The Lay of Hyndla (In Story Form)
In the cold stillness of night, beneath a sky alive with stars, the goddess Freyja rides her golden-bristled boar, Hildisvíni, to the mountain cave of Hyndla, an ancient giantess who guards the secrets of blood and fate.
Freyja’s mortal follower, Óttar the Young, has staked his honour and inheritance on his forgotten lineage. To help him, Freyja seeks Hyndla’s wisdom — but the old seeress demands truth for truth and speaks the names of gods, kings, and heroes with a voice that shakes the stones.
As the cave fills with the echoes of ancient bloodlines — from Sigurðr the Dragon-Slayer to Haraldr Battle-Tooth — the goddess reveals that memory itself is magic, and that to know one’s ancestors is to awaken their power.
A story of ancestry, divine guidance, and the sacred weight of remembrance, The Lay of Hyndla bridges the mortal and the mythic — where every name spoken is a spark of the old world reborn.
Hyndluljóð - The Lay of Hyndla
Hidden among the verses of the Poetic Edda lies one of Norse mythology’s quietest treasures — Hyndluljóð, The Lay of Hyndla. It is not a tale of war or prophecy, but of memory, ancestry, and divine revelation. Here, the goddess Freyja rides beneath the northern stars with her mortal companion Óttar, seeking the wisdom of the giantess Hyndla, keeper of forgotten bloodlines and sacred truths.
Through their dialogue, we glimpse a world where to name one’s ancestors was to awaken their power, where genealogy was magic, and remembrance a sacred act. Hyndluljóð bridges gods and mortals, history and myth, teaching that the past is never gone — only waiting to be spoken back into life.
Forgotten by many, this poem remains one of the Edda’s most profound meditations on identity, belonging, and the divine roots of memory.
Lausavísa to Baldr, Brightest of the Gods
This poem stands as a modern invocation to Baldr, one of the most radiant and tragic figures of Norse mythology. Its structure blends the intimacy of prayer with the cadence of skaldic remembrance, creating a piece that feels both devotional and poetic.
The Poetic Edda: The Ancient Voice of Norse Myth and Legend Introduction
The Poetic Edda is one of the most vital sources for Norse mythology and heroic legend. Preserved chiefly in the Codex Regius, this medieval manuscript contains powerful poems that recount the creation of the world, the wisdom of Odin, the humour of Thor, and the tragic cycles of human heroes. Unlike the Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda carries the raw voice of an oral tradition—stark, direct, and timeless. Its verses reveal a worldview shaped by fate, courage, and renewal, ensuring its place as a cornerstone of world literature and a living echo of the Viking Age.