The great wolves Geri and Freki
feast in honour in his dining hall
whilst he drinks wine
watching the brave fallen brawl
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His loyal companions sit at his throne
whilst one sleeps, the other is awake
eagerly watching and guarding
their duty to him they will never forsake
Simply Odin airy
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Yes! 😊
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Skål!
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That’s an honour! 😊
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I hadn’t heard of Geri and Freki before, which surprised me, wolf lover that I am. A quick bit of googling led me to a quote from one of my favorite authors about the natural world, Bernd Heinrich, about how Norse god Odin’s wolves Geri and Freki – along with his two ravens – made a whole: “…the man/god-raven-wolf association was like one single organism in which the ravens were the eyes, mind, and memory, and the wolves the providers of meat and nourishment.”
Thank you for leading me down this particular rabbit hole with your poem!
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I’m glad you liked found the poem and it lead you down a rabbit hole! A lot of these old stories are fascinating! 😊
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