#remember draupnir

[misternohair]

WHEN YOUR SQUAD IS GETTING OUT OF ROBO-'NAM, YOU DO WHAT EVERY GOOD DEFENDER OF DEMOCRACY DOES

YOU TAKE OUT YOUR RAILGUN AND YOU

HOLD

THE

LINE

[traaaaaaaansnerd]

Helldivers 2 is so much fun, I love Mangaed Democracy. Remember Draupnir.

[glouris]

Screaming, crying, throwing up. Remember when The Lady was creating the Draupnir spear, and needed to add some of Kratos’ blood? His blood formed the Omega letter - Kratos’ symbol.

The Lady didn’t seem to like it that much, so she changed it to something else - capital Lambda letter, a symbol of spartans. Or, perhaps a reversed Kenaz rune?

You know who’s symbol Kenaz rune is? LOKI’s.

I didn’t pay any mind to that moment, but it represented Atreus too all along! What the hell, that’s so on the nose and I never thought about it until now!! Kenaz looks so similar to Omega when in this position too, plus it was formed from KRATOS’ BLOOD, I’m literally going to faint 

What are the odds of Atreus getting the Draupnir now tho

[omega-helldivers]

🚨 RALLY, OMEGA! ⚔️

From the Task Force General:

“An unprecedented number of Helldivers have descended upon Draupnir over the course of the past hour. A planet that barely saw 30k in its defense now sees well over 80k in its reclamation. You, Helldivers, will dictate how this day is remembered. It is in our hands the freedom to remind the Automatons what shall always make Super Earth’s finest known as the Galaxy’s Elite.

Heart. Perseverance. Resilience.

Spill oil. Our descendants will remember this day not as one in which we lost Draupnir, but as one in which we reclaimed it once and for all.

We dive, Helldivers! And when we die, we dive again!

Liberty. Justice. Democracy.

General Majora, out.”

[bugwolfsstuff]

I said i was gonna rant and by the gods im gonna rant

[This is not gonna make sense and more me shrieking at the gods cus Loki is my blorbo and i hate that Rick fucked up and made him abusive when the first book was litterally implying that he cares about his kids and making him sympathetic.]

Love how i completely forgot Heimdall was there too between reading this in school and getting home lmao. My phone guy is just that forgettable.

ALSO THATS WHY YOUR DOING THIS? THATS THE REASON YOUR GOING WITH RICK?

They got roasted too hard so theyre gonna kill two innocent kids, mulitate their corpses and use those corpses to chain their father while dripping acid on him?

It was (slightly) more understandable when it was cus Baldur (even tho hes probably happier with Hel anyways) died.

Cus like an eye for an eye.... (even tho that was much more than an eye, more like two eyes, a heart and a leg.)

Actually no scratch that killing Baldur technically was an eye for an eye if you think about it.

(Odin took three of Loki's kids, Loki took his son, his daughter in law and then the same son again when he refused to cry to bring him back. Thats also three. Thats one of the reasons i excuse Baldur dying)

I know Magnus probably either didn't realise what was going on here or if he did it didnt register in his brain the whole story. Which, fair enough, directly after this he listens to Kvasir getting cut up by a chainsaw (good, its clear if it weren't for him Loki, Narvi, Vali and Sigyn would've been probably fine) and then watches Alex get thrown out by his.....sperm donor. So what happens to Loki is not at the top of his concerns rn but i really hope he confronts Frey about it later. Cus Magnus has been shown to emphasize with Loki on this. AND THOSE WERE FUCKING CHILDREN! AND THEY WERE KILLED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOKI'S CHILDREN!

WHO ELSE ARE CHILDREN OF LOKI THAT HE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT?

SAMIRAH AND ALEX

Basically i want Magnus to yell at the gods the way Percy does. Because like Luke everything was probably WAS the gods fault.

And before you come at me with the whole 'prophecy has to happen' thing. Save your breath because most of you have no problem with blaming the gods when it came to luke in pjo and this is kinda similar.

Who was to say that Fenris, Hel and Jörmungandr would have caused ragnarok if the Aesir (mostly Odin) didnt take them from their home and seperate them?

Whos to say Loki would start Ragnarok if Odin didnt break their oath and take his children?

Or :

Let his mouth get sewn shut after he got everyone shit (Sif's new hair, Mjollnir, Draupnir, Gungnir, Skidbladnir and Gullinbursti) because suddenly oaths matter now, Odin.

Kill his innocent children (its not stated in myth or mcga how old Narvi and Vali were/are but the general consensus is that they were young), possibly made him watch said children get murdered (Sword of summer its stated by Loki that the gods watched in amusement as Vali disemboweled Narvi but that could be hyperbole) and had a snake drip acid onto his face.

If there was any good in Loki at any point (which there might be. He actually seems pretty chill in sword of summer) then its been snuffed out now.

Thanks Odin.

You signed your death warrant.

Whats that saying again?

He who tries to prevent fate is doomed to cause it?

Or something like that i cant remember the phrase.

I have more to say yet i cant quite articulate it. So im gonna end it here.

Also i am really in the mood for writing a oneshot of the day they caught Loki in Loki's—or maybe Sigyn's? Pov.

[rethcore]

This just in

I love my namesake and I'd die for him

[a-d-nox]

thor, god of thunder (asteroids thora (299) & donar (2176))

Dr. Crawford explains it best that over time language evolves. this is why i have three names listed up there: thor, thora, and donar. these are all the same god - just different dialects of the god's name. when talking about greek gods there tends to be overlap in roman gods - some even have similar mythology. but when speaking about viking mythology or norse myth, it is important to remember that raiding was part of their culture. often the vikings would settle in different places that weren't norway, sweden, or denmark. when they settled in different locations, their dialect changed. we see this in many different languages; people laugh when "ye old" is used or "thou art" but that is a perfect example as to what i am getting at. ye and thou are the same, in that they use a character that no longer exists called thorn. thorn (þ) was essentially the TH - hence why thou became you and ye became the. modern pronunciation dictated what words became. thorn was use in old english (thou kneweth this) but it was also popular in old norse language. which brings us back to the three names of thor. the old norse word thor is spelled þórr but when settling in northern europe, old high german made þórr into donar (this asteroid was discovered in San Diego in 1960). while the thora asteroid was discovered by a man in Vienna in 1890 - hence all these different names listed above. i will leave it to you on picking which to use (or use both). i simply wanted to let you know that some of the asteroid gods and goddesses that i will talk about have multiple names and some have multiple asteroids associated with them. i definitely don't mind explaining why like this because it does tend to help people better understand what's happening with myth and language as we continue this journey. it can also help you to discern preferences - maybe you'll want to use thora because it was discovered first or maybe you'll want to use donar because thor's name is commonly connected to that germanic translation.

