The All-Father’s Prayer

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…

NaPoWriMo Day 17

A rough draft today—this may undergo some major editing in the future. Line lengths need trimming and repositioning, and I want to add more detailed descriptions. Today's prompt became the start of a new myth. I've long considered the life-and-death yin-yang nature of Iduna and Hel(a). There are no attestations that these two ever met.…

NaPoWriMo Day 6

Today's prompt directed participants to pick a number, then write a poem with the words on that row. I cheated, and instead of picking a number first, I perused the list and chose the one(s) I wanted to do. I had to, in order to work around the prompt so I could make it related…