Hail the Gods - Selections from Viking Poetry for Heathen Rites

The author's Viking Poetry for Heathen Rites is a hefty and imposing book, one that made quite a statement. Now, the best of his mythological and praise poems from that book have been collected in this lighter and friendlier volume for your reading enjoyment. These twenty-seven poems include the following:
• Yggdrasilsdrápa

• A Tale of Wisdom's Well

• Rise and Reach the Gods!

• The Six Treasures

• Valhalla

• Pagan Praise to Freyr

About the author

Eirik Westcoat is a long-time Asatruar who has presented his award-winning poetry at several regional Asatru gatherings in the American Northeast. He writes mainly in Old Norse and Old English poetic meters. He has published two major books of his poetry so far: Viking Poetry for Heathen Rites (2017), a book of Asatru religious poetry, and Eagle's Mead (2019), a book of esoteric initiatory poetry and prose. He also has written articles on the Old Norse galdralag poetic meter and the meaning of the valknut.

Product details

• Authors: Eirik Westcoat
• Publisher: Skaldic Eagle Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781947407107
• ISBN: 978-1-947407-10-7
• No. of pages: 90
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 107 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious, Asatru; Mythology; Religion