The Story of the Aesir 

The Aesir Saga was composed in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The line form was created at a later date, and is ommited from this edition, although the line form is eluded to in notes.

        1 Odhinn ascended, with Hoenir to heights unknown

            Ginnungagap below, great Itha Plain above;

            ascended they further and on Itha Plain built

            Odhinn great Ase-home, Hoenir great Ase-home.

            2. Asgard still empty, Allfather found Fjorgynn,

            for frith from Fjorgynn filled Asgard forthwith;

            frolic finding frith, Fjorgynn finds Odhinn;

            with Fjolnir Fjorgynn was pregnant with life.

   3. Fjorgynn bore Fjolnir’s sons, first came ardent Thorr,

            a brother soon followed, Aesir Meili and Thorr;

            kept Fjorgynn her sons keeper from harms way,

        until the time to teach, unless from harm hide them.

            4. Loki finding Ase-Home, finding from fiery flame,

            Odhinn found Loki friends fast became they;

            Laufey-s son Loki soon friend of Odhinn,

            became as blood, for blood brothers became.

            5. Hand to knife finding, hand to knife cutting

            blood on Itha Plain dripped, blending to the other

            as Lopt-s friend by Odhinn Aesir became by blood;

      boasted Odhinn of mead, boast Lopt-s blood-brother:

        mead would drink not lest mead would Loki partake.

            6. As Thorr grew older Aesir Odhinn, Hoenir

        with Loki dids’t teach him with Fjorgynn fear finding;

       Odhinn spoke of knowledge, Hoenir spoke of senses,

            Loki spoke of Jotnar, liked not Fjorgynn her ears.

         7. Fjorgynn liked not these things, Loki, Odhinn and Hoenir

       spoke of danger and deeds, spoke of ill-willed Jotuns;

            hiding Meili from these, hiding Meili from danger,

            Frigg flew forth freely, fleeing free to Asgard. (1)

    8. Not all was learned of the near and far worlds before

            Asa-Thórr came of age, Asa-Thorr knew not all;

         worlds within the World Tree, warrant his protection

            from the Utgards withal, from the Jotuns within.

            9. Asgard now empty, Allfather found Frigg,

            for frith from Frigg filled Asgard forthwith;

            frolic finding frith, Frigg finds Odhinn;

            with Fjolnir Frigg was pregnant with life.

          10. Allfather with Frigg shared Ase-Hamr with wife,

            Asynjur Frigg became, Asa-Wife of Odhinn;

            Frigg then found her home, Fensalir the great Hall

          on Itha Plain was built, oathed of Odhinn was Frigg.

            11. Within Fensalir Frigg found her hand-maidens:

            Syn, Eir, and Fulla, Sjofn, and Lofn,

            Vor, Hlin, and Snotra, Vara, and Saga,

            lastly Gna, all for Frigg, giving Goddesses all.

            12. Frigg bore Fjolnir’s sons, in Fensalir bore sons,

            first came faithful Tyr, first in Fensalir born;

            a brother soon followed, Aesir Tyr and Hermodh,

            Sons of Allfather, sons of Odhinns-Oathed.

     13. Tyr with Hermodh grew, with teachings they grew,

            Aesir Odhinn, Hoenir and Loki dids-t teach them;

        Odhinn spoke of knowledge, Hoenir spoke of senses,

            Loki spoke of Jotnar, lurking dangers of worlds.

            14. As siblings they grew, as siblings they aged,

            Tyr learned many things, teachings of Aesir;

            Hermodh-s brother then having come of age,

            with Hermodh together, went forward to Odhinn.

           15. Odhinn gave unto Tyr, Odhinn gave to his sons,

            To Hermodh gave byrnie, Tyr objectivity;

           for Hermodh a helmet, for Tyr, sword gave Odhinn,

       finely embroidered clothes, from Fensalir gave Frigg.

            16. Objectivity Tyr took, Tyr then ordered all,

            for the worlds knew not the ordering ways;

            bringer of order, bringing Midgard might,

    further ordered brave Tyr, fashioning worlds from dust.

            17. Asgard near empty, Odhinn found Frigg,

            for frith from Frigg filled Asgard forthwith;

            frolic finding frith, Frigg finds Odhinn,

            with Fjolnir Frigg was pregnant with life.

          18. Frigg bore Fjolnir-s sons, in Fensalir bore sons,

            first came fare Baldr, in Fensalir born first;

            a brother soon followed, Aesir Baldr and Hodh,

            sons of Allfather, sons of Odhinn-s-Oathed.

       19. Friggs' maidens raised them, fair Baldr and Hodh,

            as siblings they grew, as siblings they aged;

            Sjofn taught Baldr love, taught Eir, Baldr to heal,

            from Snotra wisdom, for Hodh was as a child.

            20. Sif then to Ase-Home suredly behind Thorr,

   Thorr with Goldenhaired Sif shared Ase-Hamr with wife;

            Asynjur Sif became, Asa-Wife of strong Thorr,

            together they built Thrudheim on Itha Plain.

21. There was then great frith, then from Jotunheim came

            sisters three, etins all, spinning the webs of fate;

            Urdh, Verdhandi, and Skuld, verily deciding,

            none shall challenge them, none shall deny them.

Note:

1. See The Lay of Meili 

Glossary

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