UPON HIS SHOULDERS PERCH TWO RAVENS, HUGINN AND MUNINN.
THEY CIRCLE THE EARTH BYDAY SEEING ALL, AT NIGHT THEY
REPORT TO HIM THE WORLD’S TIDINGS. HE WEARS A GOLDEN
HELMET AND A GOLDEN RING, AT HIS SIDE SIT TWO WOLVES.
HIS WEAPONS A MAGIC SWORD AND A SPEAR CALLED GUNGNIR,
THEY ARE CARVED WITH RUNES. HIS EIGHT LEGGED HORSE SLEIPNIR
CARRIES HIM OVER LAND SEA AND AIR,
THE BRINGER OF THE VALIANT DEAD,
THE EINHERJAR, FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
ACROSS THE RAINBOW BRIDGE TO VALHALLA.

FOR A SINGLE DRINK OF THE ENCHANTED WATER HE PAID WITH ONE EYE,
HE WAS GRANTED SUPREME WISDOM. HE IS THE GOD OF POETRY,
SORCERY, AND DEATH. WOUNDED, PIERCED BY
A SPEAR HE HUNG UPSIDE DOWN FOR NINE DAYS.
FASTING AND AGONY HE MADE OF HIMSELF
A SACRIFICE TO HIMSELF. GIVEN NO BREAD NOR
MEAD HE LOOKED DOWN, AND WITH A LOUD
CRY FELL SCREAMING FROM THE WORLD TREE.
IN A FLASH OF INSIGHT THE SECRET MAGIC OF THE
RUNES WAS REVEALED TO HIM. HE TOOK UP THE RUNES AND MASTERED THEM,
EIGHTEEN POWERFUL CHARMS FOR PROTECTION, SUCCESS IN BATTLE,
LOVEMAKING, HEALING AND THE POWER TO BRING
BACK THE DEAD.

HIS SACRED BLOOD MIXED WITH BLACK WIND AND RAIN
WEPT DOWN FROM THE WORLD TREE DEEP INTO THE EARTH.
HE COMMANDED THE EARTH TO CRACK OPEN AND TO SPEW FORTH THE
STRONGEST OF THE STRONG!

ON THIS DAY HE DID BESTOW UNTO THE WORLD THE SONS OF ODIN!