Opening Prayer to Nerthus

Great Goddess of the earth,

of land bountiful and bloody,

furious and mild,

of the earth which sustains,

and that which brings devastation,

we hail You.

Mother of Frey, Mother of Freya,

Holy Mother

of the tribe of the Vanir,

we praise Your holy name,

and Your grace

which makes fruitful the land.

Look down upon us

with blessings of abundance,

each day that the sun shall rise.

May we learn mindfulness

and our place in the face of Your power.

Hail Nerthus, Mighty Mother.

May the precious words,

chants, and celebrations

of Your holy rites always resound

in Midgard.

Hail.

Artwork (c) by Sandra Stanton.