Gr​ó​a

by David Paul Kellett

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Svipdag spake: 5. "Charms full good | then chant to me, mother, And seek thy son to guard; For death do I fear | on the way I shall fare, And in years am I young, methinks."
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"If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others"
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Nine Charms 02:45
Groa spake: 6. "Then first I will chant thee | the charm oft-tried, That Rani taught to Rind; From the shoulder whate'er | mislikes thee shake, For helper thyself shalt thou have. 7. "Then next I will chant thee, | if needs thou must travel, And wander a purposeless way: The bolts of Urth | shall on every side Be thy guards on the road thou goest. 8. "Then third I will chant thee, | if threatening streams The danger of death shall bring: Yet to Hel shall turn | both Horn and Ruth, And before thee the waters shall fail. 9. "Then fourth I will chant thee, | if come thy foes On the gallows-way against thee: Into thine hands | shall their hearts be given, And peace shall the warriors wish. 10. "Then fifth I will chant thee, | if fetters perchance Shall bind thy bending limbs: O'er thy thighs do I chant | a loosening-charm, And the lock is burst from the limbs, And the fetters fall from the feet. 11. "Then sixth I will chant thee, | if storms on the sea Have might unknown to man: Yet never shall wind | or wave do harm, And calm is the course of thy boat. 12. "Then seventh I chant thee, | if frost shall seek To kill thee on lofty crags: The fatal cold | shall not grip thy flesh, And whole thy body shall be. 13. "Then eighth will I chant thee, | if ever by night Thou shalt wander on murky ways: Yet never the curse | of a Christian woman From the dead shall do thee harm. 14. "Then ninth will I chant thee, | if needs thou must strive With a warlike giant in words: Thy heart good store | of wit shall have, And thy mouth of words full wise. 15. "Now fare on the way | where danger waits, Let evils not lessen thy love! I have stood at the door | of the earth-fixed stones, The while I chanted thee charms.

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cover art "Awake Gróa Awake Mother" by John Bauer

"Charms Full Good" and "Nine Charms" text was taken from Henry Adams Bellows 1936 translation of Grógaldr

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released August 7, 2020

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