By: Bryan Ricardo Marini Quintana
Canto I
One eye in sacrifice for the wisdom of foresight from the Norns
This is the price the Aesir god will pay
One eye in exchange for the skill of magic from the Runes
This is the price the Aesir god will pay
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Nine days the One-Eyed god hanged
To acquire knowledge of the Realms
Nine nights the One-Eyed god dangled
To acquire knowledge of the Cosmos
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Scouring relentlessly to know the fate of every object that could challenge him
Searching ceaselessly to know the doom of every insect that could oppose him
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Canto II
Two items the dwarves crafted for him
A Ring called Draupnir
To bend the minds of Men to his whim
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Two items the dwarves fashioned for him
A Spear named Gugnir
To succumb the spirits of Men to his will
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For his son, Thor, they gifted him the Hammer Mjolnir
Fighting off the Frost Giants from Jotunheim
For his guardian, Heimdall, they gifted him the Horn Gjallarhorn
Warning of the Fire Giants from Muspelheim
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Canto III
In perpetuity, every ninth night, eight rings drip from Draupnir
Bestowing the Race of Men with glimmering golden crowns
To corrupt their souls with delusions of grandeur
Within the Gallery of Gallantry, where the Lord of the Slain resides
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Until the doom of the gods,
The Discord of the All-Father disturbed
By twisting Just Kings into Cruel Emperors
Until the twilight of the gods,
The Melody of the Valkyries will be quelled
Within the Hall of Valhalla, where the All-Father resides
The Western Voyager 