Oh thee Haegtesse, I do summon thee,
Decent from the sky, make our enemies flea.
Stir up much mayhem, before our great might,
Split their ranks asunder, put them to flight.
Blunt their feeble swords, and shatter their strength,
May their broad swords break, to half of their length.
Let their linden shields, splinter and shatter,
Let our enemy tremble, in dread and scatter.
With thunderous bolts, Wotan strike our prey,
Cause their spears to rot, their hopes to decay.
May heavens hail down, with wrath and strong storm,
Grimr assist us, and destory their swarm.
I summon Waldorfaedor, blind their sight,
Leave them stumbling, lost in shadowed night.
Tiw fill us all with, thy strong battle might,
Give us victory in, this true noble fight.
Drichten grant strength, that will never wane,
Advantage be ours, their efforts in vein.
May our swords and seaxs, stay ever bright,
Give us swift speed, of the fire drake’s flight.
May power of wild boar, reinforce our flanks,
We’ll slither like fishes, between their ranks.
Linden shields stand firm, and strengthen our hand,
Unyielding we rise, by Drichten we stand.
Copyright Andrew Rea Mid Summer 2025
Notes
Haegtesse - wild, armed supernatural women riding out in a group and causing harm havoc and mayhem! But also known to help warriors on the battlefield and hinder others.
Grimr - Wotan’s physical form on Earth.
Waldorfaedor - the solar god, the consort to Nerthus.
Tiw - the god of war, Tiw’s day became Tuesday.
Drichten - the Lord, as in god.
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