BUT “when talking about such a popular god or goddess i am going to for warn paraphrasing - of course all these stories have more details and all these popular gods have stories within stories. i would love to share them all/in detail but i would need a book and a lot more time to write it. my attempt in writing these posts is to inform you on the high level story of the god’s or goddess’s life. that being said if any one of the events regaled in the post pique you interest - please let me know i don’t mind giving a more in-depth tale of any of the events mentioned.”

while telling the myth, i will just be using thor.

Thor is the god most heroes aspired to be in Norse myth - he ranks amongst the fiercest warrior deities as the god of thunder. Thor is the son of Odin - the leader of Aesir - and the giantess Jord. One of the most popular myths associated with Thor is Mjölnir, his hammer, and how he got it. The hammer’s origin starts with a trick Loki played on Sif, Thor’s wife, by cutting off her hair (because hair was important for women as a sign of femininity). Thor threatened to break every bone in Loki’s body if he didn’t fix this. So Loki travelled to the underground world of the dwarves, Svartalfheim, to ask the master builders to craft Sif a new head of hair. The sons of Ivaldi crafted her new hair but Loki saw the opportunity to cause some chaos and gain more in the process - he taunted another set of brothers, Brokkr and Sindri, telling them that they would never craft something as perfect as the brothers Ivaldi have. The brothers then competed amongst themselves, between the two there was the magical rings - Draupnir, the golden haired boar - Gullinbursti, and the hammer - Mjölnir… Loki smiled and claimed the hammer the winner - so the dwarfish brothers gifted it and the other objects to Loki for the other gods could judge them as well. Loki came back to Asgard with the helm of hair for Sif and the hammer for Thor. So the two made up - there are plenty of stories that two are friends (the two dressing as Freya and her servant) and others where they are mortal enemies. Thor is also known for battles against the jötnars, giants (notably Hrungnir), trolls - but his greatest enemy was Jörmungandr, the sea serpent (who he bludgeoned with Mjölnir during his hunt for the serpent in Midgard). They’d meet again during Ragnarök, where the two would fight, Thor would be bitten, he’d kill the serpent, then succumbed to his injuries… IN MY OPINION Thor in a chart represents a) where you present the most ferocious, b) where you may be seen as intimidating, c) how and where you receive gifts, and/or d) how and where you protect others from danger.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of thora and donar along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of thora and donar AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede thora and donar!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS: freia (72), jormungandr (471926), loke (4862), mjolnir (85585), odin (3989), sif (4484), and wodan (2155)!

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[magicalmerry]

~The Gods~

So if anyone reading this follows my blog closely at all, you’ll know that I started down the path of Norse Paganism a little under one year ago. It began with being called by Freyja, and since then I have started researching and delving a little deeper into the world that is Heathenism. I still have a long way to go in my readings and research, but I am proud of the progress I have made in a year. In this span of time, I have connected with one of my partner’s and mine’s now roommates, who is of the Norse Pagan variety, and my partner has also come to the realization that, he too, has been called to Heathenism by the gods, and has started his own path.

I have been very fortunate to have struck such a bond with the Lady Freyja so quickly, and after being reunited with her, I am excited to see where that bond takes me in my practice. Though the other day, I was lounging while reading my copy of Norse Mythology by Niel Gaiman, and made it through a few of the myths, one being the story of the Builder who was challenged by the gods to build a wall for Asgard. What stuck in my mind about that story was the gods discussing among themselves about what to do each step of the way. Then, just yesterday, I had a video suggested to me on YouTube by the channel The Wisdom of Odin about the 5 things he wished he knew going into Norse Paganism, which led me to a video about him communing with Freyja for the first time (since I’m always looking for videos or media about how other interact with her). This YouTuber wears an oath-bracelet, or a torque, in his videos.

Last night, my partner and I went to bed extremely early and had a solid sleep for the first time in a few nights, and I’m not sure if the dream I had was my brain processing reading my book and watching these videos, or if I was sitting amongst the gods.

The dream was short, or at least what I can remember of it. I remember seeing a golden torque bracelet, which I recognized as Odin’s Draupnir ring, wrapped around a muscular forearm (which I know they are typically worn around the wrist, the bicep, or as a necklace, but this one was right in the middle of the forearm), so I deduced that I was seeing Odin’s arm. I caught a glimpse of white, long hair, seeming to belong to the same person, a strong, older man; wrinkles from wisdom but still harboring the body of a warrior. The man I assumed was Odin, seemed to be discussing something with me prior to the scene, I could hear a deep voice but not what it said, and my reply was in a strong tone, “Alright, but we must discuss it with Þórr (which I pronounced Thor in that very traditional Icelandic/Scandinavian accent with the hard th at the beginning and that almost oo sounding ó with the rolled r).” After saying to Odin, we needed to discuss the matter with Thor, I caught a glimpse of bright red hair waving in the wind, much like the red/golden sheen I have seen when spending time with Freyja, however I knew the red hair belonged to Thor this time. Then the dream ended.

Right before sitting down to type this out, I went and consulted my runes for confirmation about the dream. I pulled a small handful of runes and cast them on my altar cloth, again only one landing in the middle like in my ~Offerings ii Update~. I picked up the stone and it was blank, meaning I had cast the Wyrd rune, or Odin’s rune. It seems that the Allfather may have acknowledged my dream or presence, though I did not get the same strong feeling in my chest about this dream as I did with my dealings with Freyja. It was more like I was looking in, or playing a part in the dream as opposed to actually speaking with the gods as myself, if that makes sense. Perhaps I was sitting in Freyja’s place in the dream? I still feel as if this might have been my brain processing information, but the Wyrd rune did appear, and it seems that Odin may have cast his eye in my direction.

What do you think? Have any of you had dealings similar to this? If so, I would love to hear them.

[aboutnorsemythology]

Völuspá  The Prophecy of the Seeress

1. Hearing I ask | from the holy races, From Heimdall's sons, | both high and low; Thou wilt, Valfather, | that well I relate Old tales I remember | of men long ago.

2. I remember yet | the giants of yore, Who gave me bread | in the days gone by; Nine worlds I knew, | the nine in the tree With mighty roots | beneath the mold.

3. Of old was the age | when Ymir lived; Sea nor cool waves | nor sand there were; Earth had not been, | nor heaven above, But a yawning gap, | and grass nowhere.

4. Then Bur's sons lifted | the level land, Mithgarth the mighty | there they made; The sun from the south | warmed the stones of earth, And green was the ground | with growing leeks.

5. The sun, the sister | of the moon, from the south Her right hand cast | over heaven's rim; No knowledge she had | where her home should be, The moon knew not | what might was his, The stars knew not | where their stations were.

6. Then sought the gods | their assembly-seats, The holy ones, | and council held; Names then gave they | to noon and twilight, Morning they named, | and the waning moon, Night and evening, | the years to number.

7. At Ithavoll met | the mighty gods, Shrines and temples | they timbered high; Forges they set, and | they smithied ore, Tongs they wrought, | and tools they fashioned.

8. In their dwellings at peace | they played at tables, Of gold no lack | did the gods then know,-- Till thither came | up giant-maids three, Huge of might, | out of Jotunheim.

