The Profecy of Nanna

I put this into verse form after much contemplation near the contnental divide in Colorado. This is in the first person as if spoken by Nanna. Notes follow each stanza when needed.

l. Allfather prepares, alfs discern the way,
a wise Van knows, while wise Hoenir awaits;
norns point the way, new aeons give birth,
thurses and jotuns wait, as valkyries for war.

2. The Aesir shall suffer, their fates known to all,
but their seerers mistake, the young fruit-maid's runes;
her fate Holde guards, a fate long hidden,
from the Great-Host, from her brother.

3. I was given a gift, I who am of grief-death
was by Odhinn given, wolf-guise in Helja's hall;
I changed disposition, confused with illusion,
I altered appearance, sorrow I know. Know still more?

4. Hugin shall soar high, to seek out the fruit-maid,
the Aesir are anxious, for the young one's return;
to the longing-for-life, to dream is to suffer,
dim dreams surfeit those, who death longs for, or Holds.

5. Svartalfs shall grow numb, shall fail their powers,
the Wyrm will eat itself, as Ginnungagap wanes;
the Allwise fells often, and they rise in the morn,
again he reasembles, the fallen fighting always.

6. No longer shall stand fast, not the earth or the sun,
the stream of destruction, shall stay no more aloft;
Hidden deep in Mim's well, Holde holds what she has,
silence awaits answer, sorrow I know. Know still more?

7. The young'one shall dwell, years at Helgard's root,
she will fall from the yew, will fall down Yggdrasil;
men call her Idunna, fruit-maid to wise one's,
the Goddess of youth, golden apple giver.

8. Unhappy she shall seem, she shall learn her true fate,
under the lofty tree, under the root comes fate;
she will be fast with fear, when Holde comes to her,
fate finds as Holde holds, fate finds death to often.

9. Odhinn shall select Ase, to ask Nanna, myself,
the fate Idunna, of the dead Worlds of men,
of fate, and Ragnarok; forward shall come Heimdallr,
with Bragi and Loki, sorrow I know. Know still more?

10. Naught shall I say, naught will I utter
in responce to Bright-One, in responce to them all;
my tears shall fall fast, grief from my brain-shields,
my powers shall be numbed, my powers exhausted.

ll. The fated one shall then, come forward from her death,
Jorun she will be then, Hoenir's silent partner;
the more they ask her, the less she shall speak,
all words will flow in vain, words will be as silence.

12. Formost will be Heimdallr, the watcher of the horn,
bringing with him Loki, Bragi shall stand outside;
her time will come to pass, her time will come as death,
I too shall hear nothing, sorrow I know. Know still more?

l3. Odhinn's warriors, will attain to the wine-hall,
brought to the palace, by the sons of the past;
shall enter Ygg's heroes, to salute the Aesir,
this is the final feasting, of the einherjars's mead.

14. They will wish Odhinn health, and wish him contentment,
with well-being ever, to brew his ale for feast;
the drinkers are blissful, to joy at the tankard,
within Odhinn's high hall, will be the fated ones.

15. At the feast the Gods will, ask of Heimdallr the fate,
and the Goddesses shall, ask of Loki the fate;
until darkness shall fall, until the fate is told,
they too shall hear nothing, sorrow I know. Know still more?

16. Ill they shall think resolved, this matter of silence,
cunning they will need, to call her utterance;
an answer she'll not give, as the cock crows loudly,
as the wolf is set free, the sound of Wyrd, her voice.

17. Odhinn shall speak then, all shall hear him say:
"this night shall be used, for new thought for counsel;
each one who can, each by the morrow,
find some solution, for the Aesir's weal."

18. At the mountains rim, round the wintry earth
the offspring of Fenris, will fall ending an age;
the Gods will leave the feast, giving praise to Odhinn,
and to the fated Frigg that night, sorrow I know. Know still more?

19. Will wane then Odhinn's hall, hands will grow numb with fate,
the white sword-Ase shall, then sound his great horn;
unconsciousness reigns, on the midnight breath,
thought fails in tired beings, Frigg shall find her fate.

20. Waning Ginnungagap, was the last of the Wyrm,
warding Thorr with Mjollnir, burst assunder the Wyrm;
the branches of Yggdrasil, to be filled with once more,
Odhinn, Frigg and Thorr trade, with Hodh, Baldr and I.

