Odin´s Gift - Norse Heathen Poetry & Songs

Welcome ! I´m Michaela. Read, enjoy & share your poems with others ! Discover the beauty of
Norse mythology in guises both old and new. Feel free to participate, and come back to visit. Over 1.100 works.
1 in June, check "The latest". A big "Thank You" to all contributors who made this collection possible !
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Poems: My own, e.g.

Poems: By many others, e.g.

Midsummer Song &MP3 *New*

Land of Ice and Fire Cameron La Follette

The Darkest Midnight in December &MP3 Yule song

Do Not Forget Johnny Whitebread

What Shall We Sing to Frey

Winter Without End Justin D. Blackford

One Of Odin´s Now &MP3 Parody song

Guest at the Feast John T Mainer

Gods of my Life &MP3 Song

An Invitation For Frigga Larisa C Pole

Poems: Norse Historical & Classical Poetry
All Rune Poems, a "best of" from Eddas and Sagas,
from the Middle Ages to early 20th century,
including Scandinavian, Faroese & German works.

Links to Poetry
...to other heathen poetry sites, magazines, forums, books;
sources, translations & help concerning Old Norse;
Norse mythology artwork & sites of general interest

Music & Songs: Heathen Songbook Online
Lyrics, MP3 and sheet music. Find & share songs for ritual, children or fun!

Music & Songs: Northern Music Links
to Heathen albums, online music, websites, radio stations and projects; broad overview from Folk to Metal.

Poems: International Multilingual Poetry
Heathens of Midgard, unite :-) ! In Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian...

Special Themes
A crossover of poems arranged in new ways, e.g. Yule Songs, Alliterative Poetry, Poetic Forms, Common Domain Poetry...

Stories & Myths
Norse stories & new myths in mythological or modern settings. With Prose Readings as MP3.

Tips for Poets
Just getting started? Exploring new possibilities?
Find down-to-earth, practical tips for what to
do when giddy with Poets´ Mead.

News in the World of Heathen Poetry & Prose
A message board for upcoming devotionals and books, calls for submissions etc.

Common Domain
Keep your copyright, allow people to share & pass your poetry on to friends. Help your poem to become widely known. This is how.

Non-Norse Poems by me

Non-Norse Poems by others

My other sites:

Loki´s Laughter - Heathen Humor
Jokes, funny stories and weirder humor than you´re
used to from Odin´s Gift.

Skaldenmet (German)
German Asatru Poetry & Songs Collection.
The sister site of Odin´s Gift.

Asatru-Ring Frankfurt (Bilingual English/German)
Articles on spiritual practice & living Asatru in daily modern life and within the larger community.
Active heathen group. International contacts welcome!

Asatru-Stammtisch Frankfurt (German)
Monthly heathen pubmoot. Visiting near Frankfurt?
Drop by! Most of us speak English (more or less ;-).

Submitted works and artwork are the sole property of and copyrighted by their authors.
No distribution or use without their consent, unless indicated otherwise; I´ll forward requests.
My own poems are in the Common Domain, and according to these liberal conditions may be freely used, distributed, posted, displayed on websites etc. In case you´d like to put them in print, please drop me an email - it flatters me no end ;-).

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