9. Then sought the gods | their assembly-seats, The holy ones, | and council held, To find who should raise | the race of dwarfs Out of Brimir's blood | and the legs of Blain.

10. There was Motsognir | the mightiest made Of all the dwarfs, | and Durin next; Many a likeness | of men they made, The dwarfs in the earth, | as Durin said.

11. Nyi and Nithi, | Northri and Suthri, Austri and Vestri, | Althjof, Dvalin, Nar and Nain, | Niping, Dain, Bifur, Bofur, | Bombur, Nori, An and Onar, | Ai, Mjothvitnir.

12. Vigg and Gandalf) | Vindalf, Thrain, Thekk and Thorin, | Thror, Vit and Lit, Nyr and Nyrath,-- | now have I told-- Regin and Rathsvith-- | the list aright.

13. Fili, Kili, | Fundin, Nali, Heptifili, | Hannar, Sviur, Frar, Hornbori, | Fræg and Loni, Aurvang, Jari, | Eikinskjaldi.

14. The race of the dwarfs | in Dvalin's throng Down to Lofar | the list must I tell; The rocks they left, | and through wet lands They sought a home | in the fields of sand.

15. There were Draupnir | and Dolgthrasir, Hor, Haugspori, | Hlevang, Gloin, Dori, Ori, | Duf, Andvari, Skirfir, Virfir, | Skafith, Ai

16. Alf and Yngvi, | Eikinskjaldi, Fjalar and Frosti, | Fith and Ginnar; So for all time | shall the tale be known, The list of all | the forbears of Lofar.

17. Then from the throng | did three come forth, From the home of the gods, | the mighty and gracious; Two without fate | on the land they found, Ask and Embla, | empty of might.

18. Soul they had not, | sense they had not, Heat nor motion, | nor goodly hue; Soul gave Othin, | sense gave Hönir, Heat gave Lothur | and goodly hue.

19. An ash I know, | Yggdrasil its name, With water white | is the great tree wet; Thence come the dews | that fall in the dales, Green by Urth's well | does it ever grow.

20. Thence come the maidens | mighty in wisdom, Three from the dwelling | down 'neath the tree; Urth is one named, | Verthandi the next,-- On the wood they scored,-- | and Skuld the third. Laws they made there, and life allotted To the sons of men, and set their fates.

21. The war I remember, | the first in the world, When the gods with spears | had smitten Gollveig, And in the hall | of Hor had burned her, Three times burned, | and three times born, Oft and again, | yet ever she lives.

22. Heith they named her | who sought their home, The wide-seeing witch, | in magic wise; Minds she bewitched | that were moved by her magic, To evil women | a joy she was.

23. On the host his spear | did Othin hurl, Then in the world | did war first come; The wall that girdled | the gods was broken, And the field by the warlike | Wanes was trodden.

24. Then sought the gods | their assembly-seats, The holy ones, | and council held, Whether the gods | should tribute give, Or to all alike | should worship belong.

25. Then sought the gods | their assembly-seats, The holy ones, | and council held, To find who with venom | the air had filled, Or had given Oth's bride | to the giants' brood.

26. In swelling rage | then rose up Thor,-- Seldom he sits | when he such things hears,-- And the oaths were broken, | the words and bonds, The mighty pledges | between them made.

27. I know of the horn | of Heimdall, hidden Under the high-reaching | holy tree; On it there pours | from Valfather's pledge A mighty stream: | would you know yet more?

28. Alone I sat | when the Old One sought me, The terror of gods, | and gazed in mine eyes: "What hast thou to ask? | why comest thou hither? Othin, I know | where thine eye is hidden." I know where Othin's | eye is hidden, Deep in the wide-famed | well of Mimir; Mead from the pledge | of Othin each mom Does Mimir drink: | would you know yet more?

29. Necklaces had I | and rings from Heerfather, Wise was my speech | and my magic wisdom; . . . . . . . . . . Widely I saw | over all the worlds.

30. On all sides saw I | Valkyries assemble, Ready to ride | to the ranks of the gods; Skuld bore the shield, | and Skogul rode next, Guth, Hild, Gondul, | and Geirskogul. Of Herjan's maidens | the list have ye heard, Valkyries ready | to ride o'er the earth.

31. I saw for Baldr, | the bleeding god, The son of Othin, | his destiny set: Famous and fair | in the lofty fields, Full grown in strength | the mistletoe stood.

32. From the branch which seemed | so slender and fair Came a harmful shaft | that Hoth should hurl; But the brother of Baldr | was born ere long, And one night old | fought Othin's son.

33. His hands he washed not, | his hair he combed not, Till he bore to the bale-blaze | Baldr's foe. But in Fensalir | did Frigg weep sore For Valhall's need: | would you know yet more?

34. Then did Váli slaughter bonds twist: made farily grim were those fetters of guts.

35. One did I see | in the wet woods bound, A lover of ill, | and to Loki like; By his side does Sigyn | sit, nor is glad To see her mate: | would you know yet more?

36. From the east there pours | through poisoned vales With swords and daggers | the river Slith.

37. Northward a hall | in Nithavellir Of gold there rose | for Sindri's race; And in Okolnir | another stood, Where the giant Brimir | his beer-hall had.

38. A hall I saw, | far from the sun, On Nastrond it stands, | and the doors face north, Venom drops | through the smoke-vent down, For around the walls | do serpents wind.

39. I saw there wading | through rivers wild Treacherous men | and murderers too, And workers of ill | with the wives of men; There Nithhogg sucked | the blood of the slain, And the wolf tore men; | would you know yet more?

40. The giantess old | in Ironwood sat, In the east, and bore | the brood of Fenrir; Among these one | in monster's guise Was soon to steal | the sun from the sky.

41. There feeds he full | on the flesh of the dead, And the home of the gods | he reddens with gore; Dark grows the sun, | and in summer soon Come mighty storms: | would you know yet more?

42. On a hill there sat, | and smote on his harp, Eggther the joyous, | the giants' warder; Above him the cock | in the bird-wood crowed, Fair and red | did Fjalar stand.

43. Then to the gods | crowed Gollinkambi, He wakes the heroes | in Othin's hall; And beneath the earth | does another crow, The rust-red bird | at the bars of Hel.

44. Now Garm howls loud | before Gnipahellir, The fetters will burst, | and the wolf run free; Much do I know, | and more can see Of the fate of the gods, | the mighty in fight.

45. Brothers shall fight | and fell each other, And sisters' sons | shall kinship stain; Hard is it on earth, | with mighty whoredom; Axe-time, sword-time, | shields are sundered, Wind-time, wolf-time, | ere the world falls; Nor ever shall men | each other spare.

46. Fast move the sons | of Mim, and fate Is heard in the note | of the Gjallarhorn; Loud blows Heimdall, | the horn is aloft, In fear quake all | who on Hel-roads are.

