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| Telegram ID | -1002942137139 |
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| Type | Channel |
| Username | @northamericanskaldsguild |
| Created | Between 1 August 2025 and 16 October 2025— estimated from Telegram’s id allocation, not measured. How this range is calculated. |
| First recorded | 10 August 2026 |
| Last confirmed live | 16 August 2026 |
| Measurements held | 3 |
| Confirmed unchanged | 1 time, most recently 16 August 2026 |
| On Telegram | t.me/northamericanskaldsguild |
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| 16 Aug 2026, 15:53 | 53 | +1 |
| 10 Aug 2026, 10:15 | 52 | no change |
| 8 Aug 2026, 06:04 | 52 | first reading |
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"Im gemeinen Leben kommen wir mit der Sprache notdürftig fort, weil wir nur oberflächliche Verhältnisse bezeichnen. Sobald von tiefern Verhältnissen die Rede ist, tritt sogleich eine andre Sprache ein, die poetische. Indem wir von innern Verhältnissen der Natur sprechen wollen, bedürfen wir gar mancherlei Bezeichnungsweisen..." "In ordinary life we get by with language only inadequately, because we designate only su…
Here is a verse of Hávamál translated into traditional verse matching the Old Norse ljóðaháttr ('leedform'). "Ár skal rísa, sá er annars vill fé eða fjör hafa; sjaldan liggjandi ulfr lær of getr né sofandi maðr sigr." "Early should rise the one that another's living or life would take; seldom the loafing wolf his lunch does get, nor the sleeping man sige." ¹ - Hávamál 58 ¹ sige = "victory"
Here is a fun stave I wrote in the traditional verse known as leedform (ON. ljóðaháttr), but with an added endrhyme on every third line. "The ravens ride the roaring wind, where weapons gleam in gore. Shields are splintered, and spears are thrown, in battle's din the berserks roar." The verseform follows a simple format: Lines 1, 2, 4, and 5 consist of 4 steps ("the - rav - ens - ride") and staverhyme (alliterate) …
Here’s poem I made about a slain hero being sent back to Miðgarð from Valhall to restore cosmic order. Valhall’s winds wind from the High-One’s mouth to Its heroes. Herjan’s men are made merry with the holy mead of Heiðrun. And fed well by Sæhrimnir’s meat. A far-famed warrior was I, and fell by Jólnir’s flame. Gleefully I sit upon the golden seats of Gautr. Miðgarðr mourns the loss of Her glory, The folk have forsa…
"Wisest Woden, Won'drous Father, free me from these fetters. Let me now look Thy Light upon free from fear and folly." * Written in 'leedform' (Old Norse ljóðaháttr)
“Beit buðlungs hjǫrr blóð fell á dǫrr hirð fylgðisk holl við Hjartarpoll. Hugin gladdi heit hruðusk Engla beit óx vitnis vín valbasta Rín.” “The lord’s sword bit at Hartlepool; Blood fell on spears; The faithful retinue persevered. The hot Rhine of sword-hilts Gladdened Huginn; The ships of the English were cleared; The wolf’s wine increased.” ~Runhenda, Einar Skúlason Painting by John Michael Groves. 𐃏
In Old Norse skaldcraft the term "runhenda" was used to class a type of verseform that used endrhyme and did not necessarily meet any other requirements that makes it differ from other forms. The English translation doesn't provide that endrhyme.
Here is another leed in foreoldlay I wrote in honor of the Vanadis of the red dawn. It includes some playing around with innerhyme as well wherein there are rhyming sounds within words as opposed to staverhyme which rhymes on the first sound of words or endrhyme that rhymes on the ending of words. Ocean's Radiance, Giver of Love, Lady of the Chosen Slain! Please accept this leed as blote for all You give and have g…
Notes on verse 1: First, in the verseform foreoldlay each verse consists of 8 "halflines" (equal to 1 full line of poetry in the modern sense) that are paired together by staverhyme ("alliteration" and in this verse the staverhyme falls on the "h") and each halfline is broken up with a pause like so "hearing I ask [pause] all holy kin..." --- The verse itself is quite clear in meaning, but the name Walfather des…
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In order to help familiarize our folk with traditional skaldcraft, I want to present attempts at a Skaldic Edda translation into English. This is an ongoing project of the Guild started with the hope to not only present a good translation of the Edda, there are already a number of decent ones, but to present the Edda in a traditional manner which strives to match the verseforms used in the original Old Norse, while s…
To begin, I will share verse 1 of the leed Vǫluspá. It was originally written in the verseform called fornyrðislag and is here represented in the same verseform in a modern English rendition I call foreoldlay. Foreoldlay is the foremost, Pan-Germanic verseform found among every tribe whose ancient skaldcraft we have evidence of. Notes on translation to follow afterword.
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