Pine, cedar, myrrh, dragon’s blood, or smoky scents. Sample Prayers to Fenrir
Fenrir, Grey Wanderer of the Iron Wood, Son of Angrboda, whose howl unmakes the sky, I speak to you not as a god of peace, but as a being of truth. prayer to fenrir
Writing a prayer to Fenrir requires an understanding of his dual nature: he is both the terrifying force of cosmic destruction and the victim of divine betrayal. Understanding the Wolf: Mythological Context Pine, cedar, myrrh, dragon’s blood, or smoky scents
Before you speak a prayer to Fenrir, you must understand who he is. In the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda , Fenrir is described as a wolf of immense size and strength, raised among the gods in Asgard. The gods, fearful of the prophecy that he would one day devour Odin, attempted to bind him with three chains: first the thin yet strong , then the twice-as-strong Dromi , and finally the magical ribbon Gleipnir , crafted from six impossible ingredients (the sound of a cat’s footsteps, the beard of a woman, the roots of a mountain, the sinews of a bear, the breath of a fish, and the spittle of a bird). then the twice-as-strong Dromi