47. Yggdrasil shakes, | and shiver on high The ancient limbs, | and the giant is loose; To the head of Mim | does Othin give heed, But the kinsman of Surt | shall slay him soon.

48. How fare the gods? | how fare the elves? All Jotunheim groans, | the gods are at council; Loud roar the dwarfs | by the doors of stone, The masters of the rocks: | would you know yet more?

49. Now Garm howls loud | before Gnipahellir, The fetters will burst, | and the wolf run free Much do I know, | and more can see Of the fate of the gods, | the mighty in fight.

50. From the east comes Hrym | with shield held high; In giant-wrath | does the serpent writhe; O'er the waves he twists, | and the tawny eagle Gnaws corpses screaming; | Naglfar is loose.

51. O'er the sea from the east | there sails a ship With the people of Muspell, | at the helm stands Loki; After the wolf | do wild men follow, And with them the brother | of Byleist goes.

52. Surt fares from the south | with the scourge of branches, The sun of the battle-gods | shone from his sword; The crags are sundered, | the giant-women sink, The dead throng Hel-way, | and heaven is cloven.

53. Now comes to Hlin | yet another hurt, When Othin fares | to fight with the wolf, And Beli's fair slayer | seeks out Surt, For there must fall | the joy of Frigg.

54. Then comes Sigfather's | mighty son, Vithar, to fight | with the foaming wolf; In the giant's son | does he thrust his sword Full to the heart: | his father is avenged.

55. Hither there comes | the son of Hlothyn, The bright snake gapes | to heaven above; . . . . . . . . . . Against the serpent | goes Othin's son.

56. In anger smites | the warder of earth,-- Forth from their homes | must all men flee;- Nine paces fares | the son of Fjorgyn, And, slain by the serpent, | fearless he sinks.

57. The sun turns black, | earth sinks in the sea, The hot stars down | from heaven are whirled; Fierce grows the steam | and the life-feeding flame, Till fire leaps high | about heaven itself.

58. Now Garm howls loud | before Gnipahellir, The fetters will burst, | and the wolf run free; Much do I know, | and more can see Of the fate of the gods, | the mighty in fight.

59. Now do I see | the earth anew Rise all green | from the waves again; The cataracts fall, | and the eagle flies, And fish he catches | beneath the cliffs.

60. The gods in Ithavoll | meet together, Of the terrible girdler | of earth they talk, And the mighty past | they call to mind, And the ancient runes | of the Ruler of Gods.

61. In wondrous beauty | once again Shall the golden tables | stand mid the grass, Which the gods had owned | in the days of old,

62. Then fields unsowed | bear ripened fruit, All ills grow better, | and Baldr comes back; Baldr and Hoth dwell | in Hropt's battle-hall, And the mighty gods: | would you know yet more?

63. Then Hönir wins | the prophetic wand, And the sons of the brothers | of Tveggi abide In Vindheim now: | would you know yet more?

64. More fair than the sun, | a hall I see, Roofed with gold, | on Gimle it stands; There shall the righteous | rulers dwell, And happiness ever | there shall they have.

65. There comes on high, | all power to hold, A mighty lord, | all lands he rules.

66. From below the dragon | dark comes forth, Nithhogg flying | from Nithafjoll; The bodies of men on | his wings he bears, The serpent bright: | but now must I sink.

[coldalbion]

Blue Saturday

Expose yourself to the vulnerability of utmost terror, Embrace your weakness to its most terrifying extent, See the bluecloak dawning at sunrise and dusk. I sing the body Electric I scream the soul Magnetic I howl the corpse Gravitic Backlit in cyanotic neon Faces shift in masked contortion Fanged and double-tongued

Acid-venom pulses in vein Entheos - intoxication, possession, illumination. The brain burns cold, muscles like creaking steel We climb the Mountain  Descend the Tree Draupnir’s endless gleam Where sun is seen Emerging  From the planet’s curve. Giver of Rings And Strange Geometries Bellows-bellied Embodied Light Left Hand of Darkness Full of Cherenkov hue. As broad a brim As Saturn’s icy wreaths Hides a blinded eye That sees star and gulf - Ever-right and thrice as eldritch, Both Elder and Outer God You must Remember  That

Planet  Means Wanderer

[xxxdragonfucker69xxx]

alternatez replied to your post: honestly dont know how i went this long without...

i’m probably going to regret asking but what are necropants

oh boy oh boy (be advised now for body horror and just general grossness)

necropants (nabrok, lit. death underpants) are possibly the most famous example of norse witchcraft, with a fantastic example preserved in the museum of icelandic sorcery and witchcraft (which i would die to visit btw). to make necropants you need the permission of a living person to use their skin after death. then, when theyve been buried, you dig them up and flay them from the waist down (in one piece!) and write a specific rune in the scrotum along with at least one coin (for best results, steal from a poor widow). so long as that coin remains in the “”””””purse”””””””””””, it will duplicate itself and become infinite money as long as the necropants are never emptied. wikipedia also says you have to step into the necropants and wear them but i certainly dont remember that

i love it cause theres just so much to talk about here. the obvious link with fertility and generation. the nature of duplicating gold (cf draupnir). the necropantsy puns. the usual post-christian editing making sure you know doing this is really evil! you gotta be a real jerk to make necropants. the fact that the necropants stave is preserved so you could, very technically, make your own today

[lokilaufeyson-rpc]

RPC ComicUniverse Black Market - Open Shop

WORK IN PROGRESS JAN-12-3:am

A list for the RPCCU of all known mystical items! 

*DISCLAIMER*  This is for anyone who seeks depth in their story and doesn't mind following a story with consistency. No way is your character required in any way to follow along with this list. 

About this ...

 Here is a list of little items that Loki comes about over time. Or if it isn't yet, is possible to obtain for anyone who seeks it.

 Whoever would like the item seen for their own story is kind of first come first served depending on how they decide to bribe Loki in rp.

There will be no duplicates!

They must come to loki with an issue so Loki could obtain it for them, or have already done research IC in order to know what they are seeing. 

Once an item is given away, Loki can NOT get it back! If your character sees an item he/she needs, but it’s already GIVEN away, its up to your character to seek out that character and get it from them. (Loki can and will give away the information IC about who has what.)

Things to remember: even if you yourself know the plot twist or the negatives of each item, it DOES NOT MEAN  Loki will provide all information IN CHARACTER as bluntly as I state it here. The information you see below is for OOC use only until you incorporate it into your story somehow.  EVERYONE pretty much knows who Loki is. And I can assure you Loki has met your charatcer at some point in his life. So don’t worry too much about meeting him for the first time, rather than just knowing who he is. Of course, thats up to you!  If your character has something to give to Loki, usually he knows better and will not take anything just handed to him. If he find something that YOUR character  owns, that he likes, you will be receiving an ooc message from me to see if you’d mind it being stolen at some point if he ever needs it.   * This is for people who don’t mind IN CHARACTER drama!  All of this is to be used for RP purposes for RPC’s LokiLaufeyson. Some items may be internally made up by me or altered from actual 616/mythology for the sake of making an item not GOD-MOD ABLE  obtained = has in his possession but not being used obtainable = an item which Loki has not yet obtained but can find the means to due so,   most likely through the means of stealing. These items are usually very powerful and have an outstanding price.   Currently Equipped = all the items that Loki is currently using for himself. 