21. At the nourishing earth's, afar northern horse-door,
'neath the noble yew-tree, near the farthest dark root,
will have gone to their lairs, hags, alfs and the like,
later to return home, sorrow I know. Know still more?

22. Heimdallr shall spring once more, shining upon Bifrost,
on Itha-plain will be built, a hall of shining gold;
Gimli will it be called, and from there will Hoenir,
and will Jorun speak, freely as I fathom.

Notes:

1. This is after the Earth is dead, killed by the sun in its red giant stage. According to quantum physics the Universe will contract after the expansion is complete. We equate this with the Midgard serpent continuing to grow until it must "eat itself" thus a metaphor for the shrinking universe. This verse simply states that Odhinn is preparing for the end (Ragnarok). The Vanir know what will happen in the end, Hoenir waits his turn in the High Seat, the norns are in more than complete control. Uncountless years pass as they prepare for Ragnarok.

2. Idunna vanishes and the Aesir begin to age: they do rune castings but cannot find the answer that only Holde knows. See Voluspa 1.

3. The Seeress (Nanna) was taught the art of Seidh from an unknown source in Helgard; she (being Asynjur is a more trusted source for Odhinn).

4. Where is Munin? Memory fails in thoughtless beings. Mankind is long extinct/dead and "ancestral memory/Munin" is thusly extinguished. The rest is self explanatory.

5. The earth (as said before) is long dead, therefore the spirits of earth (the Svartalfs) powers "grow numb". The Wyrm eating itself is a metaphor for the shrinking universe. Ginnungagap waning means "shrinking universe". The rest is the usual, Einherjar fighting on and on every day...

6. Self explanatory. The latter half hints as to Holde holding Idunna prisoner.

7. Self explanatory...Idunna is with Holde.

8. Holde tells her of her true fate. Holde holds her and kills her.

9. The Aesir still want to know what's going on with Idunna, and other things. Heimdallr comes to visit Nanna in Helgard along with Bragi and Loki.

10. Nanna is so grief stricken that she cannot speak, Holde weakens her gift of foresight...

11. Idunna (symbollic of the life of this Universe) is reborn to represent the life of the next universe, but she must keep silent. Silence is a very powerful part of any magical working. She knows the outcome but cannot say anything for her time will come in the next universe.

12. Heimdallr and Loki will try and speak with her while Bragi guards the door. The rest is self explanatory.

13. This is the last time they will feast together.

14. This is self explanatory...

15. The Gods talk to Heimdallr and the Goddesses talk to Loki, but they learn nothing.

16. They try to get Jorun (formerly Idunna) (who came back with Heimdallr, Loki and Bragi) to speak, but she will not. Her voice will be the cock crowing and the Fenris wolf being freed, i.e. Ragnarok.

17. Odhinn asks everyone to think of something constructive.

18. The wolf that chased the sun and swallowed it (i.e. the sun became a black hole) and the wolf that chased the moon fell to the Earth, exhausted; thus ending the "Wolf Age". The Gods leave the Final Feast.

19. The hall darkens with the coming of night. "hands will grow numb" means that they will "die". Death is at hand and Frigg realizes her husband will die.

20. The last two beings to die are Thorr and Jormangand, the World Serpent. Thorr smashes its head and the next Big Bang occurs. Thorr is symbollic of this universe since after all he is the Warder of it. The serpent strangles Thorr, i.e. the universe has contracted as far as possible. Thorr then causes the serpent to "Burst Asunder" which is symbollic of the next Big Bang, and just as the venom from the serpent kills Thorr in Voluspa, the explosion will destroy him. Odhinn dies, Frigg dies of sorrow for her husband, and Thorr dies. They go to Helgard and Helja releases Baldr, Nanna, and Hodh (as seen in Voluspa). An even trade, 3 for 3.

21. Before the end the Alfs, etc hid at the root of Yggdrasil, and they come out of there hiding, in time, to return to Midgard.

22. Hoenir (who was previously silent) will speak. Voluspa states that he"will hold the blood wands". He will marry Jorun and they will begat the next race of Gods, neither Aesir nor Vanir, but a combination of the best of both!

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