Aldafaðr, who art in Asgard, 
Sacred is thy wisdom. 
Thy power be hale, 
Thy wyrd be well 
On Midgard, as the Norns weave for all realms. 
Protect us this day from the World Serpent 
And shield us from Loki’s mischief 
As we shield our kin from blunder and shame. 
Lead us brave in the face of Ragnarök 
And empower our shield wall, 
For thine is the hearth, 
The warrior, and the skill, 
Until the end. So it is.  
Til slutten. Slik er det. 

• Author’s Notes:
  • I had the Lord’s Prayer drilled into me during my Lutheran/Catholic childhood. I kinda hate that I can still recite it from memory. This was a personal challenge I put to myself to reflect my journey from Christian to Northern Tradition pagan.
  • I chose to invoke Odin’s epithet as close to the original language as possible to show reverence, however it’s perfectly acceptable to say “All-father” if you can’t pronounce it.
  • The last line is a repetition of the penultimate line, in Norwegian.
  • This is not meant for reconstructionist Norse faith (Asatru / Heathenry) as I’m sure my ancestors did not have any prayer like this. The Lord’s Prayer would have been taught to Christian converts as it appears in the Bible (whatever translation), not retroactively changed for Odin.
  • Feel free to adopt this for your own tradition or practice. Reposts are allowed, just be sure to credit me as the author!