Run laughing towards the serpent’s jaws, where England meets the sea Breathe in the old dreams of the dead that travel on the winds A taste of salt, of love, of […]
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New Blood IX
Another New Blood post to share the latest creations.
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Petroglyphs III
Heiðrún, the goat on the hall that stands, eateth off Læráth’s limbs; the crocks she fills with clearest mead, will that drink not e’er be drained. – Grímnismál 25 –
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La poussière du jour et la cendre de l’heure
The dust of the hour and the ash of the day Fall down onto our hearts like a bitter rain, As in the fleeting day and ephemeral hour How much love and hope have […]
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Petroglyphs
I greet the sun! Rising from the darkness, Rising in the day. From the Ginnungagap, Of Yggdrasil ash, In your light, the spire shall grow. In your darkness, the spire shall […]
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Nornir
In Norse mythology, the Norns (plural “Nornir”) are female beings who rule the destiny of gods and men. They are comparable to the Moirai (also called “The Fates”) in Greek mythology. According to Snorri Sturluson’s […]
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Like slithers of a Fallen Moon
Lightlessness. Each man’s hands clutch at spears and amulets. My own fill with hacksilver, its small grey fragments like slithers of a fallen moon – Laura Webb – Coda, from An […]
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Dracula’s Guest
She told me that she did not like the idea of your being in that house all by yourself, and that she thought you took too much strong tea. In fact […]
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Vǫrðr
In Norse mythology, a Vǫrðr (Vordr) is a warden spirit, believed to follow from birth to death the soul (Hugr) of every person. They are the force, the energy that keeps […]
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The Death of Baldr
They launched the burning ship! It floated far away – over the misty sea, Till like the sun it seemed, sinking beneath the waves. Baldr returned no more! – Henry Wadsworth […]
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The power of thy Sword
The clash of honor calls / I will stand when others fall Open magic doors / They will know the power of my sword The clash of honor calls to stand […]
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