Nordic Poems

The breaker of chains

In the silent woods, two different souls meet, and they give life to the end of the world,

The Distress Bringer and the Trickster kissed and touch their bodies, with passion and without a word.

They wished and they hoped, they cried, and they smiled at the future end of the gods,

Because their fruits of love will bring the death and the Ragnarök will be remembered with rewards.

The three fruits stood in the face of the All Father, looking at him with no regrets for their life,

A snake, a wolf and a girl with a face that is the life and death, no one had in their hand a knife.

Only the wolf could stay with the gods, the girl took the underworld, and the snake took the seas and oceans,

With his canine eyes hoped that he will be loved, he was innocent, without fault, but he put all in motions.

Allfather knew what will happen, the wolf will be his death, he will be his most wanted pray,

And at the end, He will be face to face with the biggest disaster of the world, under a sky that is grey.

He will keep him close, so the wolf can be influenced, and controlled by his mighty hand,

Fenrir will not be allowed to rise and to destroy the kingdoms, He will protect the land.

But the power of Fenrir was special, was unique, was everything that no one could expect,

He was like a child that liked to play, he was innocent, and the mighty Tyr was his only friend.

Between them, a small friendship grew from nothing, Tyr feed him every day and touch his head,

Seeing how the size of the wolf increases every day and the power in his eyes that can bring death.

The gods did not take him lightly so they start to create a challenge, so they can see his power,

Fenrir accepted wishing to be accepted and to prove his abilities and to earn each second and hour.

Chains were put on his body to keep him down, but the wolf was too big and powerful,

The chains broke like a paper, the wolf smile proud each time when he looked at the full moon.

The gods were worried, the enemy could bring their end, their life full of lux could end,

Odin hit his chest, making an oath, the mighty Fenrir will never rise above the god's land.

The gods make the mind, they refuse to see Fenrir as a friend, to keep him on their side,

The fear surrounded their mind and their souls, the gods choose to stay against the wolf and not beside.

An order for the dwarfs was raised, a binding that can keep the wolf to the ground forever,

The small creatures asked for the cat's footsteps, the beard of a woman, to fulfill the order.

The roots of mountains, the breath of a fish, and the spittle of a bird, and it will be done,

So, this is how the Gleipnir was created, now the gods had a way of fighting and to protect their clan.

But this time Fenrir was not interested in the god's child's play, he refuses to break the bindings,

He knew that something is wrong, he could see it in their eyes, fear, hate, not liking these findings.

But the god's told him that if he could break the binding, he will prove that he is not a danger,

He will be accepted, but the mighty wolf did not trust them completely, he felt like a stranger.

Fenrir accepted on one condition, one of the gods should put his hand in his giant mouth,

No one had the courage to do it, but one man steps up, the mighty Tyr heard his heart out loud.

Fenrir closed his jaws, and the bindings were put on his body again, over the legs and the neck,

The wolf tried to break them, but this time he couldn't, and he didn't have an ace in his deck.

He saw the gods smile and laughing at him, all but his fried the might Tyr, Fenrir knew that he made a choice,

The wolf bite letting the blood jumping from the god's wrist to split the ground without noise.

The fury and the hate in his eye exploded, the prophecy started at that moment, the Ragnarök earned the wolf,

He clenched his jaws, his heart beat like a war drum, singing the betrayal and revenge new song,

,,Why did you do this to me? Do you know who I could be? I would be your ally, your friend,

Now I have no choice, I will be the death upon you all, the death of the gods and your end."

,,You will be just a good dog, Fenrir, I am ordering this as your Allfather, your mighty god."

,,You remember the prophecy Allfather, in the Ragnarök's day, I will face you and nothing will be odd"

Fenrir tried to attack, but the gods put a sword in his jaws, cursed to be like this until Ragnarök,

The wolf had time to plan his revenge, to hope and to prepare, to see the death of each tiny god.

,,I will hunt you, Odin. Your life is mine to take, and your death will bring life in me."

,,I guess we will see... But do not expect to escape this place, Fenrir. I will see how strong you can be."

The war drums and the battle cry could be heard everywhere, but the real danger was close,

Walking in the face of the Allfather like an apex predator, his eyes made up their mind,

The howl of Fenrir was heard by anyone, and the end of each god was in line.

,,Here you are Allfather... Are you preparing to die? This is your final day."

,,Face me you huge beast, I am not scared of you or your kind. Be ready to be slain."

But nothing could stop the wrath of Fenrir, he was the Ragnarök, the wolf of war,

He putted Odin to the ground, bite and chew his body, and split his blood on the floor.

He was the only one who could break the chains, the fear of the gods, the hunter and very soon,

His children will complete the day, running in the sky for the sun and the moon.

The mighty Fenrir is the symbol of a simple, good creature, tuned into the biggest curse,

By the fear and the lack of understanding of the old ways that can see only the worse.

He will be the breaker of chains, the death of the gods, the curse of the land and the living fear,

But for many is the symbol of rising from oppression, the change that is always near.