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Heathen(-friendly)
Sites with Poems
International Heathen Poetry Sites
Heathen Poetry...
...Magazines
...Forums & eGroups
...Webrings
...Books
Heathen Prose: Online, books, audiobooks
Poetry Resources Online & Poetry Resource Books
Old Languages: Online resources, sources & translations
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Norse Mythology Artwork Links
Heathen Links of Interest
Heathen(-friendly) Sites with Poems
Meadhall:
Asatru Jack
Hart´s site, including the medieval
rune poems, modern
rune poems by various authors
-
submissions welcome! Good essays for poetry writing, and
Jack´s own translation of the Voluspa with annotations.
Two Ravens Kindred has great poetry & myths by Patricia Lafayllve, Mike Hicks & others
Jordsvin´s
Norse Heathen Poetry
Serious and hilariously fun poems ! Check his site also for general information on Asatru, and articles on
Seidhr.
AET
- Assembly of The Elder Troth
BIG poem collection of some 50
works! Artwork & articles, extensive link collection.
Wodensharrow is down with both mirror sites. If it reappears anytime, anywhere, please let me know!
Oakhedge.net - Litanies to Freya, Frey and Thor.
Word
Hoard of the Ravenswood Kindred. A collection of nine poems; writings and drawings.
Frigga´s
Web poetry and lyrics by Winifred Rose
Catamount
Grange Hearth - Piparskeggr´s
Site. Scroll down to "Poetry Page 1 and 2" (Ullr,
Skadi).
Thorshof.org
- Scroll way down to the Poetry Section. Good artwork by Thorskegga Thorn.
APT - Association of Polytheist Traditions -
10 fine poems.
Jim Johnston´s Norsery Rhymes
- on the Northvegr
Site.
Ottercat
- More of his poetry, and a good article: "Hello Death:
Death and the Northern Hero".
Millerstead
Kindred - The poetry of Dan Ralph Miller
Dar Williams: The Christians & The Pagans - Lyrics
& MP3
SpindleNBroom
- Yahoo group centered on the Norse Goddesses and Frigga´s Handmaidens; poetry
under "Files"
Odin
and Thor in China (Part
1-8) Be
prepared for a very unusual experience !
Parts 9-13 not online as yet, author can be contacted via Chivalry-is-yet-a-guide
Yahoo Group.
Ratatosk
Beautiful one-page comic strip with a new myth, on Bill´s Comic Site.
The
Havamal in Esperanto!
International Heathen Poetry Sites
Frigga´s Webstek
Many Dutch heathen songs, poems and sheet music by Frigga Asraaf & others; some
also in English.
Heathen(-friendly) (Poetry) Magazines & Places to Publish
The
Troth
- Great
site, lots of lore. Their journal Idunna publishes poetry & articles.
Ship of Fools
- Jack Hart´s
Poetry Magazine
Non-heathen magazine, but Jack publishes Asatru poems if they can be
understood by a general audience. Submissions welcome !
The
Runestone Journal - Magazine of the AFA (Asatru Folk
Assembly)
Submissions are welcome and accepted year round at:
therunestone@yahoo.com.
Google
Directory: Pagan Magazines and E-zines
Heathen Poetry
Forums and Groups
Beliefnet - Pagan/Heathen Spiritual Poetry & Prose Board (archive)
Heathen Poetry Hall - Yahoo group for discussing and sharing poetry, founded by Matilda Marks. Feel free to join !
Asatru Lore Skald´s Corner -> Poetry.
The
Darkest Dream - Dark Poetry with Pagan/Heathen Poetry Board
Heathen Webrings
Pagan &
Heathen Poets,
Asatru & Heathen Webring,
Nordic Art Webring,
The Ring of the Nibelung
Exploring
The Northern Tradition
by Galina Krasskova. With numerous poetic invocations to the Norse Gods.
Walking
toward Yggdrasil by Galina Krasskova. Also available from
Lulu.com.
27 intense, devotional poems about Odin. Mystical and haunting. Bilingual
English/German (Translation to German by me.)
The
Whisperings of Woden : Nine Nights of Devotional Practice
by Galina Krasskova.
A heartfelt collection
of poems and meditations celebrating Woden.
Odhroerir: Nine Devotional Tales of Odin's Journeys
by Laure Lynch - with online preview pages
Including several Odin poems. Nine short stories written as a devotional offering. Bold re-interpretations of familiar stories:
The winning of the Mead of Poetry, the death of Balder, and Odin’s sacrifice of self to Self.
