Tools: Apples, Hamarr, Fire, Skurðgoðar of Frigg and Óðinn.
Preparation
• Light a sacred fire, or Nauðeldur.
• Clean the apples in milk and wipe them with a linen cloth.
• Hamarsign all of the implements, then place the Hamarr in the lap of the wife.
• This rite should be performed by husband and wife.
Helga– Bless
Pass the apple over the sacred flame and say:
Þá tóku þeir síur ok gneista þá,
er lausir fóru ok kastat hafði ór Sǫkkdalir,
ok settu á mitt Ginnungap á himin bæði ofan
ok neðan til at lýsa himin ok jǫrð.
Á himin bæði ofan
ok neðan til at lýsa himin ok jǫrð.
Then they took the embers
and then the sparks
that had been loosened
and cast from Sǫkkdalir,
and set them in the middle of Ginnungagap
in heaven both above
and below,
to light up heaven and earth.
In heaven both above
and below,
to light up heaven and earth.
Biðja– Pray
The husband then takes the apple and holds it up to the Gods:
Biðjum goðunum með
miklum áhuga,
at geta sér barn.
Frigg heyrir bæn
ok segir Óðni,
hvers biðja.
Hann verðr eigi ǫrþrifráða
ok tekr óskmey sína,
ok fær í hǫnd henni eitt epli
ok biðr hana færa.
Út af hans aldni
skal á eld bera
fyr kelisjúkar konur;
þats þær innar skyli,
útar hverfa
sá er hann með mǫnnum mjǫtuðr.
We pray to the gods with
heart and soul
to beget a child.
Frigg hears the prayer
and tells Óðinn what is prayed for.
He is not without resources,
and takes his wishmaid,
and puts an apple in her hand
and bids her to carry it.
Out of this fruit
which shall be borne on fire
to womb-sick women;
shall that come out
that was hidden within,
so it is with the Manna Mjǫtuðr.
After this the husband gives the apple to his wife and she eats it. This is the conclusion of the rite.
Æfinrúnar2: A Book of Sedian Rites and Prayers Bk. 2: The Sacred Rites– https://a.co/d/8nqOU0W
