The following prayer to the Æsir, Vanir, alfar, dísir, and landvættir is the invocation I wrote for my blóts. It is part of my effort to develop a consistent liturgy for my own use. I have found that it provides me with a consistancy that I desire and it makes writing blóts much, much faster. I’m fond of having consistent prayers, bolstered by prayers tailored to the blót, because it allows me to memorize things and helps reduce the amount of time I spend reading from “the script.” I hope you enjoy it.

Hail the Gods

Hail the Æsir! Hail the Vanir!

Glorious Host of my kin

I bid you welcome, High Ones

Stand with me, as in day of old

I pray you accept my offerings true

Hail the Gods of the North

Shining Ones, Mighty Ones

I give honor to you, Holy Kin

So that our troth may be renewed

Hail the alfar! Hail the dísir!

Worthy ancestors of my blood

I bid you welcome, Honored Kin

Stand with me, as in days of old

I pray you accept my offerings true

Hail the ancestors of my line

Ancient Ones, Recent Ones

I give honor to you, Worthy Kin

So that our Urd may be strengthened

Hail the landvættir! Hail the huldrafolk!

Hidden dwellers of Midgard

I bid you welcome, Beloved Friends

Stand with me, as in days of old

I pray you accept my offerings true

Hail Unseen Ones, greetings I give

Holy vættir, full of Might and Main

I give honor to you, Guardians of the Land

So that this land may be protected