Other tales take the reader on absorbing new adventures. A sequel to
"Odhroerir" is upcoming.
A Devotional: Honoring Thor and Family
by Robert Etter.
Trickster, My Beloved: Poems for Laufey's Son
by Elizabeth Vongvisith
A collection of 27 devotional poems for and about Loki.
From the Heart,
For the Heart by Tracy Nichols
A collection of essays, prayers, and poems about the Trickster Loki. Available
as print or download.
Jotunbok
- The new book by Raven Kaldera - Poetry,
new
myths and UPGs in poetry and prose about Gunnlod, Loki, Hel and all kinds
of giants.
No "lore", but very inspiring. Even if you don´t agree, it makes
fabulous reading.
Sommer & Other Poems by Juleigh Howard-Hobson.
A limited edition formalist-heathen poetry book,
available through RavensHalla Arts (ravenshalla@yahoo.com), $8 postpaid, worldwide.
Poetry
books by Pipaskeggr: "Skaldic Pebble" - anthology of 40 poems, everyday and sacral.
"The Piparskeggrsmal" - collection of aphorisms in the tradition of the Havamal.
For
"Unfinished Skaldstone" (books 1 and 2 - mostly everyday heathen poems, some on the UPG
side) contact Pip directly at Catamount
Grange.
Norse Myths, Heathen Prose, New Myths,
Short Stories...
... to read online:
Oak Hedge -
Stories - 4 wonderful stories, also
suitable for children
Jotunbok - online
- New myths about Gunnlod, Loki, Heimdall,... on Raven Kaldera´s Cauldron Farm
Skegga´s
Edda - Old and New Myths told by Thorskegga Thorn !
Freya
- Goddess of Love, Beauty, and War - New tales about the Goddess
by Brad Johnson, images, cat stories.
A celebration of the Vanadis, and of female beauty.
Two Ravens Kindred - Three fine myths under
"Gathered by the Hearth-Fire".
...books to buy:
Jotunbok by Raven Kaldera
et al.: Stories, poems, invocations;
featuring *much* more material than the online Jotunbok.
Days in Midgard: A Thousand Years On
by Steven Thor Abell: A collection of stories based on the lore.
Available at
Amazon.com and
BarnesandNoble.com .
Steve Abell is a writer, actor, and storyteller. He is known for his unique
stage presence,
and has been performing the "Days in Midgard" stories at Pantheacon
since 2003.
...on CD´s and Audiobooks:
Hand
and Word - Storytellers - Featuring Storyteller P. D. Brown,
who draws inspiration
from the tradition of skalds, scops and bards. Live performances,
essay on Icelandic poetry, sagas and literature.
P. D.
Brown´s CDs - Two double CDs full of enthralling retellings of the Norse myths, also featuring
a
Yuletide ghost
story, a little-known folk-tale about Freya, and episodes from the Egilssaga.
MP3 clips online.
Tales from the Norse Legends
Audio CD (Junior Classics,1995) by Edward Ferrie and Benjamin Soames.
An apt retelling of our myths, thrilling for adults and children alike,
accompanied by classical music.
Aergeweorc: Old English Verse and Prose
- Audio Cassette
Poetry:
...Poetry Resources Online:
Wikipedia: Alliterative Poetry (=Stave Rhyming)
Meadhall Jack Hart on basics & more of various techniques, endrhyme, alliteration, rhythm... Recommended !
Poetry.com - Looking for a rhyme, synonym, definition, homophone ? Search feature finds it for you ! Free poetry contest online, poetic techniques
RhymeZone - Rhyme words etc. search feature, similar to Poetry.com
Shadowpoetry.com
Recommended resource if you write yourself ! Explains types of poetry, Haiku, famous
poets, writing resources...
Modern
Poetry: The PoetryMagic Home Page
How do we create a poem? What are its functions, and
what ideas lie behind the art ? Very insightful and practical.
Bartleby.com - Classical literature and verse resource.
Poet´s Corner - User-friendly library: Thousands of works by hundreds of authors covering thousands of years.
Everypoet.com - Find your favorites in this classical poetry archive.
Poetryconnection.net - Resource for classical poetry
PoemHunter.com - ditto, including modern lyrics.
...Poetry Resource Books:
A
History of Old Norse Poetry and Poetics by Margaret
Clunies-Ross.
90$ in hardcover, but only 10$ as
digital book!
