Ready early for a change (i.e. poetry alert)...

[hearthstone]

Winter Finding is coming up in about a week and a half, and I committed to writing something for Skadhi. Since where we live, we often have full fall colors by the equinox, it is a good time to welcome the winter which is coming very, very soon; therefore, we honor Skadhi and UllR then, both gods of winter and of hunting. We ask for their blessings on any hunting that our folks will be doing (we have several hunters in our group), and for safety during our winter travels. (I've lived here most of my life and I'm still a big wuss when it comes to driving in a blizzard.) Anyway, I finished it! I'm sure it's not brilliant (and it's definitely not skaldic) but I'm not displeased with it.


Skadhi, clear-eyed huntress and bow-woman,
Thjazi's daughter, battle-maid avenging
with flashing sword his death, accepter
of weregild, courageous and beautiful
bride of brave Njord, sea-god and shore-dweller
whose hall you left for the peaks of Thrymheim.
Dear to you are the howls of wolves, Skadhi,
dark lady who brings the snows of winter;
the fiercest storms and deadly ice are yours.
Guide our arrows to their goals, shining one,
keep us safe in our winter travels.
Hail Skadhi!


I guess I need to find out if anyone else is planning on writing something for UllR.