Old Norse folktales
depicted in the Saga of the Maiden
the blind daughter of Louhi
living in Pohjola, a forever cold land
at the North Pole,
below the North Star
region of darkness
her mother becoming pregnant
after eating a lingonberry,
giving birth to Guðrún
powerful and evil queen
weaving enchantments
ruling over Winter
the world formed
out of eggshell shards.
Betrothed to Sigfrøðr
god of the sky and storms
the ice of the seas
encircling all lands
Sielulintu, raven soul bird,
protecting fair Guðrún
from being lost
on the paths of dreams:
“The stars are there,” it said.
Tuonela the land of dead.
these words by Ilona Martonfi were inspired by the work of Daphne Boyer
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