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The Voluspa Futhark
FEHU
A flame burns in the icy darkness
URUZ
Audhumla kicks up her heels in the Ginnungagap
THURISAZ
Ymir, the first giant, emerges from the ice
ANSUZ
The gods of our Folk appear
RAIDHO
From chaos Odhinn creates order
KENAZ
Sun and moon they bring, and with these night and day
GEBO
Life gave they to Ask and Embla, life and breath and goodly hue
WUNJO
In holy frith dwelt we then, and prospered
HAGALAZ
Thrice in the Aesir's fire Gullveig burned
NAUTHIZ
For her weregild the Vanir waged war
ISA
But against the frost giants a truce was forged
JERA
Freyr and Freyja to Asgard the first harvest bring
EIHWAZ
Nine nights Odhinn the World Tree rides
PERTHO
Into the Well for knowledge He casts an eye
ELHAZ
Among the dead upon Heid the Valkyries He fathers
SOWILO
While Odhinn plots and plans, Asa-Thor the mighty Mjollnir wields
TIWAZ
Bound Fenris rends from Tyr the promised hand
BERKANO
Frigga's tears wash Baldor's pale white corpse
EHWAZ
Eight swift hooves upon Hel's bridge clatter
MANNAZ
Wolf age howls, and Rig's offspring quarrel upon the quaking earth
LAGUZ
Loki unbound a dread ship steers toward Ragnarok
INGWAZ
Surt's dark flame the shining Harvest Lord consumes
DAGAZ
Darkness feasts on bloody Vigrid plain, but the fallen god a new day soon shall
bring
OTHILA
In fresh green fields shall Lif and Liftrasir on golden tafl boards play . . .
someday.
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Boar's Heart, 2003