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(4) Runes           - rune of knowledge  ↴

It is implied that the knowledge that the Knowledge Rune provides depends on what a person has lived through.  - rune of power ↴

grant the owner the ability to will other beings into nothingness. This comes with the price of sacrifice, also killing off one of your loved ones in return. The rune can not be used against the one who gives it to you.  -  rune of life ↴

grant the owner the ability to bring someone back into life. This comes with the price of sacrifice, in turn  killing off someone you already love. The rune can not be used against the one who gives it to you.  - rune of magic ↴ coming soon

More Rune information: 

PROS:  ↴

-Runes are a magical artifact which grant the user outstanding power to limits that have yet to be shown.  CONS: ↴ -Activating a rune requires some feats in which most would not find worth the power.  -Runes are only able to be used as it is in the holders possession. If it is given away at any time or broken, the additional assets the Rune provides will be reversed. 

Norn Stones ↴

description coming soon 

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Obtainable:   ↴

The Warlocks Eye ↴

The Warlock's Eye is a mystical weapon with the ability to cast powerful mind-controlling enchantments that very few can resist.

Tablet of Life & Time shard:  ↴

A shard from a an ancient tablet which can rejuvenate, heal and grant its user the chance to reach the full evolutionary potential of its race. This  can turn the user into an immortal, near omnipotent, being. Cons: - 1 use , can only be used ONCE per owner.  -Can only be used by the owner on themselves or one person.   - The user must have true intentions of their desires.  -Healing effects are permanent, the additional powers it granted are only temporary due to time is always moving forward, and you are not. 

Cask of Ancient  ↴

coming soon

shadow-thread ↴

Any person who wears an artical of clothing made of shadow-thread will become invisiable in the area which is covered.

Draupnir ↴

Odin’s Magical Ring That Could Multiply Itself

  - Whomever posses said ring could become very wealthy.

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Currently Equipped to Loki:  ↴

Laeveteinn: (Old Norse "damage twig") is the mystical, ancestral sword of Loki Loki is able to magically summon the sword to himself.

The Seven-League Boots:  walk through surfaces such as waterfalls or rainbows, and walk vertically.  Loki’s Coat:  A special coat created from shadow-thread which lets him become invisible. Lorelei's amulet of invisibility. Lightbender-Tech Invisibility Belt taken from Sigurd.

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Given:  ↴

Crystal(s) of the elder sea-spirit : Current Owner - Torunn  ↴ - This crystal is said to have come from the very depths of the ocean, once owned by a powerful sea serpent king who’s language consisted of three words to convey every sentence.  Visuals: The crystal itself is was beautiful brilliant blue that reflected light just enough, but also ate the light as a source of power.  It seems that it had been broken into a few shards, once much larger than it is now, threaded with a silver chain. Use: One may make any wish, as long as the wish is made in three words.  Cons: Wishes are a tricky thing in general, and to make a wish in only three words is even trickier. This stone which was meant for a language that was not known to man should be used with much caution.  The crystal can only be used by it’s holder, and never possessed again once it’s given up. To pas on this crystal, the giver must be given verbal permission that they are receiving it. 

Andvaranaut : Current Owner: Ferric  ↴

  In Norse mythology Andvaranaut, also called Andvari’s loom, is a powerful, magical ring capable of producing gold. It was forged by the shape-shifting dwarf Andvari who could turn himself into a fish at will.

Cons: The cursed the ring is  to bring misfortune and destruction to whoever possessed it. Andvari said “the gold ring would be the death of whoever owned it, and the same applied to all the gold”.  Additional Hystory: In 616 the  Andvaranaut ring had been absorbed by his best friend at birth. If this ring would be brought up again, he’d notice it and steal it for himself. 

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Unobtainable:   ↴

items which are in the RPC ComicUniverse that Loki can not obtain without great risk! This is simply a list of magical items that float around in the universe itself. 

- Torunn's Sword: 

ᵀᵒʳᵘⁿⁿ'ˢ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᶦˢ ᵃⁿ ᵉⁿᶜʰᵃⁿᵗᵉᵈ ᴬˢᵍᵃʳᵈᶦᵃⁿ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵘʳᵘ, ˢᶦᵐᶦˡᵃʳ ᵗᵒ ᴹʲᵒˡⁿᶦʳ. ᴵᵗˢ ᵒʷⁿᵉʳ ᶦˢ ᵀᵒʳᵘⁿⁿ, ᵀʰᵒʳ'ˢ ᵈᵃᵘᵍʰᵗᵉʳ.ᴸᶦᵏᵉ ᴹʲᵒˡⁿᶦʳ, ᶦᵗ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵒⁿˡʸ ᵇᵉ ᵖᶦᶜᵏᵉᵈ ᵘᵖ ᶦᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉʳˢᵒⁿ⁽ˢ⁾ ᶦˢ ᵈᵉᵉᵐᵉᵈ ʷᵒʳᵗʰʸ, ᵍᵉⁿᵉʳᵃᵗᵉ ˡᶦᵍʰᵗⁿᶦⁿᵍ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵇᵉ ᵗʰʳᵒʷⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜᵃˡˡᵉᵈ ᵇᵃᶜᵏ ᵇʸ ʷᶦˡˡ. ᵂᵒʳᵗʰᶦⁿᵉˢˢ ᴱⁿᶜʰᵃⁿᵗᵐᵉⁿᵗ: ᵀʰᶦˢ ᵉⁿᶜʰᵃⁿᵗᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢᵘʳʳᵒᵘⁿᵈᶦⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᵖʳᵉᵛᵉⁿᵗˢ ᶦᵗ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵇᵉᶦⁿᵍ ʷᶦᵉˡᵈᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵃⁿʸᵒⁿᵉ ˢᵃᵛᵉ ᵗʰᵒˢᵉ ʷʰᵒ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵇᵉᵉⁿ ᶠᵒᵘⁿᵈ ʷᵒʳᵗʰʸ. ᴵᵗ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ᵇᵉ ᵃˢˢᵘᵐᵉᵈ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵃˡˢᵒ, ⁿᵒ ᵒⁿᵉ ᵉˡˢᵉ ᶜᵃⁿ ˡᶦᶠᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ⁿᵒʳ ʷʳᵉˢᵗ ᶦᵗ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵀᵒʳᵘⁿⁿ'ˢ ᵍʳᶦᵖ. ᴹʸˢᵗᶦᶜᵃˡ ᴸᶦⁿᵏ: ᵀʰᵉ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᵒᵇᵉʸˢ ᵀᵒʳᵘⁿⁿ'ˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵃⁿᵈˢ ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵒᵘᵍʰ ᶦᵗ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵃˡᶦᵛᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᶦᶠ ᵀᵒʳᵘⁿⁿ'ˢ ʷᶦˡˡ ᶦˢ ˢᵗʳᵒⁿᵍ ᵉⁿᵒᵘᵍʰ, ᵗʰᵉ ˢʷᵒʳᵈ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵖᵃˢˢ ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ⁿᵉᵃʳˡʸ ᵃⁿʸ ᵇᵃʳʳᶦᵉʳ ᵗᵒ ʳᵉᵃᶜʰ ʰᵉʳ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈ ˢʰᵉ ˢᵒ ᵈᵉˢᶦʳᵉ. ______________________________________________

