My Journey Through the Nine Worlds (Original Poem)

[Klaufi_Wodensson]

So here's a poem I wrote all by myself
I plan on putting it to music as soon as possible. I used Anglo-Saxon names for almost everything relating to the Gods and the Realms, so if you don't know what a certain name is, just ask. Well, here you are:

[FONT=&quot]My Journey Through the Nine Worlds[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I Hail the Northern Gods of Old,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Their voices call my name.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And to all the Ancient Heroes,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I hail Thee all the same. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I start my quest in Middangeard,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Where Men and Heroes lie.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And where Eagor’s daughters are seen[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]On beaches beneath the sky.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Middangeard I saw a man,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Old and without an eye.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I asked him for his guidance and[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]He smiled as he passed by.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Middangeard I saw the Sea,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The waves crashed over me.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I travelled through the Old Forests[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And saw the Great Ash Tree.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Middangeard I ran with Deer,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And hunted with the Bear.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I howled at Night with the Gray Wolf,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And slept within her care.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Middangeard I saw the Wars,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That rose when Man came forth[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I soared above the Battlefields,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]With Ravens from the North.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Middangeard I saw the pyres,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That burned in Glory’s name.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I watched the Wælcyrie ride forth[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And bring the Heroes fame.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This Middangeard I call my Home,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Circled by the Great Sea.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Oh beautiful Earth, I leave you.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Middangeard, I leave Thee.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I enter the Jarnviðr next, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Iron Wood, above all,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]To find the land of Eotenas,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Where the Mountains stand tall.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Eotenham I saw the stars,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Þjazi’s eyes shone bright.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Giants let me pass them by,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Under cover of Night.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Eotenham I saw the Hall[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Of [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sceadu, [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Þjazi[/FONT][FONT=&quot]’s kin.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]N[/FONT][FONT=&quot]eorð[/FONT][FONT=&quot] was there, sick for the Ocean,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Longing for the sea-wind.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Eotenham I scaled the Walls[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Of the Mountains so high.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I saw from there the Frozen Sea[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And Útgarðar nearby.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I crossed the famous Rainbow Bridge,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And found the [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Ése-Realm. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Whitest of the Gods let me[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pass beneath his helm.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Ésageard I saw the Gods,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And feasted in their Hall.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I tipped my Mead-horn in their names,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Woden’s most of All.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Ésageard we trained for War.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Einherjar, Hero-Folk.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I battled with my Ancestors, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Prepare for Ragnarök![/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Ésageard I drank the Mead[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That flows from Heiðr[/FONT][FONT=&quot]ún‘s teat.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That Golden Nectar tastes so sweet,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Like [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Sæhrimnir’s pink meat.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Ésageard I saw all Worlds,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And sat in Woden’s Throne.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I released Hugin and Munin,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]To me all things were shown.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I travel then to the Elf Home,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Ælfham, gift to God [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Fréa.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The beauty of Sól encaptured,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In the Elves of the Sky.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Ælfham I saw the Light Elves,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Praised by the Gods and Men.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Not even the Sun is fairer.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I left for Wenaham then.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Wenaham I saw the Wanes,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Wise and Fertile Gods.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The beautiful [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Fréa and Fréo,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Asleep, my head then nods.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Wenaham I slept in warmth,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I tasted the salty air.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I woke to the Golden Sunne,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]To Hel then I would faire.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Hel I walked the [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Helvergr,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Walked by the [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Gjøll River.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Modgud and Garm opened Helgrind,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I entered the Nether.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Hel I saw the resting place,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Of those who’d died of age.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A grave-world for the common dead,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Hel, this miserable cage.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Hel I saw the dead White God,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In his corpse-pale likeness.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The prize of the Gods of the Sky,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Killed by Loke’s kindness.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Hel I came to [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Elviðnir,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And met the Goddess Hel.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I asked once more for Balder’s life,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]His life she would not sell.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Hel I went to Kvøllheimr,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And saw the wicked turn.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I walked then into Wyrmsele,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And felt the venom’s burn.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I travelled south to Sweartælfham,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Home to the Blackest Elves.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]They dwell in dirt and caves of stone,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Into their caves I delve.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Sweartælfham I saw the Dwarves,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The best of all craftsmen.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In their forges was made Mjölner,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]From the depths of their dens.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Sweartælfham I saw the Earth,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]From its deep, dark center.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I saw the gemstones of beauty,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And Fire did I enter.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Múspell I saw burning Fire,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A primordial world.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Through the blackened smoke I saw naught,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Save for the flames that curled.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Múspell I smelt the sulphur,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That flowed from Surtr’s breath.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Beast of dreaded Ragnarök,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Who brings the [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Ése death.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I travelled North to Nifolham,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The land of mist and frost.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A landscape so dull and drear,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In its mists was I lost.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Nifolham I saw rivers,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]That flowed into the black.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Ginnungagap, the great Abyss,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]From thee no things come back.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In Nifolham I saw the ice, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Frozen ‘til the Great End.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Primordial realm of water,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]From thee do I ascend.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I’ve now returned to Middangeard,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Home of Forests and Seas.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And throughout all of my journeys, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I’ve loved none as I love thee.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I Hail the Northern Gods of Old,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Their voices call my name.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And to all the Ancient Heroes,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I hail Thee all the same. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I hail the Gods of Ésageard,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]And of Wenaham too,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]But Oh, Spirits of Middangeard,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I’ll return to you soon.[/FONT]

 

[Revasser]

Wow!

Very nice, my friend. There is genuine feeling entwined with the words and I must say that it's quite catching. Imagine me grinning the whole way through reading it. Well done and thanks for sharing it!

Modern heathenry can, at times - I'm sorry to say - be quite dry with it's necessary focus on scholarship and history. I understand and appreciate that necessity, but it can be a little tiresome. It's lovely to see that there are folk like yourself out there, ordinary heathens who are feeling our ways and stories for themselves and not just studying.

Wonderful!

 

[Klaufi_Wodensson]

Wow!

Very nice, my friend. There is genuine feeling entwined with the words and I must say that it's quite catching. Imagine me grinning the whole way through reading it. Well done and thanks for sharing it!

Modern heathenry can, at times - I'm sorry to say - be quite dry with it's necessary focus on scholarship and history. I understand and appreciate that necessity, but it can be a little tiresome. It's lovely to see that there are folk like yourself out there, ordinary heathens who are feeling our ways and stories for themselves and not just studying.

Wonderful!

This really means a lot to me, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I know I loved writing it, and I still love reading it over and over. Thank you so much

 

[Heathen Hammer]

Heilsa man, that was great! Well said.

 

[Klaufi_Wodensson]

Heilsa man, that was great! Well said.

Thank you kindly. Wassail!