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;[[Styrkarr Jarlsskald|STYRKARR]]:<br>

:Follow this skald in oath, <br>
:Blood given, to my firelit halls <br>
:In Wastekeep, by the great coiled serpent <br>
:Flowing ever to Ran’s nets. <br>

:With old tales my house is painted.<br>
:There I say the Valkyrs will follow, <br>
:And ravens, even victorious Odin <br>
:On the blood of holy Baldur. <br>

:Free handed am I, <br>
:Of Sif’s firm-grown tresses, <br>
:Ice of the Hoar-Frost, <br>
:Otter-gild and Kvasir’s blood. <br>

:The Norn’s draft I offer, <br>
:At the gnarled roots of Yggdrasil, <br>
:Where the Nidhogg gnaws <br>
:And the Hanged-God drank. <br>

:Split the waves with me, <br>
:‘Neath Ymir’s skull where the land <br>
:Of Godwin’s second son lies ripe, <br>
:Dipped in colored stars of stone. <br>

:The slain shall lay there sand-strewing, <br>
:Spoil for the Single-Eyed <br>
:Dweller in Frigg’s bosom; <br>
:In such deeds we will rejoice. <br>

:I Styrkarr Jarlskald, <br>
:The silver wyvern on ermine, <br>
:Son of the Fair Hair, he of the Brown Wolf, <br>
:Himself of Dyon the Firstborn, do bind this oath. <br>


;[[Halla Hrafnsdottir|HALLA]]:<br>

:And to Styrkarr, the Jarl’s skald, <br>
:He who sates the ravens <br>
:With the gore of hosts <br>
:This oath is given. <br>

:Horn-bearer I shall be <br>
:Shielding the brilliant star <br>
:And pups of the white fox <br>
:Heirs of the mighty house. <br>

:Our gulls-wake shield-sails shall <br>
:Take the sternest crashing storm wind <br>
:Of the Valkyrs, where hail of bow-strings <br>
:Drives, and the sword blades hammer. <br>

:The dance of Odin’s ringing fire, <br>
:The heft of the Troll-woman, <br>
:In my hands the angry serpent. <br>
:Learn I where warriors in strife meet. <br>

:Gleefully we join the spear-storm <br>
:With heroes, where the eagles <br>
:Scream at the din of Skogul <br>
:And Odin’s maids reap the slain. <br>

:Our saga the thrice-won quest <br>
:To the links of Freyja’s tears. <br>
:Together weighty our deeds <br>
:Worthy fame’s mead. <br>

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:I Halla Hrafnsdottir, <br>
:The sable panthers on silver, <br>
:Beloved of the son of Brant, <br>
:Bind me to Styrkarr on blooded belt. <br>