- Eye of Agamotto ______________________________________________

-  Cloak of Levitation

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Mjolnir/Mjölnir, The Hammer of Thor: Meaning and Symbolism in Norse Mythology

Mjolnir, the Hammer of Thor is undeniably one of the most popular fictional objects in popular culture today. It has been helped in no small part to that position by the spectacular success of the Avengers movie series and especially the popularity of Thor, the Norse god who wields it.

However, as is all too often the case with the Hollywood version of anything it portrays, almost everything the layperson learns about this mythological object by watching the films, from the story of its origins to the magical properties with which it is imbued, differs significantly from the original source material.

The Mjolnir/Mjölnir is actually part of the Norse mythology of the peoples of Scandinavia and tales of its creations and marvelous feats are about a thousand years old. The name, ‘Mjolnir’ is commonly accepted to mean ‘Lightning’ in the capacity as the hammer of the God of Thunder but the root word is more similar to the words ‘grind’ or ‘crush’.

Here, we delve into both the original myths that entranced the Norse people over centuries, and their modern counterparts created by storytellers today which are based loosely on those originals.

  The Mjölnir in Norse Mythology

The gods and goddesses of Norse mythology are rich, multi-layered characters, significantly more nuanced and ambiguous than their black-and-white depictions as heroes or villains that we see in Hollywood movies.

Most people are shocked to learn that the mighty Hammer of Thor was created not at the behest of a ‘good guy’ character liked Odin, Thor’s father, but by Loki, who is seen as Thor’s arch rival. Norse storytellers did not paint Loki as a villain per se but rather as a mischievous character; in fact, he is known as ‘The Trickster’ in the tales of old.

The story of the origin of Thor’s Hammer begins with Loki in an especially impish mood. While larking about, he decides to shave off the prized blonde tresses of Sif, Thor’s wife. The God of Thunder, always quick to ire and already sharing an acrimonious relationship with his brother, seizes Loki and is about to kill him when Loki pleads for a chance to redeem his wrong.

He proposes to travel all the way to Svartalfheim, home of the Dwarves, deep under the ground. The Dwarf race were regarded as master craftsmen and Loki suggested that they would be able to fashion a new head of golden hair for Sif more beautiful than the one he ruined. Thor spares him upon that promise and the irreverent god makes his way to Svartalfheim.

There, the sons of the dwarf Ivaldi with their vast talents did manage to create new golden locks for Sif, as well as Skidbladnir, a ship whose sails always swelled with a favorable wind and which could be folded up to fit in a pocket, and Gungnir, the deadliest of all spears.

Loki’s roguish impulses could always be counted on to find sport in any circumstance, and instead of leaving for Asgard with the three worthy treasures, he decided to indulge in his usual passion for trickery and mischief. Showing the golden tresses, ship and spear to two other Dwarf brothers, Brokkr and Sindri (or Etiri), he taunted them saying they could not match that level of craftsmanship.

The brothers accepted the challenge on a wager – if the gods in Asgard judged their creations to be superior to those of the sons of Ivaldi, they would have Loki’s head in return. Loki, complacent in the belief that the treasure he held could not be bested, amiably agreed.

Brokkr and Sindri made three magical masterpieces of their own. The first was Gullinbursti, a living boar with golden hair that gave off light in the dark and could run better than any horse through land, water or air. The second was Draupnir, a ring from which fell eight new golden rings of equal weight every ninth night.

The third was Mjölnir.

Apart from its exquisite craftsmanship, Mjölnir was created with spells that ensured that it would never miss its mark, and that it would always rebound back to its wielder. When the two dwarves presented them to the gods, Odin declared their creations superior to those of the Sons of Ivaldi. The hammer was presented to Thor in his capacity as defender of Asgard.

Thus, there was once a time when the character of Thor did not wield the Hammer that has become virtually synonymous with his name. Once it was in his hands, though, it is said that they will not be separated until the cataclysmic events of Ragnarok foretold in the Norse sagas.

We must remember, though, that it is a critical element of the way that the Norse sagas were constructed that duality and dichotomy were always an integral element of the narrative. The Hammer of Thor, for all its destructive power and primary role as a weapon of war, is also a tool of rejuvenation and regeneration, and the catalyst for the rebirth of the world after Ragnarok.

Mjölnir in Popular Culture

It is perhaps quite unfortunate that the image of the Mjolnir in popular culture has been molded from movies and comics rather than a reading of the original Norse sagas. However, it is also probably true that without those forays into popular media, the Norse gods, goddesses and their stories would never have entered the popular consciousness to the extent that they have.

There are actually three different origin stories for the Hammer of Thor in the comic world (upon which the movies starring Chris Hemsworth as Thor are based).

They all maintain that Mjolnir was crafted by Dwarven blacksmiths, but crucially also introduce the fictional element uru, a metal described as native to the Asgardian plane. Perhaps more importantly than any of the other variations from the original, the Hammer of Thor in the Marvel world carries an inscription on its side which reads:

Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.

The use of uru and the inscription are both plot devices that allow storylines which imbue the hammer with fantastical properties and create a variety of interesting story webs.

The Three Versions

The first and earliest version is virtually identical to the one found in the Norse saga; it does not differ dramatically from the tale told by the Norsemen of old because the authors tried to incorporate elements and characters from the original to create a tangible link between old and new.

The only significant difference was that Odin, the king of the Norse gods who was also known as Woden or Wotan wielded Mjolnir first, and only passed the hammer to Thor after the latter proved himself worthy.

The second version from the comics is the one incorporated into the storyline of the Thor movies starring Chris Hemsworth. In it, Mjolnir is created by the Dwarf blacksmiths Brock, Etiri and Buri upon the orders of Odin.

They craft it in an enchanted forge inside a dying star using a process is so powerful that it destroys the star and causes the cataclysmic events that wipe out the dinosaurs on Earth.

The third version speaks of a sentient being called the Mother Storm, a giant storm of galactic proportions that threatens Asgard. As king and defender of the realm, Odin engages it in battle, eventually defeating the mighty being and trapping it within a nugget of uru gifted to him by the Dwarven blacksmiths.

