Galina Krasskova - Full Fathom Five

Full Fathom Five

Honoring the Norse Gods

and Goddesses of the Sea

Galina Krasskova

Full Fathom Five

Honoring the Norse Gods

and Goddesses of the Sea

Edited by Galina Krasskova

Hubbardston, Massachusetts

Asphodel Press

12 Simond Hill Road

Hubbardston, MA 01452

Full Fathom Five

2007 Galina Krasskova

978-0-6151-9075-4

Cover art 2007 K. C. Hulsman.

Used with permission.

Many thanks to K. C. Hulsman for the cover of the book and to all the artists and writers and poets who so lovingly contributed their work out of love and devotion for Ran, Aegir, Njord or the Nine.

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form

or by any means without the permission of the author.

Proceeds from the sale of Full Fathom Five are donated to the Big Sur Land Trust: http://www.bigsurlandtrust.org

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Contents

Opening

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1

Oceans Depths: The Sea-Giants .............................................................................................................. 3

Rite of the Tides ..................................................................................................................................... 6

Aegir

Aegir ..................................................................................................................................................... 13

Brother Sea............................................................................................................................................ 13

Aegirs Recipe: Frisian Codfish Beer Soup............................................................................................... 16

Ran

Ran ....................................................................................................................................................... 19

Invocation to Aegir and Ran................................................................................................................... 20

Invocation to Aegir and Ran................................................................................................................... 21

My Life With the Terrible One.............................................................................................................. 22

Prayer to Ran......................................................................................................................................... 24

Widow-Maker ....................................................................................................................................... 26

Prayer to Ran......................................................................................................................................... 28

Rans Recipe: Seafood Chowder.............................................................................................................. 31

The Nine Undines

The Nine Undines ................................................................................................................................. 34

The Coffin Ship..................................................................................................................................... 34

My Hanging Altar to the Nine Sisters..................................................................................................... 37

Prayer Beads........................................................................................................................................... 39

A Prayer for the Sea Gods....................................................................................................................... 41

Kolga

Frozen ................................................................................................................................................... 43

Meeting Kolga ....................................................................................................................................... 45

For Kolga............................................................................................................................................... 46

Kolgas Recipe: Cold Seafood.................................................................................................................. 47

Duva

Mirage ................................................................................................................................................... 49

Meeting Duva ........................................................................................................................................ 51

For Duva ............................................................................................................................................... 52

Duvas Recipe: Fish in Aspic................................................................................................................... 53

Blodughadda

A Prayer for Blodughadda and Her Children ........................................................................................... 55

Red Tide ............................................................................................................................................... 57

Meeting Blodughadda ............................................................................................................................ 59

Blodughadda as Mother.......................................................................................................................... 59

For Blodughadda.................................................................................................................................... 61

Blodughaddas Recipe: Carp in Red Wine and Blood............................................................................... 63

Hronn

Whirlpool .............................................................................................................................................. 65

Meeting Hronn...................................................................................................................................... 67

For Hronn ............................................................................................................................................. 68

Hronns Recipe: Eel in Dill Sauce........................................................................................................... 69

Hevring

Tears..................................................................................................................................................... 71

Meeting Hevring.................................................................................................................................... 73

For Hevring ........................................................................................................................................... 74

Hevrings Recipe: Lutefisk...................................................................................................................... 75