42 Adorations to Baldur
by Galina Krasskova
I 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.