Wishing to harness its immense power as a tool and a weapon of war, Odin asked the dwarves to fashion the nugget into an object that he could wield. When the dwarves created Mjolnir upon his request, Odin found that he was unable to harness it with enough control for it to be a reliable asset.

He put the weapon aside and Mjolnir was forgotten for eons until Thor found it. He was able to lift the magical object, making it his personal weapon. This earned Mjolnir the moniker ‘Hammer of Thor’.

The Fantastic Abilities of Mjolnir

One of the most interesting elements of the modern legend behind the Hammer of Thor is that it cannot be lifted by an individual who is not pure of heart.

Forget the villains, even the most powerful and mighty of the heroes of the Marvel universe have been left found wanting in this regard. Certain individuals have been successful on occasion, and they include Superman, the Incredible Hulk and Thor’s grandfather, Bor.

For others, Mjolnir is simply an infinitely-heavy hammer-shaped object. Thor has, on several occasions, used this fantastic characteristic of his weapon to imprison his foes by simply placing it on them, rendering that individual immediately immobile.

Mjolnir as a Weapon and Tool

Mjolnir can be wielded as both an offensive and a defensive weapon. Possessing sufficient power to level mountains, it can emit blasts of mystical energy, control the electromagnetic force around an object, manipulate matter at a molecular level and generate powerful shockwaves that harness a planet’s gravitational force.

It also has the ability to generate a force field strong enough to contain an explosion so powerful that it is capable of destroying a galaxy, deflect and counter any offensive force and spontaneously destroy undead creatures like vampires.

The Hammer of Thor also possesses a variety of virtually limitless abilities including the creation of antimatter particles, tracking an individual or object, absorbing radioactive energy, detecting and projecting illusions, and can even summon the spirit of someone who swore upon it while alive.

Thor has used it for time travel and to manipulate the weather on a planetary scale, too. In some Marvel storylines, the Asgardian has used it to disguise himself in the appearance of a mortal, whereupon the Hammer projects itself as a walking cane.

The Hammer is intimately linked to Thor, and will fly back to his hands when summoned, even if it has to travel through entire planets on the way.

Can the Hammer of Thor Be Destroyed?

Its celestial origins imbue the hammer with virtual, but not complete, indestructibility.  However, that leaves ample room for a variety of situations where Thor has been left stunned at the damage and even the complete destruction of Mjolnir.

The most iconic of these at this point is the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, due for release in 2017. In it, one of Thor’s archrivals, the Asgardian Goddess of Death, Hela (portrayed by Cate Blanchett) is shown destroying Mjolnir during a battle with Thor.

How, or indeed if, Thor will be able to continue battle bereft of his primary weapon remains to be seen.

In the comic world, the Hammer of Thor has been damaged and destroyed a number of times. While it has survived bullets and anti-matter, force beams from Asgardian gods and goddesses, clashes against other uru weapons like those wielded by Loki’s Storm Giant army, and attacks from other celestial beings have left Mjolnir either in pieces or completely disintegrated.

One Marvel character, Molecule Man, even vaporized Mjolnir by destroying the bonds between the uru molecules that kept the relic together.

  Mjolnir Today

The fascinating original and modern myths and legends behind Mjolnir, the Hammer of Thor, make it one of the most popular objects from the ancient world with which we are familiar today.

It is commonly worn as a symbol on rings and pendants by those who aspire to the noble qualities possessed by Thor, the Norse God of Thunder.

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The Poetic Eddas

Lays of the Gods Voluspa

The Wise-Woman's Prophecy

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Hearing I ask from the holy races, From Heimdall's sons, both high and low; Thou wilt, Valfather, that well I relate Old tales I remember of men long ago.

I remember yet the giants of yore, Who gave me bread in the days gone by; Nine worlds I knew, the nine in the tree With mighty roots beneath the mold.

Of old was the age when Ymir lived; Sea nor cool waves nor sand there were; Earth had not been, nor heaven above, But a yawning gap, and grass nowhere.

Then Bur's sons lifted the level land, Mithgarth the mighty there they made; The sun from the south warmed the stones of earth, And green was the ground with growing leeks.

The sun, the sister of the moon, from the south Her right hand cast over heaven's rim; No knowledge she had where her home should be, The moon knew not what might was his, The stars knew not where their stations were.

Then sought the gods their assembly-seats, The holy ones, and council held; Names then gave they to noon and twilight, Morning they named, and the waning moon, Night and evening, the years to number.

At Ithavoll met the mighty gods, Shrines and temples they timbered high; Forges they set, and they smithied ore, Tongs they wrought, and tools they fashioned.

In their dwellings at peace they played at tables, Of gold no lack did the gods then know,-- Till thither came up giant-maids three, Huge of might, out of Jotunheim.

Then sought the gods their assembly-seats, The holy ones, and council held, To find who should raise the race of dwarfs Out of Brimir's blood and the legs of Blain.

There was Motsognir the mightiest made Of all the dwarfs, and Durin next; Many a likeness of men they made, The dwarfs in the earth, as Durin said.

Nyi and Nithi, Northri and Suthri, Austri and Vestri, Althjof, Dvalin, Nar and Nain, Niping, Dain, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Nori, An and Onar, Ai, Mjothvitnir.

Vigg and Gandalf) Vindalf, Thrain, Thekk and Thorin, Thror, Vit and Lit, Nyr and Nyrath,-- now have I told-- Regin and Rathsvith-- the list aright.

Fili, Kili, Fundin, Nali, Heptifili, Hannar, Sviur, Frar, Hornbori, Fræg and Loni, Aurvang, Jari, Eikinskjaldi.

The race of the dwarfs in Dvalin's throng Down to Lofar the list must I tell; The rocks they left, and through wet lands They sought a home in the fields of sand.

There were Draupnir and Dolgthrasir, Hor, Haugspori, Hlevang, Gloin,

Dori, Ori, Duf, Andvari, Skirfir, Virfir, Skafith, Ai.

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Alf and Yngvi, Eikinskjaldi, Fjalar and Frosti, Fith and Ginnar; So for all time shall the tale be known, The list of all the forbears of Lofar.

Then from the throng did three come forth, From the home of the gods, the mighty and gracious; Two without fate on the land they found, Ask and Embla, empty of might.

Soul they had not, sense they had not, Heat nor motion, nor goodly hue; Soul gave Othin, sense gave Hönir, Heat gave Lothur and goodly hue.

An ash I know, Yggdrasil its name, With water white is the great tree wet; Thence come the dews that fall in the dales, Green by Urth's well does it ever grow.

Thence come the maidens mighty in wisdom, Three from the dwelling down 'neath the tree; Urth is one named, Verthandi the next,-- On the wood they scored,-- and Skuld the third. Laws they made there, and life allotted To the sons of men, and set their fates.

The war I remember, the first in the world, When the gods with spears had smitten Gollveig, And in the hall of Hor had burned her, Three times burned, and three times born, Oft and again, yet ever she lives.

