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                            ~ About this Poetry Collection & Acknowledgments ~

I dedicate this collection to Odin, the poets´ friend and patron of skalds, giver of divine inspiration,
Master of Fury and Seeker of Ecstasy. May the Wanderer inspire many of us.

"And a drink I got
from the precious mead
taken from Odhroerir.
Then I began to thrive 
and be wise,
and to grow and to prosper." - Havamal

As told in the Icelandic Edda, Odin gains the cauldron with the Mead of Inspiration - named Odhroerir ("Frenzy-Stirrer") -
from a giant that had hidden, but not used it. Odin grants a drink from it to worthy poets, and from that time
humans have been known to receive Odin´s gift of creative madness.

Naturally, the Icelandic skalds (composers of praise poetry and songs for their lords) considered Odin their patron. But this is just one of his copious aspects, as he is also God of ecstasy in all its guises, war, magic, the runes, death, storm, the Wild Hunt, and even healing. These aspects are mirrored in the about 200 poetic synonyms (heiti) and complex metaphors (kenningar) for him that were handed down to us by the skalds !
Some of these you will find in our poems here.

You are invited to post your own Norse-themed / heathen poems here for the world to see! 
Poetry lives by being read and shared, and what better place for this than the web?  Read here how to Submit a Poem. Go ahead !

I say a big, heartfelt "Thank you!" to the many poets and artists
that gave their permission to display their works. Without their generosity, this collection would simply not be possible. Over the years, I have received many encouraging emails with positive feedback, from sincere appreciation to glowing praise, and I would like to pass that praise on to all you skalds out there!

There are very few authors whom I´ve not been able to contact despite my best efforts, and believe me I´ve tried. I do hope they do not mind their excellent works being displayed here meanwhile, with proper credits. If you discover something of yours here you want changed, removed, or attributed with a courtesy link, please tell me.

I have placed my own poems in the
Common Domain, so you may use them privately and publicly without contacting me, as long as the poem remains unchanged, including copyright notice and the Common Domain License below the poem.

Be reading you!
                                   Michaela

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