The Structure of Old Norse Drottkvaett Poetry by Kari Gade
Old Icelandic Poetry: Eddic Lay and Skaldic Verses by Peter Hallberg
The Earliest English Poems
Michael Alexander: U of Calif Press, 1970).
Anglo-Saxon Poetry
S.A.J. Bradley (Dent, 1982).
Amazon
search results: Books on Anglo-Saxon Poetry - a lot!
Old Languages: Online sources & translations, resources & info
Internet Archive -
Great online resource for finding older, free books as downloadable PDFs, e.g. Grimm's "Teutonic Mythology",
"The
Mythology of Britain and Ireland" by Charles Squires, "The History of
Ancient Vinland" by Thormod Torfason.
Search for "Norse Mythology", "Norse
History", or Public Domain "Edda" translations.
Internet Sacred Text Archive - Several free translations of Eddas (e.g. Bellows transl. ), Sagas, and modern retellings like "Children of Odin".
"The Eddas" by
James Chisholm. - Side-to-side Old Norse-English! Despite its title, only
the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda.
Apparently out of print.
Available online
as
PDF or
ZIP.
Heimskringla.no - The texts from the Heimskringla in Denish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic and Faroese. No English.
Háttatal - online at Heimskringla.no. The complete third part of Snorri´s Edda in original Icelandic, listing all Old Norse verse meters.
Kvæðamannafélagsins Iðunnar
(www.rimur.is) - Extensive Icelandic resource
explaining the alliteration, the rimur (verse meters),
the Hattatal etc., mostly written by Sv. Beinteinsson
Germanic
Lexicon Project - Old Norse & Icelandic: Cleasby and Vigfusson's
dictionary, Zoega's dictionary,
Bosworth and Toller's Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, grammars and dictionaries of
Gothic, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German.
The International Saga Conferences in Uppsala, Sweden -
Yearly event. Download papers of previous conferences.
The Online
Medieval & Classical Library
Translations of Njal's Saga, Laxdaela Saga,
Eyrbyggja Saga, Heitharviga Saga, Kormak´s Saga, Grettir´s Saga,
The Story of the Volsungs ("Volsungasaga"),
Anonymous (Translation: William Morris & Eirikr Magnusson)
Nibelungenlied, Anonymous
(Translation: Daniel B. Shumway)
Heimskringla (aka "The Chronicle of
the Kings of Norway"), by Snorri Sturluson (Translation: Samuel Laing)
Danish History (Books I-IX), by
Saxo Grammaticus (Translation: Oliver Elton)
The
Northvegr Foundation:
- Northern
European Studies Texts BIG compilation of primary and
secondary sources;
- Language
Resources on Icelandic, Old English and Gothic
Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages An international project to edit the corpus of medieval Norse-Icelandic skaldic poetry.
Old Norse etexts - very big collection.
Old English made easy - Exactly that.
The Myth of the Anglo-Saxon Oral Poet Article.
Beowulf on Steorarume *Vast* and highly qualified link collection: Beowulf online translations, Old English / Anglo-Saxon / Old Germanic/ Viking texts, resources on literature, languages, history, culture, religion...
Beowulf Online - Translation, very easily navigable.
Jörmungrund - Old Icelandic literature, esp. Eddaic and Skaldic poetry - side-to-side comparison of texts from different manuscripts. Kennings assorted by subject & word stem and indexed by source !
Internet Medieval Sourcebook - Selected sources about early Germanic peopel (e.g.Franks, Anglo-Saxons, Ostrogoths, Visgoths, Lombards)
Saganet - Icelandic medieval literature. Mirror site.
Netutgafan - Old Icelandic texts: Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda , Gylfaginning , Heimskringla , Íslendingasögur , Íslendingaþættir , Landnámabók (Sturlubók) , Jómsvíkinga saga
Heliand - (Wikipedia) One of the very few examples of the poetical literature of the old Saxons.
Opentopia Encyclopedia: The Poetic Edda - Excellent primer on the structure and content of the P.E., and descriptions of many lays.
Norse Mythology Encyclopedia on Cybersamurai.net - Extensive resource.
Old Norse for Beginners
- Lessons; including a very thorough discussion of the
Runatals thattr, and a guide on the
Pronounciation of
Old Norse .
Wikipedia Book Sources - for searching books in international library catalogues.
Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda
Online database, digitized version of Guðni Jónsson and Bjarni Vilhjálmsson´s three-volume popular edition of Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda (1943-44).
Project Runeberg - Free electronic editions of old books from Sweden and the Nordic countries.
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