Before the halls of men had names
Before the hearth, before the flames
Through ancient dark the wanderer came
With wisdom burning like a flame
A cloak upon his shoulders worn
One eye beneath the hood of storm
No golden throne could make him whole
For knowledge was his endless goal
Two black wings across the dawn
Huginn, Muninn flying on
Across the Nine Worlds they would roam
And bring their whispered secrets home
Allfather! Wanderer!
Lord beneath the northern sky
For wisdom you would bleed and fall
To know the hidden fate of all
Allfather! Raven King!
Hear the ancient heavens sing
Through blood and sacrifice you came
And carved your wisdom into flame
At Mímir’s well beneath the tree
He sought the truth no man could see
The price was more than blood or gold
A sacrifice the wise foretold
He tore one eye from mortal sight
And cast it down into the night
One eye was lost beneath the spring
Yet now he saw beyond all things
Then from Yggdrasil he hung
No bread was touched, no water drunk
Nine endless nights above the grave
Himself to himself he gave
Pierced by spear through wind and rain
He stared into the roots of pain
Until beneath that ancient tree
The hidden runes rose silently
Nine nights dying
Nine nights torn
Nine nights till the runes were born
He reached below with wounded hand
And seized the words no mortal planned
Allfather! Wanderer!
Lord beneath the northern sky
For wisdom you would bleed and fall
To know the hidden fate of all
Allfather! Raven King!
Hear the ancient heavens sing
Through blood and sacrifice you came
And carved your wisdom into flame
Upon eight legs through worlds he’d ride
With mighty Sleipnir at his side
Gungnir resting in his hand
The spear whose oath would always stand
Valhalla’s gates would open wide
For fallen warriors who had died
The Valkyries across the field
Would choose the brave who would not yield
But wisdom carries one great curse…
To know the end before its birth
He saw the wolf break every chain
He saw the gods consumed by flame
He saw the sun disappear
And knew that Ragnarök drew near
FENRIR…
YGGDRASIL…
VALHALLA…
RAGNARÖK…
Allfather! Wanderer!
Raise your spear against the sky
Though even gods are born to fall
Your ravens still remember all
Allfather! Raven King!
Let the final war begin
For even knowing death would come
You never turned… you never ran
When Fenrir rises from his chain
And fire consumes the world again
The halls may fall, the gods may die…
But Odin rides beneath the sky!
„I gave an eye to see the truth…“
„I gave myself… to know the runes.“