Heith they named her who sought their home, The wide-seeing witch, in magic wise; Minds she bewitched that were moved by her magic, To evil women a joy she was.

On the host his spear did Othin hurl, Then in the world did war first come; The wall that girdled the gods was broken, And the field by the warlike Wanes was trodden.

Then sought the gods their assembly-seats, The holy ones, and council held, Whether the gods should tribute give, Or to all alike should worship belong.

Then sought the gods their assembly-seats, The holy ones, and council held, To find who with venom the air had filled, Or had given Oth's bride to the giants' brood.

In swelling rage then rose up Thor,-- Seldom he sits when he such things hears,-- And the oaths were broken, the words and bonds, The mighty pledges between them made.

I know of the horn of Heimdall, hidden Under the high-reaching holy tree; On it there pours from Valfather's pledge A mighty stream: would you know yet more?

Alone I sat when the Old One sought me, The terror of gods, and gazed in mine eyes: "What hast thou to ask? why comest thou hither? Othin, I know where thine eye is hidden."

I know where Othin's eye is hidden, Deep in the wide-famed well of Mimir; Mead from the pledge of Othin each mom Does Mimir drink: would you know yet more?

Necklaces had I and rings from Heerfather, Wise was my speech and my magic wisdom; . . . . . . . . . . Widely I saw over all the worlds.

On all sides saw I Valkyries assemble, Ready to ride to the ranks of the gods; Skuld bore the shield, and Skogul rode next, Guth, Hild, Gondul, and Geirskogul. Of Herjan's maidens the list have ye heard, Valkyries ready to ride o'er the earth.

I saw for Baldr, the bleeding god, The son of Othin, his destiny set: Famous and fair in the lofty fields, Full grown in strength the mistletoe stood.

From the branch which seemed so slender and fair Came a harmful shaft that Hoth should hurl; But the brother of Baldr was born ere long, And one night old fought Othin's son.

His hands he washed not, his hair he combed not, Till he bore to the bale-blaze Baldr's foe. But in Fensalir did Frigg weep sore For Valhall's need: would you know yet more?

One did I see in the wet woods bound, A lover of ill, and to Loki like;

By his side does Sigyn sit, nor is glad To see her mate: would you know yet more?

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From the east there pours through poisoned vales With swords and daggers the river Slith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Northward a hall in Nithavellir Of gold there rose for Sindri's race; And in Okolnir another stood, Where the giant Brimir his beer-hall had.

A hall I saw, far from the sun, On Nastrond it stands, and the doors face north, Venom drops through the smoke-vent down, For around the walls do serpents wind.

I saw there wading through rivers wild Treacherous men and murderers too, And workers of ill with the wives of men; There Nithhogg sucked the blood of the slain, And the wolf tore men; would you know yet more?

The giantess old in Ironwood sat, In the east, and bore the brood of Fenrir; Among these one in monster's guise Was soon to steal the sun from the sky.

There feeds he full on the flesh of the dead, And the home of the gods he reddens with gore; Dark grows the sun, and in summer soon Come mighty storms: would you know yet more?

On a hill there sat, and smote on his harp, Eggther the joyous, the giants' warder; Above him the cock in the bird-wood crowed, Fair and red did Fjalar stand.

Then to the gods crowed Gollinkambi, He wakes the heroes in Othin's hall; And beneath the earth does another crow, The rust-red bird at the bars of Hel.

Now Garm howls loud before Gnipahellir, The fetters will burst, and the wolf run free; Much do I know, and more can see Of the fate of the gods, the mighty in fight.

Brothers shall fight and fell each other, And sisters' sons shall kinship stain; Hard is it on earth, with mighty whoredom; Axe-time, sword-time, shields are sundered, Wind-time, wolf-time, ere the world falls; Nor ever shall men each other spare.

Fast move the sons of Mim, and fate Is heard in the note of the Gjallarhorn; Loud blows Heimdall, the horn is aloft, In fear quake all who on Hel-roads are.

Yggdrasil shakes, and shiver on high The ancient limbs, and the giant is loose; To the head of Mim does Othin give heed, But the kinsman of Surt shall slay him soon.

How fare the gods? how fare the elves? All Jotunheim groans, the gods are at council; Loud roar the dwarfs by the doors of stone, The masters of the rocks: would you know yet more?

Now Garm howls loud before Gnipahellir, The fetters will burst, and the wolf run free Much do I know, and more can see Of the fate of the gods, the mighty in fight.

From the east comes Hrym with shield held high; In giant-wrath does the serpent writhe; O'er the waves he twists, and the tawny eagle Gnaws corpses screaming; Naglfar is loose.

O'er the sea from the north there sails a ship With the people of Hel, at the helm stands Loki; After the wolf do wild men follow, And with them the brother of Byleist goes.

Surt fares from the south with the scourge of branches, The sun of the battle-gods shone from his sword; The crags are sundered, the giant-women sink, The dead throng Hel-way, and heaven is cloven.

Now comes to Hlin yet another hurt, When Othin fares to fight with the wolf, And Beli's fair slayer seeks out Surt, For there must fall the joy of Frigg.

Then comes Sigfather's mighty son, Vithar, to fight with the foaming wolf; In the giant's son does he thrust his sword Full to the heart: his father is avenged.

Hither there comes the son of Hlothyn, The bright snake gapes to heaven above; . . . . . . . . . . Against the serpent goes Othin's son.

In anger smites the warder of earth,-- Forth from their homes must all men flee;- Nine paces fares the son of Fjorgyn, And, slain by the serpent, fearless he sinks.

The sun turns black, earth sinks in the sea, The hot stars down from heaven are whirled; Fierce grows the steam and the life-feeding flame, Till fire leaps high about heaven itself.

Now Garm howls loud before Gnipahellir, The fetters will burst, and the wolf run free; Much do I know, and more can see Of the fate of the gods, the mighty in fight.

Now do I see the earth anew Rise all green from the waves again; The cataracts fall, and the eagle flies, And fish he catches beneath the cliffs.

The gods in Ithavoll meet together, Of the terrible girdler of earth they talk, And the mighty past they call to mind, And the ancient runes of the Ruler of Gods.

In wondrous beauty once again Shall the golden tables stand mid the grass, Which the gods had owned in the days of old, . . . . . . . . . .

Then fields unsowed bear ripened fruit, All ills grow better, and Baldr comes back; Baldr and Hoth dwell in Hropt's battle-hall, And the mighty gods: would you know yet more?

Then Hönir wins the prophetic wand, . . . . . . . . . . And the sons of the brothers of Tveggi abide In Vindheim now: would you know yet more?

More fair than the sun, a hall I see, Roofed with gold, on Gimle it stands; There shall the righteous rulers dwell, And happiness ever there shall they have.

There comes on high, all power to hold, A mighty lord, all lands he rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

From below the dragon dark comes forth, Nithhogg flying from Nithafjoll; The bodies of men on his wings he bears, The serpent bright: but now must I sink