42 Adorations to Baldur

by Galina Krasskova

Baldur1I adore You, Baldr.

I adore You, of the beautiful brow.

I adore You, Son of Frigga.

I adore You, Son of Odin.

I adore You, Bright One.

I adore You, Asgard’s teind.

I adore You, tormented by dreams.

I adore You, marked by prophecy.

I adore You, Who could not flee His wyrd.

I adore You, felled by Hodr’s Hand.

I adore You, beloved husband of Nanna.

I adore You, blazing light to Her sweet shadow.

I adore You, Joyous One.

I adore You, Fated One.

I adore You, Who resides in Hel.

I adore You, of Whom only good things are said.

I adore You, best of Gods.

I adore You, Beautiful One.

I adore You, God of light.

I adore You, Wisest of the Aesir.

I adore You, most eloquent.

I adore You, Whose decisions fade.

I adore You, Master of Breidablik.

I adore You, Protector of the Danes.

I adore You, most pure.

I adore You, miasma’s bane.

I adore You, Shining One.

I adore You, Father of Forseti.

I adore You, Friend of Sunna.

I adore You, Owner of Hringhorni.

I adore You, burned on its blazing bier.

I adore You, Draupnir’s Steward.

I adore You, Who will return from Hel.

I adore You, Who counsels the ancestors.

I adore You, for Whom the world did weep.

I adore You, barred by Thokk.

I adore You, mistletoe’s mark.

I adore You, for Whom Hermod rode to Hel.

I adore You, Who witnessed Loki’s cleverness.

I adore You,  avenged by Odin’s son.

I adore You, Lord.

I adore You, Who journeyed where Odin could not.

 

Artwork by Nessie Valkyria.