdall Call Heimdall’s Mothers Call Hel Call Helgi Call Hermóð Call Höð Call Hœnir Call Honored Dead Call Iðunn Call Ívaldi’s Sons Call Jörð Call Kvasir Call Landvættir Call Lóðurr Call Loki Call Máni Call Mímir Call (God) Mímir Call (Etin) Móði and Magni Call Nanna Call Nerthus Call Njörð Call Nornir Call Nótt Call Óðinn Call Others Call Rán Call Rind Call Sága Call Sif Call Sigyn Call Sigmund Call Sigurð Call Skaði Call Sunna Call Thor Call Thrúð Call Týr Call Ull Call Váli Call Valkyrjur Call Vanir Call Vár Call Víðarr Call Vili and Vé Call Völund Call Zisa Call

Chapter 4: Long Calls

Call to Óðinn Call to Freyja Call to Thor

Chapter 5: Ritual Dramas

The Abduction of Iðunn The Creation of the Six Treasures The Winning of the Mead

Chapter 6: Praise Poems

A Tale of Wisdom’s Well The Drápa of Battle Cry A Drápa for Formal Sumbel Fólksdrápa Mead for Camp Netimus An Offering to Nettie Pagan Praise to Freyr Sumartímadrápa Thor Processional Chant An Ull Poem Vetrartímadrápa Yggdrasilsdrápa

Chapter 7: Stand-alone Sumbel Toasts

Aegir Toasts Aesir Toast Ancestor Toast (General) Ancestor Toast (Personal) Baldur Toast Forseti Toast Frau Holle Toast Freyja Toasts Freyr Toasts Frigg Toast Heimdall Toast Iðunn Toast Óðinn Toast Sunna Toast Thor Toast Týr Toast Ull Toast Wayfarer Toast Wights Toasts

Chapter 8: Sumbel Toast Sequences

A Disting Sequence A Summerfinding Sequence A May Day Sequence A Midsummer Sequence A Freyfaxi Sequence A Winterfinding Sequence A Harvest Sequence A Winternights Sequence Another Winternights Sequence A Fallen Heroes Sequence A Mothernight Sequence A Yule Sequence Another Disting Sequence Another Midsummer Sequence

Chapter 9: Prayers

Aegir Prayer Ancestors Prayer Baldur Prayer Bragi Prayer Dag Prayer Eir Prayer Forseti Prayer Freyja Prayer Freyr Prayer Frigg Prayer Heimdall Prayer Hel Prayer Hœnir Prayer Iðunn Prayer Jörð Prayer Kvasir Prayer Landvættir Prayer Máni Prayer Mímir Prayer Njörð Prayer Nótt Prayer Óðinn Prayer Sif Prayer Sunna Prayer Thor Prayer Týr Prayer Ull Prayer Váli Prayer Vár Prayer Víðarr Prayer Eirik’s Hymn

Chapter 10: Short Charms

Waking Stave Sun Stave Washing Stave Food Stave Drink Stave Moon Stave Sleeping Stave For Collecting a Blót Tine For Returning a Blót Tine For Pouring Out a Blót Bowl An Opening Call for Sumbel A Closing Call for Sumbel

Chapter 11: Other Poems

Öfundarmál Beer in Midgard Fyrir Íslensku Landvættirnar Heathen Pride New Year’s Renewal Nine Noble Virtues Perseverance A Valentine’s Day Poem Wrath of Frost Giants? Wrath of a Tiny Etin? A Yule Poem Rise and Reach the Gods!

List of Names and Terms

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