At the suggestion of a valued reader I affix here a few of the carols that I wrote for my rune students. They are all sung to tunes familiar to those listening to background music in stores at Christmas.

Tune: We Three Kings

We, Black Wings, his ravens are
Over Midgard we travel far
Hugin, Munin, Thought and
Memory
Odin’s Ravens are
(Chorus)
Ohoooh!
God of Norseman, of insight
With your one Eye shining bright
Aesir leading, war preceding
With your wolves to left and right.

Eight legged Sleipnir travels so far
Nothing can his white coat mar
Son of Loki, mount of Odin
Both of you wanderers are
(Chorus)

Freki Geri, wolves of the hall
From his table scraps may fall
Greed and Glutton, never sated
Odin takes wine, that’s all
(Chorus)

Tune: Onward Christians Soldiers

Onward Odin’s Soldiers
Onward to the feast!
Onward to the mead hall
Though you are deceased.
Pick up now your helmet
Re-attach your leg
For tonight we dine in Valhol
Where no man need beg.
(Repeat)

Tune: Shall we gather at the river

Shall we gather at Valhalla
Where the Aesir feet have trod
In its banquet hall enjoying
Hospitality from God.

Yes, we’ll gather in Valhalla
The beautiful, the beautiful Valhalla
Gather with the Aesir in Valhalla
In Gladsheim the home of God.

And this one for the children

Tune…Jesus loves me this I know.

Odin chose me this I know
My valkyrie told me so.
Half the slain to him belong
Half to Freya’s halls are gone
(Chorus)
Yes, Odin chose me
Yes, Odin chose me
Yes, Odin chose me
Valkyries told me so

After the dropping of the atom bomb on Japaneses civilians someone in the BBC wrote this one.

Hark the herald angels sing
Glory to the new born thing
Which because of radiation
Shall be cared for by the nation.