Chapter Notes
Chapter 1
1. Odin has more than 100 by-names, or heiti, listed in the surviving lore.
2. From http://www.cauldronfarm.com/writing/eightfold.html.
3. So much so that one modern ordeal worker, Anya Kless, a devotee of Odin, refers to Him by the names “Thirsty for Pain” and “Hungry for Flesh.” She is not alone in these attributions within the Northern Tradition community. Similar comments from devotees of Odin can frequently be heard, particularly those who also identify themselves as ordeal workers. This is not to say that every single rune-worker or devotee of Odin must be an ordeal worker. Nothing could be further from the truth. Odin has many paths. In addition to being a God of the ordeal, He is also a God of wisdom, passion, ...
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