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