15 Feb 2005
The Feast of Vali

Yesterday evening we celebrated the day heathens celebrate as the Feast of Vali. Vali is the god who avenged the death of Baldr, allowing the best loved son of Odin to await rebirth far from the chaos of the Ragnarok. He is considered the god of honor, kinship, vengence and rebirth.

Twelve years ago, on a windswept hill outside of Rome, Indiana, I and three fellow heathens: Kris Uhler (now Haxton), Keith Sauers and Lea Carpenter (now Sauers) set the foundations of a harrow for the kindred we named Ravenswood.

So here's a toast to my kinsfolk: the motto of the Kindred of Ravenswood, the toast with which every sumbel is closed:

To Vali! To Vengence! To Honor! To Kin!

May the Blessings of the Shining Gods and Goddesses of Our Folk continue to shine upon our endeavors! Hail Ravenswood!

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