Two Ravens Kindred's Yule, 2005 - 
Assemble the folk with chant – all
Solstice night, Yule fire bright,
waiting for the dawn.
Solstice morn, Sunna reborn,
the wheel turns on and on.
Hamarr i nordhri, helga vé theta ok hald vördh
Hamarr i austri, helga vé theta ok hald vördh
Hamarr i sudhri, helga vé theta ok hald vördh
Hamarr i vestri, helga vé theta ok hald vördh
Hamarr yfir mer helga vé theta ok hald vördh
Hamarr undir mer helga vé theta ok hald vördh
Um mik ok I mér Asgardhr ok Midhgardhr!
Hail the Aesir and Vanir – Mike
Aesir, Vanir,
First among the Kindreds, worthiest of honor,
All-Father Odin, wise Frigga,
Bright Freya, noble Frey
Steadfast Heimdall, brave Tyr
All you Gods and Goddesses of the folk.
Join us at our fire, o Shining Ones.
Hail the ancestors/Disir and Alfar – Patty
Hail to you, our ancestors, alfar and disir,
Hail to you who were once flesh and bone
We call to you in your halls among those who have gone
We welcome you on this longest of nights
Share with us your wisdom, Watch over us,
Be with us here, our honored kin!
Hail the wights/landvettir – Darlene
Landvettir! Spirits of soil, water and sky.
Clans of tree and herb, of stone, stream and lake.
Tribes of bird and fish and beast.
We honor you here.
We thank you for sharing this place with us.
Be welcome at our hearthside.
Light the Yule log – Brian
Now let flame of Yule flare forth this night
through death and darkness deep.
To all far-farers and folk of earth,
as beacon its brightness burns,
as frith-sign its fire flares,
as blessing it blazes forth.
Hail to Thor,
Hail to his might and his main.
May his hammer hallow this stead,
Hold back the harsh winter
Hold fast against the etins of ice.
Hail Thor!
Folk: Hail Thor!
Hail to Thor,
Hail to his might and his main.
By his strength is Midgard protected
In this, the dark of the year
While we await the sun.
Hail Thor! (pour ale or mead into offering bowl)
Folk: Hail Thor!
Brian
Hail to the Ancestors.
Hail to the Landvettir.
Hail to the Aesir.
Hail to the Vanir.
Mike
We have welcomed you to the warmth of our hearth
We have come forth to make gifts to you and to honor you
As it was said by the High One,
A gift looks for a gift.
Patty
Now we ask for your blessings
To keep us hale and whole
Through the cold of winter
Until Sunna, again, warms the earth
Darlene
Now we ask from you a boon
To guide us in the coming year
As the bright wheel turns,
A gift looks for a gift
[Darlene goes around the assembly, each of the folk may draw a rune to take with them as a boon for the year to come. ]
Thanks and farewell to the Aesir and the Vanir – MikeThanks and farewell to ancestors/Disir and Alfar – Patty
Thanks and farewell to the wights/landvettir – Darlene
ALL:
Now to the feast
Where we sup
In frith and in joy.
Eat well from the table,
Drink deep from the cup.
May none leave unsated!
-TRK-
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