The Lay Of Grimnir

Geirrod and Agnar set to sea
Sons of King Hraudung they were
Their oars kissed the water above where Jormagund sleeps
They cast off their baited hooks
The clouds gathered above in the heavens
Their luck in the catch left them unaware
Caught amidst storm and far off shore, as the serpent thrashed at the ocean floor
wave upon wave they held strong, pulled further and further from shore, brave
hearted, strong sons of the north, they would see land once more......
They awoke dashed against the rocks, weary and bruised from the journey
They gathered themselves searching for shelter
In the distance they saw a column of smoke........

They greeted at the door by a simple farmer and his wife
They were and fed and given shelter as they stayed the winter through
The farmer was wise and good, and he cared for geirrod
His wife grew close with Agnar, who began to see her as his mother
There was darkness in Geirrod's heart, selfishness and hate
As winter drew nigh to an end their fathers kingdom did await
They braved the sea on their journey home
Geirrod's heart was full of deceit, as he stepped upon the shore he pushed his brother out to sea
Their father passed in their absence the throne was empty, Geirrod was now king........

Odin watched from Asgard and smiled upon his work: for he was the farmer and
Frigg, the wife who had cared for them in the cold
Agnar had grown into a man, a giantess he wed
Odin scoffed at young Agnar saying Geirrod was a better man......
Geirrod was a ruthless king and he ruled his people with hate
Frigg contested Odin's claim and they sought the boys again.......
Frigg sent word into Geirrod's kingdom, of a powerful sorcerer making his way
cloaked in rags, Odin came, unaware of the fires that await
Odin called himself Grimnir and was seized,placed between 2 fires and bound in chains
8 nights in the sweltering heat
But the God would not be slain...

Geirrod's had a son 8 winters old named Agnar for his fathers brother
he freed Grimnir and gave him a full horn to drink as griminess cloak was smoldering
Geirrod sat, sword on his knee, half drawn from its sheath
When he heard of Odin, he rose to take him from the fire
The sword slipped and fell hilt down
he fell upon the sword
Then Odin vanished, and Agnar was crowned a king forever more...